Monthly Archives: October 2015
Bobby Black
When he got the invitation, Bobby Black wasn’t sure. The pedal-steel virtuoso, a 20-plus-year veteran of San Francisco’s music scene, had just been asked...
Bobby “Blue” Bland
On June 23 of last year, the blues lost one of its greatest singers with the death of Bobby “Blue” Bland at age 83....
Carr Impala
Carr Impala
Price: $2,490 (retail, in black); $2,640 (two-tone)
Info: www.carramps.com.
While the new Carr Impala amplifier gets its name and some of its aesthetic inspiration from...
Mark Doyle
Mark Doyle put together a 10-piece touring band, complete with string quartet, last year after releasing several instrumental albums over a 15-year period. With...
Ampeg VT-22
Preamp tubes: four 7025 (12AX7 types)
Output tubes: two 5881 (a more-rugged 6L6 type), fixed-bias
Rectifier: solidstate
Controls: Bass Instrument channel: Volume, Treble, Bass; Normal channel: Volume,...
Kiesel Guitars/Carvin Offers Chambered Option on CT-Series
The Kiesel Guitars/Carvin Guitars’ Custom Shop has added a chambered-body option to its CT624 and CT7 California Carved Top electrics. Learn more at carvinguitars.com.
Walrus Audio Deep Six and Mayflower; Celestial Effects’ Cancer Wah the Fuzz?
Stompboxes range from organic, transparent circuits that let a guitar’s natural tone shine through, to effects that intentionally color the signal with gobs of...
Guitarist “Smokin’ Joe” Kubek Passes
Guitarist Smokin’ Joe Kubek died after suffering a heart attack October 11. He was 58.
Kubek was born in Pennsylvania but grew up near Dallas,...
Status Quo’s Francis Rossi
“I’m only as good now as I should have been when I was 25,” laughs Francis Rossi, the 64-year-old lead guitarist, singer, and co-composer...
Eastwood Marksman 5
Eastwood Marksman 5
Price: $999 (retail)
Info: www.eastwoodguitars.com.
Reviving great and unusual designs from the past has been the focus of Eastwood Guitars since their inception...