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Vintage Guitar
Ace Frehley dies at 74
As Kiss reached its apex in the mid/late ’70s, “Space Ace” Frehley became the quintessential guitar hero. Supremely influential to a generation of rock players who followed, he died unexpectedly on October 16. Our January ’26 issue will include a memorial; our most-recent conversation with him focused on his 2024 solo album, “10,000 Volts.” Read…
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Vintage Guitar
Gwenifer Goes “Cattywomp”
Fierce fingerstyle! Hailing from Wales, former punk-rock drummer Gwenifer Raymond’s fingerstyle playing is inspired by greats like John Fahey and Mississippi John Hurt. Her latest, “Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark,” is rife with virtuosity. Here, she uses her Waterloo WL-14L to play “Cattywomp,” from the album. Our review of it and interview…
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Vintage Guitar
Blues guitarist Charlie Apicella’s “Booze and Blues” and “Just Like a Woman”
Honoring B.B., Rainey Being V.P. of the North Jersey Blues Society isn’t the only thing that separates Charlie Apicella from the typical blues player. A devotee of B.B. King (and others), he pays homage on a new album, “Iron City: Live in NYC,” by plugging two of his favorite guitars into the ’65 Guild Thunder…
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Vintage Guitar
Line 6 Debuts Powercab CL Multi-Voice Guitar Speaker Systems for Amp Modelers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Line 6 Debuts Powercab CL Multi-Voice Guitar Speaker Systems for Amp Modelers CALABASAS, Calif. — September 26, 2025 — Line 6, Inc. has introduced the Powercab® CL family of open-back multi-voice active guitar speaker systems designed to provide exceptional amplification for all modelers and even compact amp-simulation pedals. “Both the Powercab CL 212…
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Vintage Guitar
Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp Celebrates 30 Years with Legendary The Who Icon Roger Daltrey
FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, SEPT 10, 2025 Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp Celebrates 30 Years with Legendary The Who Icon Roger Daltrey in Miami, FL, January 29 – February 1, 2026. To Kick Off the Celebration, Alice Cooper and Rob Halford (Judas Priest) Headline Two Camps in Phoenix, AZ This November, and Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals),…
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Vintage Guitar
GIBSON CUSTOM: SJ-200 MONARCH #100 BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD
DT: SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 A WORK OF ART WITH TIMELESS SOUND, HANDCRAFTED BY GIBSON CUSTOM ARTISANS IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA. ONE-OF-ONE, ULTIMATE CUSTOM EDITION OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS GIBSON SUPER JUMBO ACOUSTIC GUITAR, AVAILABLE NOW AT THE GIBSON GARAGE NASHVILLE AND VIA GIBSON.COM NASHVILLE, TN — A museum-worthy work of art, the Gibson Custom SJ-200™ Monarch #100…
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Vintage Guitar
Kid Ramos’ Revelation!
West Coast legend melds blues with gospel Check out Kid Ramos using a ’56 Harmony H62 running through a vintage Fender reverb tank and a Pro Junior to play an improv jam. For the biker-curious, that’s his ’67 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide shovelhead “dresser,” which still wears its original paint and a couple of 1950 Cushman…
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Vintage Guitar
Steve Stevens plays “77”
Steve Stevens plays “77” Live from the dressing room at Wembley Arena just before a sold-out performance with Billy Idol, Steve Stevens uses his signature Ciari Guitars Ascender Premier in Josie Pink (plugged into a Positive Grid Spark) to give us a detailed look at the riffs he plays on “77,” the new single from…
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Vintage Guitar
INTRODUCING THE ROTO-ECHO
A Foot-Controlled Delay Pedal Built For The Stage
Jack White’s Third Man Hardware and Black Mountain Designs teamed up to release the Roto-Echo, a new delay pedal designed to give guitarists hands-free control over their delay parameters, in real time, while they perform. At first glance, the Roto-Echo looks like a familiar-sized delay stompbox. It easily fits on a standard pedalboard. On top…
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Vintage Guitar
Phil Manzanera’s “Magdalena”
Roxy Music legend solo instrumental Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera used his beloved ’64 Gibson Firebird VII to create this exclusive run through “Magdalena,” one of five new tunes on the companion CD to his autobiography, “Revolución to Roxy.” After the Fulltone OCD, Strymon TimeLine delay, and Catalinbred Topanga Spring Reverb, it’s going through a…
