Rik Emmett Fixes it for Us!
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Triumph guitarist shows how to properly play four classic songs
Plenty of players on socials post video showing how to play the “pretty” chords...
Daniele Gottardo plays “Spirals”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZvCaw9pdmo]
American rock guitar meets European classical
Guitar virtuoso Daniele Gottardo used his Charvel Custom Shop guitar (with scalloped fretboard) to play this VG-exclusive take...
Larry Carlton
As music becomes more unfamiliar and the past becomes a long reflection in the rear-view, veteran guitarists are increasingly mindful of artists who inspired...
Duke Robillard
Robillard needs no introduction here, as he’s been one of the leading old-school players of the past 40 years – his allegiance to authentic...
Robin Trower
As frustrating as the Covid pandemic has been for keeping artists off the road the past two-plus years, for many, it provided the luxury...
Tyler Bryant’s “Bare Bones” and a vintage Duolian
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Shakedown front man offers taste of “Shake The Roots”
Tyler Bryant grabbed his super-cool 1934 National Duolian to play a solo version of “Bare...
Soul-jazz legend Calvin Keys
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1gdWmC67mY]
Exclusive spin on “Six to Seven”
Calvin Keys has worked with Jimmy Smith, Ahmad Jamal, and Ray Charles. Here, he and his ’72 Gibson...
Ceil Thompson and her self-made guitar
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D28Sl3nQdFY]
“Dan’s Guitar Rx”: VG’s Rock-and-Roll High School(er)!
In 2022, Dan Erlewine’s “Guitar Rx” column walked readers through a class-project guitar build by Ceil...
Remembering Jeff Beck
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R9OKnQmMJo&w=560&h=315]
This is a regular series of exclusive Vintage Guitar online articles where The Kentucky Headhunters’ Greg Martin looks back on influential albums and...
Fretprints: John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie operated in four dimensions. A guitarist of unbounded breadth and depth, he redefined space in long, improvised flights and bent time like...