Monthly Archives: February 2010
Martin D-18VE
The C.F. Martin Company has been around longer than any instrument manufacturer. It's an icon whose guitars have consistently set the standard by which...
Derek Trucks Band – Already Free
Derek Trucks is one of the top guitarists of his generation. He has helped write a new chapter in the history of the Allman...
John Sebastian
Photo: Catherine Sebastian.
"Musical style has such a short shelf life. In that year and a half, I lost vital time."
The timeframe John...
50 Years of Vox
1966 Vox Guitar-organ and '66 Phantom XII. The Guitar-organ was a Dick Denney creation that combined the mechanical elements of a Phantom guitar with...
Fender FM52E acoustic/ electric mandolin
I know what you're thinking - "Yuck! A mandolin review! What next - a zither writeup?" Well, wait a second, because this mando...
Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat – Tijuana Bible
On his latest effort, Jim Suhler and his band serve up 16 cuts of boogie, blues, and other nasty forms of roadhouse music, and...
Duane Allman
Duane Allman in 1970. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.
Though he stood in the limelight a scant three years, Duane Allman mastered and changed the art...
Rickenbacker Electro Bass
Photo courtesy George Gruhn.
When discussing the origins of the modern electric bass, most typically think of the Gibson Style J mando-bass of the 1910s...
Vox AC30CC2X
Vox AC30CC2X
When most guitarists think of Vox amps, memories abound of the British Invasion and all of the artists - famous, semi-famous, and not-so-famous...
Los Carnales – Los Carnales
Los Carnales is a St. Louis-based blues band, and numerous cuts here - including the opener, "East St. Louis" - feature blistering guitar from...