Monthly Archives: March 2014
Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson is having a very good year.
His Gentle Spirit CD (Bella Union), a hippie-soul drenched 80 minutes of folk-psych-rock goodness, has earned international...
Kazuo Yairi, Founder of Yairi Guitar Company, Passes
Kazuo Yairi, owner and president of the Yairi Guitar Company, passed away in his hometown of Kani, Japan, on March 5.
Yairi’s company was one...
Randy Rhoads
(RIGHT) Rhoads’ polka-dot guitar was built in 1979 by Karl Sandoval, with a mahogany body, modified ’60s Danelectro non-adjustable maple neck with a rosewood...
Eric Gales Trio
Eric Gales is arguably the most underrated guitarist of his generation. Emerging in the early ’90s with a post-Hendrix blueprint that combined a fusion...
Darryl Jones
“Unofficial” Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones, who replaced Bill Wyman in 1994, readily admits that playing with the carousing rockers has been a revelation...
Jim Peterik
Veteran guitarist/songwriter/vocalist/keyboard player/producer Jim Peterik's career has taken yet another intriguing turn in its long and ever-active history. The Chicago-area musician first sprang...
Ibanez Tube Screamer
From the first notes of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Texas Flood,” you can hear it loud and clear; that snarly tone is not just pure...
Star Board: Carl Verheyen
In each issue of “Signal Chain,” we’ll take a guided tour of pro players’ pedalboards. We’re calling the feature “Star Board,” and we kick...
Excelsior Americana
• Preamp tubes: three 12AX7, three 12AU7, one 6ANBA• Output tubes: “dry” amp: two EL34; reverb amp: one EL84• Rectifier: 5UR4• Controls: Volume,...
Horses of Another Color
1) This ’57, from batch 253xx, has the added intrigue of a gold G-cutout tailpiece in place of the Bigsby vibrato. In addition to...