George Gruhn
If you bumped into a bearded, corduroy-jacketed George Gruhn in a Nashville coffee shop, you might think you’d stumbled upon an avuncular college professor...
The Fender “High-Powered” Twin
1958-’59 Fender Twin
Preamp tubes: one 12AY7, two 12AX7
Output tubes: four 5881 (6L6 equivalents), fixed bias
Rectifier: GZ34 (5AR4) tube
Controls: Volume, Volume, Treble, Bass, Middle, Presence
Output:...
Dave Gant’s Amp Collection
Dave Gant grew up in Ada, Oklahoma, and while the city of 17,000 will never be confused with Memphis or Nashville in terms of...
Name that Twang
The fledgling Guild company scored a coup when it signed Johnny Smith to an endorsement deal in 1956. Perched atop the jazz-guitar scene at...
Duane Eddy
(Ed. Note: Duane Eddy was featured in the June ’95 issue of VG, following the release of his Twang Thang box-set anthology, which included...
Classics: September 2023
Several years before he became a luthier who deserves much greater recognition, Ralph Jones sold new Fender guitars and amps out of his home...
1963 Fender 6G7-A Bandmaster
Those who love vintage amplifiers are often fascinated by little anomalies that present themselves in an otherwise period-correct specimen, and when that amp is...
Eight-String Basses
Emerging in ’60s catalogs from Hagström and Framus, eight-string basses occupy a distinct place among musical instruments – their potent, dense sound used to...
Paul Bigsby’s Myrtlewood Guitars
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Few things are as satisfying as a guitar with a good story to tell. Some vintage guitars might be beautiful and/or valuable, but boring...
Tinsley Ellis’ new dimension
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Unplugged, and Worth the Wait!
A prominent blues artist since the late ’80s, Tinsley Ellis grabbed the ’37 National Style O heard on several...