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Vintage Guitar
Höfner Verythin Classic
Box For Any Occasion Höfner Verythin Classic
When most vintage instrument players and enthusiasts think of Höfner, visions spring to mind of the legendary Beatle bass, or maybe some stuffy jazz box. And indeed, Höfner today is something of a throwback – the kind of company you might expect to build a stuffy jazz box. Though housed in a modern, state-of-the-art factory…
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Vintage Guitar
Tony Nobles 006 Acoustic and Exhibition Resonator
The Luthier's Art, Defined
Austin-area guitar builder/repairman Tony Nobles was, like everyone else in in high school wood shop class, needing an idea for something to build. Unimpressed with classmates’ ideas to construct various napkin holders, gun racks, and pipes, he ordered an acoustic guitar kit. And in the Martin D-18 copy he built that semester, Nobles found his…
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Vintage Guitar
1912-’16 Manuel Ramírez Model 26
Manuel Ramírez was one of the most important makers of the Madrid school at the turn of the 20th century. His well-organized shop was staffed by talented makers such as Santos Hernandez, Domingo Esteso, Antonio Emilio Pascual Viudes, and Modesto Borreguero (Enrique Garcia having previously left for Barcelona, and Julian Gómez Ramírez having left for…
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Vintage Guitar
May 2007
FEATURES BUCK OWENS AND HIS BUCKAROOS A Bunch of Twangy Guitars Buck Owens’ track to stardom had an unorthodox start – one that didn’t depend on his unique voice. Rather, it was launched when another singer needed a lead guitarist on short notice. By Rich Kienzle THE MURPH 12-STRING Tugging at Your Heart Strings Whether…
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Vintage Guitar
Gibson Nick Lucas
It’s a rare occasion when a star performer hooks up with a guitar company to create a classic signature instrument. Gibson’s Les Paul model comes to mind, as does Gretsch’s Chet Atkins 6120. But the most important of all may well be Gibson’s Nick Lucas model. Granted, Les Paul was the world’s most famous guitarist…
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Vintage Guitar
April 2007
FEATURES VG HALL OF FAME SRV, a Gibson, a Fender, and John D’Angelico An elite group of inductees enters VG’s Hall of Fame, led by the legendary Texan Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as America’s most lauded archtop builder and two great axes!By Dan Forte, George Gruhn, VG staff TOM PETERSSON Lower-End Innovator From early…
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Vintage Guitar
Carl Martin Vintage Series Pedals
More Effect, Less Coin
If you’re the type of hardcore gear geek who spends as much time evaluating guitarists based on what’s in their hands, rigs, and pedalboards as you do actually listening to what they’re playing, then you’ve probably noticed that a lot of pros these days are using Carl Martin pedals. After hitting the scene with its…
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Vintage Guitar
March 2007
FEATURES KEITH URBAN Down-Under Über-Picker The super-talented artist not only writes hit songs, gathers accolades, and recently married a movie star, he’s also a straight-up hellacious guitar picker and gear lover of the highest order! By Zac Childs AMP-O-RAMA The Vox AC15 Designed by Dick Denney in 1957, the little Vox AC15 is appreciated by…
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Vintage Guitar
February 2007
FEATURES ERIC CLAPTON AND J.J. CALE Blowin’ Down the Road… Despite appearing onstage together only twice (at shows 27 years apart), they‘ve been collaborating continuously since early 1970. Their new album, Road to Escondido, is their first together. By Dan Forte AMP-O-RAMA Marshall’s 1962 JTM45 Jim Marshall’s amps were ultimately ripped from the belly of…
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Vintage Guitar
Marah – If You Didn’t Laugh… You’d Cry
Marah – If You Didn’t Laugh… You’d Cry The kids from Philly – Marah brothers Dave and Serge Bielanko – have left home for the big town, New York. And their new city reverberates through their new album, If You Didn’t Laugh… You’d Cry. Philadelphia inspired Marah’s three landmark CDs: 1998’s debut Let’s Cut the…
