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On a recent episode of his TV talk show, David Letterman mentioned to guest Cher that he’d just seen the…

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Ultimate Mash-Up

August 27, 2024 · Oscar Jordan

Just when guitarists thought the golden age of gear couldn’t get better, Robert Keeley has combined two great pedals that…

Jorge Harada

Whole Lotta Rockabilly

March 11, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Call it twang with attitude. Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers’ new album, Little Black Heart, is a heady mix of…

Q&A With George Gruhn: A Strong Case

And When to Get an Appraisal

March 3, 2022 · George Gruhn

Some of my vintage guitar cases are very worn. One Martin case from the ’40s is missing a latch and…

Peavey Vypyr VIP2

Backline in a Box

May 7, 2014 · Oscar Jordan

Peavey Vypyr VIP2 Price: $199.99 Contact: www.peavey.com For more than 40 years Peavey’s ongoing evolution while building guitars, amps, and…

Billionaire by Danelectro Big Spender

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July 10, 2019 · Michael Dregni

In this day and age, there’s a lot of spin going down, but perhaps not enough of the right type.…

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Have Guitar Will Travel 084 – Greg Koch

March 8, 2023 · James Patrick Regan

Guitarheads the world over know Greg Koch is a big guy who plays monster licks. In the new episode of…

Carl Verheyen’s Passionate, Ebullient virtuosity!

December 28, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

It’s about the song! Enjoy as Carl Verheyen and his ’58 Fender Strat glide through pieces of “Dragonfly,” “Electric Chair,”…

Check out Micki Free’s bad-boy swagger!

April 12, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Rockin’ with conviction on “Heavy Mercy” Take in allll the vibes as Micki Free uses his Fender Monterey Strat to…

Steve Vai

Rock-Star DNA

December 13, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Recorded in 1991, Steve Vai’s Gash is an homage to his rock-and-roll past. It’s also a passion project celebrating the…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

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Late 1920s Gibson L-1 (Flattop)

Gibson "Florentine"

April 9, 2015 · George Gruhn

Because I don’t know what to call this Gibson guitar, I refer to it as a “Florentine,” for lack of…

VG Q&A: Fret Differential

And Examining Two Budget Archtops

August 29, 2025 · Ward Meeker

Can someone please explain the differences between playing an instrument with jumbo frets versus one with smaller/shorter frets? – John Mackey…

Gibson’s 1966-’70 Flying V

In Detail

July 1, 2020 · Ward Meeker

Body is two-piece mahogany. Pickguard mounts to body with 13 screws. Pickups are patent-number humbuckers with chrome-plated covers. Tune-O-Matic bridge…

VG Q&A: A Gilded ’63 Jazz Bass

Plus, Swappable Pickups, Bartell Guitars, and a Mystery Lap Steel

December 23, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

I am the third owner of a 1963 Jazz Bass with a neck stamp “7Jan63A,” pots dated that May, and…


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AXL USA Hand-Aged Bulldog

Bark and Bite

April 16, 2014 · Chip Wilson

AXL USA Hand-Aged Bulldog Price: $699.99 (street) Contact: www.axlguitars.com Unabashedly inspired by the classic Les Paul Junior, AXL Guitars’ limited-edition…

D’Angelico’s EXL-1 and EX-SS

Deco Redux

July 23, 2014 · Chip Wilson

3rd Power Solo Dream/Switchback amps Price: $1,859 list/$1,149 street (EXL-1); $1,999 list/$1,409 street (EX-SS) Info: www.dangelicoguitars.com. Images of John D’Angelico…

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Split Personality

December 23, 2013 · Phil Feser

PRS P22 Price: $6,092 (as tested, retail), $3630 (street) Info: prsguitars.com. While PRS has for several years offered a piezo…

Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab

Model Citizen

March 4, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

It can be tough, living in the golden age of gear tech. Which piece of amazing equipment to get next?…

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Martin D-18 Satin

Spruce Stalwart

March 12, 2024 · Michael Shirek

Death, taxes, and spruce on mahogany. There are only so many certainties in life, and these are three. Another is…

Danelectro Viscount

January 11, 2016 · Dave Hunter

1961 Danelectro Viscount Preamp tubes: two 12AX7, one 6AU6 Output tubes: two 6V6GT Rectifier: 6X5 Controls: Volume, Tone, Vibrato Strength,…

Zakk Wylde

Electric Heart, Acoustic Soul

February 27, 2018 · Oscar Jordan

Storming the stage like King Conan The Biker, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde was one of the highlights of…

Jake Andrews’ video encore: “Eyes On The Prize”

September 8, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Austin Great Goes Full Steam for “Eyes On The Prize” Jake Andrews’ video encore: “Eyes On The Prize” Jake Andrews…

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Road Fever: The Complete Bearsville Recordings 1972-1975

January 25, 2024 · Pete Prown

By the time British blues-and-boogie quartet Foghat struck gold in 1975, it already had a solid catalog under its belt.…

