Monthly Archives: February 2010
Teye Guitars Electric Gypsy
Teye Guitars Electric Gypsy.
Netherlands-born Teye has been a professional guitarist for more than two decades, and like a lot of gigging guitarists spent his...
Vinny Roth
Photos courtesy Vinny Roth.
Vinny Roth's new record, 2 Stratz are Better Than 1, is a collection of his favorite styles. "It's kind of a...
Kiss-able Gibson
A ca. 1960 Gibson EB-0 that once belonged to Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. Photo: VG Archive.
In the mid 1970s, Kiss bassist Gene Simmons played...
Burriss Switchmaster 2×12, DB-Special , Shadow, Boostier, Boostier, and Chaloopa
Guitarist and amplifier repairman Bob Burriss started building his line of amps in 1994, after building many custom/one-off amps. In '06, he introduced the...
Ronnie Hawkins – Mojo Man
To call these two early records by Ronnie Hawkins "historic guitar recordings" is a genuine understatement. In fact, they're revolutionary. But first, who is...
Singing Cowboys
In his interview in the October '06 issue of VG, David Lindley talked about what grabbed his attention prior to rock and roll. "There...
National Style O
Although it has never been the favorite guitar of Hawaiian players, National's Style O, with its shining metal body and tropical imagery, stands today...
Gabriel Sound Garage Voxer 18
The Gabriel Sound Garage Voxer 18 guitar amplifier is a tonal hybrid based on Marshall's mid-'60s 18-watt amps and the Vox AC15. An all-tube/hand-wired...
Bill Carson
Reveals good times and bad, the infamous CBS years, Fender's remarkable resurgence to regain command of the industry, and much more! Price was: $14.95...
John Scofield
Photo: Nick Suttle.
It's no surprise John Scofield's latest release, Piety Street, takes him down a different path than his contemporaries might follow.
After all, this...