Monthly Archives: April 2010
Tennesee Ernie Ford – 6000 Sunset Boulevard
As if his comedic talents weren't enough (from his early days as a disc-jockey to hosting his own TV show to guesting on "I...
Steve Earle
Photos by John Peden.
Though bandied about haphazardly and almost always inappropriate, when applied to the life and times of Steve Earle, the adjective "extreme"...
Guild Aristocrat M-75
Guild didn’t intro-duce a true solidbody electric guitar until 1963, but the Aristocrat of 1954 gave the appearance that Guild was competing head-to-head with...
Garcia Amplification 60-watt combo
Garcia Amplification's 60-watt combo
Matthew Garcia has been a guitarist for 27 years, many of them spent on the road six nights each week, 50...
Alfredo Garcianavas – Cameleon
Austrian by way of Venezuela, Alfredo Garcianavas appears intent on learning every style of music.
Garcianavas is more than at home on fusion pieces like...
Mark Karan
Photo: Alan Hess.
Ten years, 800 shows, and countless solo flights into the journey, Mark Karan, lead guitarist of Bob Weir and RatDog, thinks he...
Gomez Amplification “G” Reverb
As amp builders go, Dario G. Gomez is about as fresh as they come. Though he has been repairing tube amps for many years,...
Gibson Style O
Gibson Style O Artist
The priority Gibson put on mandolins in its early years was reflected in the company's original name - Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg....
1924 Francisco Simplicio
1924 Francisco Simplicio
Francisco Simplicio was one of the most highly regarded Spanish (to be precise, he was Catalan) makers of the first half of...
Rodrigo y Gabriela – Live in Japan
The guitar duo of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero created a huge sensation with its eponymous 2006 CD - the pair's acoustic attack equal...