Monthly Archives: September 2011
Fat Metals Strings
Fat Metals strings are made with hand-operated winders, with a Tuned Core Process (TCP) where operators listen to every string as it is made....
Akai Analog Custom Shop Issues 10 Pedals
Akai's Analog Custom Shop line includes 10 guitar pedals: Phase Shifter, Analog Delay, Blues Overdrive, Chorus, Compressor, Drive3 Overdrive, Deluxe Distortion, Flanger, Drive3Fuzz, and...
Bill Frisell
Few jazz guitarists combine versatility, originality, and eclecticism like 59-yearold Bill Frisell. He’s such a unique guitar voice, “jazz” seems too confining a category....
Robert Cray Band
On the heels of the live release from a 1987 concert, this is a fascinating study that shows how Robert Cray has grown as...
Team Josie Raises Funds for Cancer society
Team Josie, an American Cancer Society Relay for Life team sponsored by Vintage Guitar, this year raised $6,500, bringing its four-year total to $32,000....
Atkins Family Makes Paul Yandell Last “C.G.P.”
Chet Atkins coined the term “Certified Guitar Player” to describe an artist who personified the ultimate in performance skill and musical quality. Atkins personally...
Darrell Webb Band
Darrell Webb’s career began with a stint with the Lonesome River Band, followed by time in J.D. Crowe’s group. He also played on two...
Tom Jones
A Tom Jones gospel album? The image that first comes to mind is probably something like Elvis’ How Great Thou Art – big production,...
Eric Clapton & Electric Light Orchestra
It’s become fashionable, especially among younger players, to diss Eric Clapton and write him off as a minor player who stood in Jimi Hendrix’s...
Fano Builds Guitars for Project Blues
Fano Guitars presented two custom Alt de Facto PX6 guitars to Project Blues, an Ohio-based nonprofit that uses the healing power of blues music...