Fretprints: Elvis Presley
History has it that rock and roll materialized in the wee hours of July 6, 1954, when a painfully introverted teenager suddenly grabbed his...
Bud-Electro Serenader Guitars
The Pacific Northwest was home to four obscure brands of early electric guitars – Audiovox, Hanburt, Coppock, and Serenader.
Produced by the Seattle-based Bud-Electro Manufacturing...
Jackie’s Hidden Gem
Seventy years ago, Leo Fender introduced the Stratocaster as an evolutionary step forward from his first solidbody electric guitar. Sleeker and smoother, he wanted...
Bex Marshall’s 1965 Gibson Hummingbird
Born In Plymouth, Devon, blues singer/songwriter/guitarist Bex Marshall grew up in a merry old England-style “mixed” family – her paternal great grandfather was the...
2025 April Issue on Spotify
TThis month, we feature John Sykes, Mike Campbell, Joe Satriani, Dan Hawkins, Reverend Peyton, Popa Chubby, Savoy Brown, B.B. King, Jimmy Vivino, Alan Gogoll,...
Check This Action: Duane Eddy, My Hero
On December 3, 1983, I approached Eric Clapton backstage at the star-stuffed Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis (ARMS) concert in San Francisco. The...
Arlen Roth
Arlen Roth is known as a professor of the instrument, with his Hot Licks instructional video series serving as the blueprint for guitar education...
Paul Benjaman
Paul Benjaman is a bad, bad guitar man. The Tulsa twanger serves up a mean, funky stew on My Bad Side Wants a Good...
Scott Sharrard
It’s ain’t easy to fill the shoes of guitar legends like Lowell George and Paul Barrere, but that’s Scott Sharrard’s mission with Little Feat....
Ross Valory
After 50-plus years as a professional musician, bassist Ross Valory has released his first solo album, All of the Above. The San Francisco native...