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John 5
Photo: Neil Zlozower.
Best known as the scary-looking guitarist for metalmen like Rob Zombie, Rob Halford, and Marilyn Manson, John 5 is also regarded as...
Paul Priest – The Keeley Effect
The title references the "impact" of the guitar effects pedals made by Robert Keeley in making the album. That's all fine and good, but...
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa.
Asked whether he gets philosophical at the thought of turning 30 (his birthday was May 8), Joe Bonamassa is reluctant. Maybe because since...
Enrico Granafei – In Search of the Third Dimension
On this truly phenomenal record, Granafei rolls through 10 cuts, most familiar, with just his voice, a nylon-string guitar, and a chromatic harmonica.
There...
Gibson L-10
Photo: Kelsey Vaughn. Instrument courtesy George Gruhn
Gibson did not put the L-10 on a price list until 1931, but according to the serial number...
Mark Erelli – Delivered
Fearing negative comparison, some singer/songwriters shy away from covering other writer's material. Some, boring people by the dozens in coffeehouses across the country, feel...
Bearfoot Bluegrass – Follow Me
Bluegrass bands are often male-only affairs. But the women in Bearfoot Bluegrass are in a majority position. Annalisa Tornfelt plays fiddle, sings lead, and...
B.C. Rich Eagle
1981 B.C. Rich Eagle. Photo: Michael Wright.
When my son was young I used to do "guitar shows" for his classes, showing off 10 or...
Webb Wilder
The V is a reissue, but the solidstate Gretsch Nashville amp is all original. Photo: Tom Comet.
In 1986, when singer/guitarist Webb Wilder and producer/songwriter...
Jimmy Gaudreau – 2:10 Train
Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein have been playing together for more than 10 years. They first met when T. Michael Coleman, Mike Auldridge, and...