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Jackie King
Jackie King's pretty much done it all. Born in Texas, the son of a guitar player, his path took him from playing in...
Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band – Rendevous with the Blues
This is Melvin's fourth record for the Evidence label, and like the rest, it's a showcase of his dazzling technique and deep soul. ...
Mike Morgan & The Crawl – Texas Man
Dallas-based Teddy Morgan was a protégé of the less-is-more master Anson Funderburgh, whose rhythm work can be heard throughout this release, and to a...
Univox Guitars
Ca. 1974 or '75 Univox Hi Flyer Mosrite copy with the later Univox see- through humbuckers.
While most think of the history of American guitars...
September 2004
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RIDING WITH LOS LOBOS
30 Years & Still Going Strong
Arguably the most important American band to come out of the 1980s, musically and sociologically, its...
Melancon Custom Artist and P-90 Artist
Hailing from Louisiana, Gerard Melancon is a former professional gigging and studio player who parlayed experience on the road and as a guitar repairman...
Groovy Eyes – High Flyin’ But No Foolin’
What the hell's going on in Finland? It seems like every act I hear from there is amazing, regardless of genre - from...
Gibson SJ-200
Is this the first Gibson SJ-200? Maybe. Technically, Gibson called it the Special L-5, but it is also known in guitar lore...
August 2004
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THE BASS SPACE
The Kramer Duke
If you think the headless, downsized Duke series was conceived and designed as a copy of the groundbreaking Steinberger bass,...
David Grisman Quintent – Dawgnation
How many musicians can be said to have invented a truly new style of music in the past, say, 25 years? Not just...