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John Abercrombie – Open Land
Guitarist John Abercrombie is one of the creators of the ECM Sound, and his new album is quintessential Abercrombie/ECM.
If you arrived late, ECM Records...
Duke Robillard – New Blues for Modern Man
There have always been Big Sticks in Louisville, Kentucky. In the world of vintage guitars, there's Jimmy Brown's Guitar Emporium. Guitarist Jimmy...
Dan Armstrong Design
This installment will focus on the famous Dan Armstrong line of guitars and basses.
These instruments were introduced to the market in 1960 as the...
Dan Armstrong Design
This installment will focus on the famous Dan Armstrong line of guitars and basses.
These instruments were introduced to the market in 1960 as the...
Big Time Sarah – A Million Of You
A 70-something sassy songstress, Big Time Sarah has been on the Chicago blues scene for over 25 years, and it's obvious she can belt...
The Misadventures of Temple of Doom
The steel jaws of the trap had snapped shut. But events had spun so wildly out of control. And now, as...
February 2002
FEATURES
The Different Strummer
Japanese Epiphone electric guitars Unique among American guitar brands, Epiphone was the first to make the transition from being American-made to becoming...
Pefftronics Super Rand-O-Matic
In the words of the great Monty Python, "Now, here's something completely different..."
The Pefftronics SB-101 Super Rand-O-Matic is a modulation effect unlike anything...
Stephen Bruton – Nothing But The Truth
I love when records like this happen. I loved this when I first heard it, and subsequent listens revealed more great things.
Bruton is...
Bucky Pizzarelli & Scott Hamilton – The Red Door & Bucky Pizzarelli Nirvana
The Red Door, Bucky Pizzarelli and Scott Hamilton's tribute to sax god Zoot Sims, is an amazingly sublime album. Sims was a true...