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Ibanez Destroyer II
1985 Ibanez Destroyer II DT-250. Photo: Michael Wright.
Back in 1958, when Gibson unleashed its now legendary trio - the Explorer, Flying V, and Moderne...
DST MarWatt and UV6 amplifiers
DST MarWatt/UV6
Bob Dettorre and Jeff Swanson are longtime gearheads who played in bands starting when they were just kids. As adults, one went to...
Hanburt Electric Guitars
Hanburt "Style 1" in maple. Photo by Julie Woods.
Black walnut "Style 1". Photo by Julie Woods.
As a brand of American electric instruments, the name...
Jake Shimabukuro
Photos: Kaz Tanabe, courtesy Hitchhike Records.
"Hey, have you seen that guy? You know... that guy! Have you seen him yet? He's amazing!"
That's...
Rick Derringer
Photos courtesy Rick Derringer.
Rick Derringer's latest record, Knighted by the Blues, is an amazingly varied album from a guitarist who has been in the...
Eric Clapton & J.J. Cale
It's fitting that The Road To Escondido, the long-awaited collaboration between Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale - a concept that seems, on the surface,...
Bixonic Expandora 2000R
Bixonic Expandora 2000R.
Bixonic introduced the Expandora distortion/fuzz pedal in 1995, and it quickly became popular among guitarists the likes of Billy Gibbons, Joe Satriani,...
Jake Armerding – Walking on the World
Jake Armerding's third solo release has a wider musical scope than his earlier releases, but his songwriting is more focused, articulate, and poignant.
Like many...
Experience Hendrix
Had fate and negligence not interfered, Jimi Hendrix would have turned 65 in 2008 - only five years older than Bruce Springsteen, four older...
Shedding Light on the Genius…
Taylor strums a flat-top with The Rolling Stones in early 1973. Photo copyright Marty Temme.
The mid/late 1960s were a fertile and progressive time for...