Monthly Archives: August 2014
Jim Campilongo
It’s been two years since Jim Campilongo put out a solo record, but on the new Dream Dictionary, his patented Telecaster tones take on...
M-Tone Slipstream
M-Tone Slipstream
Price: $2,600
Contact: www.m-tone.com
When it comes to custom, hand-made guitars, many prefer an instrument that innately reveals the work of its craftsman – the...
Mark Makin
Tackling the long and winding history of the Dopyera brothers – John, Rudy, Emil, Robert, and Louis – has proved daunting for guitar historians....
Pete Huttlinger
To call Pete Huttlinger a survivor is an understatement. The notable Nashville fingerpicker has fought back from a major stroke and end-stage heart failure...
Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust, Splash MKII, and Pin Up Fuzz
Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust, Splash MKII, and Pin Up Fuzz
Price: $290 (splash MKll); $260 (Pin Up Fuzz); $235 (Stardust)
Contact: www.crazytubecircuits.com
Athens, Greece – birthplace of...
Gretsch Offers Limited Edition G6137TCB Panther
Gretsch’s limited edition G6137TCB Panther has double-cutaway three-ply maple body finished in Flagstaff Sunset, a chambered/spruce center block that runs the length of the...
Rio Grande Offers Pickups Vintage ’51 for P-Bass
Rio Grande Pickups’ Vintage ’51 for P-Bass is a ’50s-style P-Bass design with four exposed/sand-cast Alnico V magnets and two-wire cabling. It uses “historic”...
Custom Kraft Red Fury
Most guitar aficionados are comfortable with the notion of guitar brands being made by the company of the same name. But when it comes...
Colby Dual Tone Booster 50
Colby DTB50
Price: $3,800 (head); $750 (cabinet)
Contact: www.colbyamps.com
From 1978 through 2010, Mitch Colby helped Marshall become a preeminent name in amplifiers. He recently founded Colby...
Brian Ray
Brian Ray spent the last 11 years playing guitar as Paul McCartney’s side man. While such duty would be a career topper for pretty...