• Webb Wilder’s take on “Beautiful Delilah”

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    Webb Wilder’s take on “Beautiful Delilah”

    “Hillbilly Speedball” sample Since the mid ’80s, Webb Wilder has cranked out consistently fine roots-rock. His latest is “Hillbilly Speedball,” and here he grabs his ’61 Gibson ES-330TD plugged into a narrow-panel Fender Vibrolux to…

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Freddie Krc gets “Dandy” on a ’64 SJ

FTop-Flight Tune by Texas Stalwart You can’t blame Freddie Krc for loving his ’64 Southern Jumbo, which he’s using here to play an exclusive rendition of “Bohemian Dandy” from his…

Seth Lee Jones

Pedal Pusher

Thanks to giants like Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, and Sonny Landreth, we’re living in a golden age of bottleneck guitar, with exceptional young sliders arriving regularly. Tulsa guitarist and builder…

Andy Bassford

The Harder They Strum

Legendary fish-out-of-water reggae guitarist Andy Bassford has been a first-call sideman for decades. Now, he’s stepping out front with his first solo album – a remake of the soundtrack to…

Marty Friedman

Marty Friedman

En Fuego on Inferno!

As he gears up for a co-headlining tour with Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G., Marty Friedman has 13 solo albums of his own material to pick through. He’s going on…

The Story of Jay Gower

Startup in Music City

In Nashville today, there are enough professional luthiers to meet the need for guitar repairs, modifications, and custom builds. In the 1950s, though, musicians typically returned broken instruments to the…

Walter Strauss

Right-Hand Man

West Coast fingerstylist Walter Strauss has a remarkable picking technique – powerful and surprisingly percussive – as heard on his latest release, For Melody, Wherever She May Find Me. Strauss…

  • Gary Moore

    Back to the Rock

    Irish guitarist Gary Moore first came to prominence in an combo called Skid Row and played with Thin Lizzy when…

  • Johnny Hiland

    Mr. Versatility

    “…when you’re onstage, in the heat of the moment in the middle of a solo, you want to have bandmates…

  • Ted Nugent

    Unleashed and Unrepentant

    Photo: James Brown. Depending on one’s musical or sociopolitical point of view, a new release from the redoubtable Ted Nugent…

  • Hands On

    Lenser Twists Musician Portraiture

    In 2012, photographer Marc Mennigmann conceived of shooting musician portraits in a very different way – looking beyond faces and…

  • Henry Garza

    Henry Garza

    From Tragedy to Revelation

    Los Lonely Boys’ new album, Revelation, draws from several influences while retaining the band’s Texas/Mexican identity. Collaborating with a group…

  • Poison Ivy

    Psychobilly Queen

    Formed by guitarist Poison Ivy Rorschach and frontman Lux Interior, the Cramps emerged in the spring of 1976, offering up…

  • Mark O’Connor

    Virtuoso Comeback

    Some musicians are multi-instrumentalists, but Mark O’Connor is something else – a multi-virtuoso. Regarded as a master on guitar, violin,…

  • Eleonora Strino

    Italian Jazz Ace

    Eleonora Strino is making waves in the jazz world as both guitarist and media-savvy artist. Through her videos and online…

  • Bryan Sutton

    Bryan Sutton

    Into His Own

    Bryan Sutton ranks as one of the most accomplished and in-demand acoustic players in Nashville. In 1991, fresh from high…

  • Pete Huttlinger

    Solo Tribute to Stevie Wonder

    If such an award was given, Nashville-based guitarist Pete Huttlinger’s third solo album could be nominated for the “Most Unique…

  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd

    Kenny Wayne Shepherd

    Labor of Love

    Kenny Wayne Shepherd called his latest record, Goin’ Home because, he says, “It was another opportunity for me to share…

  • George Cummings

    Remembering Mississippi and Dr. Hook

    George Cummings is best known as the original guitarist for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Born in Meridian, Mississippi,…

  • Jimmy James’ Psychedelic R&B

    “Parlor Strut” on a vintage Harmony! Proving that ’60s import guitars can make cool sounds, Parlor Greens guitarist Jimmy James…

  • D.K. Harrell

    Blues Boy

    B.B. King may be gone, but on The Right Man, D.K. Harrell picks up the baton and carries that legendary…

  • Bruce Kulick

    Transorming to Solo artist

    Bruce Kulick gained his reputation as a top-notch axeman working with a variety of major artists such as Kiss, Meatloaf,…

  • John Hiatt

    America's Troubadour

    Over the past three decades, John Hiatt has emerged as one of America’s most inventive songwriters, covering the genres of…

  • Dave Davies

    Reflections From A Kink

    Twenty-seven years after their last performance, the Kinks still command a loyal following. The 60th anniversary of this fascinating British…

  • Remembering Jeff Beck

    This is a regular series of exclusive Vintage Guitar online articles where The Kentucky Headhunters’ Greg Martin looks back on…

  • Lightnin’ Malcolm’s One-Man Wizardry

    First-Rate Blues with Juke Joint Swagger Lightnin’ Malcolm learned blues first-hand from legends of the genre, and it shows! Here,…

  • Joey Santiago

    Pixies Repurpose

    When Charles Thompson adopted the stage name Black Francis to play the Pixies’ first gig – at a bar in…

  • Wishbone Ash

    Powell, Manninen, and <em>Elegant Stealth</em>

    Fans of Wishbone Ash will consider the group’s newest release, Elegant Stealth, the type of innovative guitar music they’ve grown…

  • Samantha Fish: Slide-Blues Fury!

    “I’m Done Runnin’” on a D-18 VG readers know Samantha Fish is the real deal. Here, she uses a Martin…

  • Jeff Pilson

    Definitive Diversity

    Jeff Pilson’s career has included many notable facets. He rose to acclaim in the classic lineup of the hair-metal band…

  • The Collins Kids

    Mostly-Moseley Memories

    Siblings Lorrie and Larry Collins sprang into the public eye in the mid 1950s – dawn of the television era…

  • Michael Landau

    Raging Honkie

    “Michael Landau is an undiscovered gem… one of God’s guitar players,” were the quiet words of praise by noted producer/guitarist…