Monthly Archives: November 2015
Peter Guralnick
Sam Phillips was not a guitarist – though he did play drums and sousaphone in his high-school marching band. But he had great ears....
Peter Frampton
Perhaps no rocker in history was ever punished as severely as Peter Frampton. In 1976, he was the celebrated king of pop-rock thanks to...
Park 75
Park 75
Preamp tubes: three ECC83 (12AX7 equivalents)
Output tubes: two KT88
Rectifier: solidstate
Controls: Volume II, Volume I, Treble, Middle, Bass, Brightness
Output:...
Richard Thompson
When you realize that Thompson’s I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (with then-wife Linda and classics like “Calvary Cross”) was 40 years...
Amplifier Builder David West Passes
David West, noted guitar-amplifier builder and founder of West Laboratories, died November 10 in Dimondale, Michigan. He was 71.
West became noted amongst fans of...
Ted Nugent’s 1962 Gibson Byrdland
Anyone who's ever caught Ted Nugent on tour has seen this instrument, and during the Summer of 2003 it was intended to be the...
Carr Bloke
From early models such as the Carr Slant 6V and the Rambler to more recent offerings such as the Artemus and Sportsman, North Carolina-based...
Rock Candy Funk Party
Funk means many things to many people, and while religious funkaholics place Sly and the Family Stone, the Ohio Players, and Parliament Funkadelic high...
PRS Offers S2 Line in New Colors
PRS Guitars S2 Standard Satin Standard 24, Standard 22, and Singlecut Standard are now being offered in Charcoal, McCarty Tobacco, Vintage Cherry, and Vintage...
Winners Announced in VG’s Super Pickup Giveaway
Twenty-six lucky winners have been drawn in The Vintage Guitar Super Pickup Giveaway, part of VG’s October ’15 tribute to the humbucking pickup. Each...