Monthly Archives: April 2010
Country Style U.S.A.
The peacetime U.S. Army in 1957 had a steady stream of new recruits due to the draft and ongoing promotional efforts to encourage enlistments....
D’Addario/ Planet Waves Accessories
The D'Addario family has been making musical-instrument strings since before brothers-in-law Rocco and Carmine moved to the U.S. from Italy in the early 1900s.
A...
Chris Thile
Photo: Steven Stone.
While Chris Thile may well be the best mandolin player in the world, he couldn't care less. Other musicians might worry about...
Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell
There was no single architect or originator of rock and roll; there were several. Any serious discussion would have to include Fats Domino, Little...
Gibson EB-0F
Circa 1964 Gibson EB-0F, serial #234684. Photo: VG archive. Instrument courtesy of Guitar Center Hollywood.
"Fuzztone." The term conjures memories of the buzzing, snarling, barely-musical...
Taylor T5 Thinline Fiveway
Taylor T5 Thinline Fiveway
For years, people continually asked Bob Taylor, "When are you going to come up with an electric guitar?"
Taylor's answer was always,...
Jon Butcher
Photos courtesy Jon Butcher.
A little more than a decade ago, guitarist/vocalist Jon Butcher described his affiliation with the then-new quartet Barefoot Servants as, "The...
June 2010
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This month in VG
We speak with world-famous guitar builder Paul Reed Smith. Influenced by music early in...
Willie Nelson – Naked Willie
The forced, intrusive background vocals on the "definitive" versions of "Funny How Time Slips Away" or "Crazy" (from The Essential Willie Nelson) are argument...
The Replacements – Tim, Pleased To Meet Me, Don’t Tell A Soul, All Shook...
The final four Replacements LPs are back in deluxe style, thanks to Rhino. Accompanying the label's re-release of the band's first four albums and...