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J.J. Cale – Live
J.J. Cale is one of rock's greatest guitarists, and would probably be recognized as such if his six-string abilities weren't so overshadowed by his...
Fender Telecaster, Part II
Given the simplicity of its design, it's truly remarkable how much staying power the revolutionary Telecaster has exhibited in the half-century since its introduction....
Fender Telecaster, Part I
Sometimes the most revolutionary ideas are simple. Certainly this was the case Leo Fender's Telecaster guitar, which was revolutionary in its design and...
February 2003
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Imperial and Galanti Guitars
Mama's Got a Squeezebox The popularity of the accordion helped guitars to become ubiquitous when babyboomers made them their instrument of...
Django Reinhardt
A favorite photograph of Django Reinhardt pictures him standing alongside Stéphane Grappelli, the duo looking suave and sophisticated in white tuxedos. The photograph...
Tim Sparks – One String Leads to Another and Neshamah
Tim Sparks is not a mere guitarist; he's a musician. In fact, at times on these two new releases, he seems to transcend...
Gibson Super Goldtone GA-30RV
Gibson returned to the ampli-fier business in the late '90s with its Goldtone amps, de-rived from the '50s-era Trace Elliot/Vellocette line. The original...
Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler
In the late '60s, in Birm-ingham, England, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and drummer Bill Ward first united as a...
Johnny A. – Sometime Tuesday Morning
I say it three or four times a year. Every so often, a CD arrives from an artist I've never heard of, and...
Gibson’s First Cherry Red 335
Gibson introduced the ES-335T in the spring of 1958 as the progenitor to its double-cutaway,semi-hollow body "thinline" series of guitars. Characterized by the...