Andrew Hendryx on a ’64 Fender Mandocaster

March 3, 2023 · Andrew Hendryx

 Andrew Hendryx Demoing ’64 Fender Mandocaster On a recent mandolin safari, Andrew Hendryx visited a shop in Asheville, North…

Leslie West

Still Climbing

May 7, 2014 · John Heidt

Upon first viewing you’ll notice that The Sound and the Story is different. The new video from guitarist Leslie West…

Josh Smith

Swingin’ Hard

March 31, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

Josh Smith has been very busy. When he’s not on tour or sharing production duties with Joe Bonamassa for artists…

Tom Feldmann’s Beginner Fingerpicking - Lesson 7

Tom Feldmann’s Beginner Fingerpicking – Lesson 7

August 29, 2017 · Tom Feldmann

Vintage Guitar is teaming with Collings Guitars and Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop to present an exclusive eight-part series on beginner…

Guild Standard Series Acoustics

Legacy, Cont’d?

January 10, 2012 · Sean OBryan Smith

Founded by a jazz guitarist as jazz-box builder, the Guild company also built a solid reputation with its ’50s acoustic…

Check This Action: Everybody Gone Surfing?

June 8, 2022 · Dan Forte

My favorite quote about the demise of surf music is not the oft-repeated Hendrix line in “Third Stone From The…

Guild’s Starfire I DC GVT

Big Green Monster

March 30, 2022 · Bob Cianci

Guild’s Newark Street guitars are a line of lower-priced instruments anchored by a reissue of the classic Starfire; the most…

Fred Newell

Fred Newell

Steelin’ Away

March 31, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Guitarist Fred Newell’s best-known gig – as a member of the house band on “Nashville Now” – ended more than…

Rickenbacker Guitars: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fireglo

Martin Kelly and Paul Kelly

January 17, 2023 · Michael Dregni

At long last, Rickenbacker gets the treatment it deserves, with this glorious large, comprehensive, and colorful history of the guitars,…

Dr Z Octal Six 1×12 combo

Valve Variation

August 13, 2025 · Charlie Wilkins

Classic guitar amplifiers have made certain vacuum tubes household names (among gearheads) – 12AX7, 12AT7, 6L6, 6V6, EL84, and EL34.…

Robin Basses

Robin Basses

A Photo Retrospective

November 29, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Alamo Music Products holds a unique place in the history of electric guitars and basses. The Houston-based company began its…

Classics: July 2021

Warren Garstecki’s 1932 Gibson HG-22

March 4, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Warren Garstecki is a collector who keys on vintage Gibsons with interesting histories, like the HG-22. Introduced in 1929, the…

Joe Satriani

December 8, 2025 · Oscar Jordan

The hardest-working guitarist in show business, Joe Satriani recently wrapped up a successful Van Halen tour, a G3 Reunion tour,…

Chris Stein

Blondie’s Guitar Basher

April 25, 2019 · Greg Prato

While Blondie’s Chris Stein won’t be mistaken for a shredder soloist, there’s no debate he’s an underrated rhythm guitarist and…

The Jext Telez Jonathan Wilson’s Canyon Climber, Jext Face

Fuzz Buzz

October 14, 2019 · Michael Dregni

There’s nothing subtle about Jext Telez stompboxes; they’re about loud colors, loud sounds, and loads of fuzz. The latest creations…

Eric Clapton

Six-String Stories

January 17, 2023 · Pete Prown

Mr. Clapton has a vast guitar collection – okay, shocker. But within this book, you can drool over Eric’s greatest…

Earthquaker Devices’ Avalanche Run

Test for Echo

July 5, 2018 · Zac Childs

The story of Earthquaker Devices begins with Jamie Stillman fixing his own overdrive pedal and then deciding to get into…

Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis

Douglas K. Miller

July 2, 2025 · Bret Adams

“(Jesse Ed Davis) is the cream of the crop; he’s better than Clapton and Hendrix put together,” said Gram Parsons.…

Booker White’s 1933 National Duolian

Hard Traveled

May 30, 2017 · Michael Dregni

“Hard Rock.” That’s the name used by Mississippi blues man Booker White to christen his 1933 National Duolian. And Hard…

Jerry Kennedy

A-Team Guitarist, A-List Producer

August 17, 2024 · Rich Kienzle

Jerry Glenn Kennedy, a 13-year-old who recorded for RCA Victor as “Jerry Glenn,” got the shock of his young life…

Guyatone LG-160T

The Secret's Out!

May 24, 2006 · Michael Wright

Like plants, Japanese guitars have an almost secret life of which few people outside are aware. While many Americans in…

Leo Lyons

Fifty Years After

September 9, 2024 · Pete Prown

More than a half-century ago, Ten Years After sat at the vanguard of British FM rock, blending blues boogies with…

David Hamburger

Top-Tier Tutorial

November 7, 2025 · Dan Forte

Whoever said, “Those who can’t do, teach” has never heard David Hamburger. Among his two dozen instructional books and videos,…

Jeff Hanna

A Half-Century of Dirt

March 11, 2019 · Willie G. Moseley

Equal parts anniversary party, all-star jam, and “you really needed to be there” celebration, a September ’15 performance by the…