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Michael Schenker

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Michael Schenker has had the kind of stormy past that could give Keith Richards a run for his money. He will forever be tied...

Marshall Reissues Silver Jubilee Head/Cabs

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Marshall is set to reissue the model 2555 stack, which includes the 2555X head plus the angled-front 2551A and straight-front 2551BV 4x12 cabinets. The...

Carvin Announces Formation of Kiesel Guitars, Brand Separation

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Carvin Corporation today announced the formation of Kiesel Guitars, a new and separate company that will take control of guitar and bass manufacturing, as well...
Furry Lewis' 1968 Gibson B-25N

Furry Lewis’ 1968 Gibson B-25N

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Born in the heart of Mississippi’s fabled Delta region – from where Robert Johnson emerged and a blues-music form was born, Walter “Furry” Lewis...
’Bursting with Surprises

’Bursting with Surprises

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Peter Hoarty and his wife, Gail, have been hosting guitar shows in England since 1998, when they rented space to sell a few of...

Robinson Issues Statement on Black Crowes Disbanding

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The Black Crowes have disbanded, per an announcement today from founding member Rich Robinson, the group’s guitarist and songwriter who founded the band with his brother, Chris. Their first...

Bruce Pavitt

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Before Sub Pop the label there was Sub Pop the music ’zine and later the column in Seattle weekly The Rocket. This expansive anthology...
Jerry Riggs

Jerry Riggs

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Jerry Riggs grew up in the ’60s/early ’70s, and though his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, wasn’t a mecca like Nashville or Macon, he says,...

James Carothers

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It’s no surprise that Tennessee native James Carothers kicks off his debut album with an original titled “New Country Singers,” a witty jab at...
Kay Jazz Special

Kay Jazz Special and Value Leader

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Kay entered the electric bass market in the mid 1950s with the K162, which later morphed into the similar K5965 (VG, March 2011), and...
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