Dan’s Guitar RX: Building a From-Scratch Class Project, Part Two
In the August issue, we introduced you to Ceil Thompson, a high-school intern in my shop who’s building a guitar from scratch for her...
J.D. Simo
Psych-blues guitar maestro J.D. Simo was the wizard behind the guitar work heard on Elvis, the new Baz Luhrmann film starring Tom Hanks and...
Classics: November 2022
Like many baby-boomer kids, 11-year-old Vern Juran was into slot-car racing and bikes with ape-hanger handlebars, banana seats, and sissy bars. He also loved...
Fender’s V-Front 5B4 Super-Amp
Though all tweed Fender amps of the late ’40s and ’50s are lauded and lusted after, the V-front Super might be the most iconic...
Vox Symphonic Bass
Despite the way collectors and dealers freely apply the term “lawsuit guitars,” documented examples are few. One time it did happen was triggered by...
Jay Geils
If you grew up listening to music in the ’70s, you probably associate the name J. Geils with a five-piece band that played raucous...
Burke Guitar
For more than 70 years, aluminum has been a component in guitar construction. Exactly whose idea it was originally has never been a cut-and-dried...
Marcus King
Marcus King is a guitar slingin’ powerhouse barnstormer. Unlike most contemporary pop music – heavy on production, low on everything else – King’s new...
Classics: October 2022
Had you been a music-loving resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, at the height of the jazz age, you would’ve caught wind of a young virtuoso...
Dumble Garage Band Ripper
Through much of his career, Alexander Dumble made amps at his discretion, building one of his hallowed tone machines only if he liked the...