Monthly Archives: April 2016
Peter Green
Establishing the provenance of a vintage guitar can be a daunting task, even for a seasoned pro. In the case of one particular 1960...
Howard Massey
Recording studios comprise the secret history of rock and roll, those clandestine lairs where many of the greatest albums of our lifetimes were recorded....
Colin Linden
Colin Linden’s Still Live is a step back to his first recording – a live album made three decades ago. In the years that...
Groove Legacy
Groove Legacy is a group of L.A. musicians who have banded together to make an album in the soul/jazz/funk vein that harkens back to...
3rd Power Dream Weaver
3rd Power Dream Weaver
Price: $3.299
Info: www.3rdpower.com.
Purchasing a new amp is much more than buying a piece of gear – think of it as hiring...
Hill Injured, ZZ Dates Postponed
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill suffered a fractured shoulder after tripping over an apparently ill-placed step just prior to a concert last week in Lubbock,...
Rio Grande Offers Thunderbass Pickups
Rio Grande’s Thunderbass pickups are replacement units for Thunderbird-style basses. They have two- and three-point mounting options (each with a different footprint), four-conductor leads,...
Dave Haskell
Plenty of improbable stories involve guitarists making first records amid peculiar circumstances. But few match Dave Haskell’s journey to Pivot Point. A retired airline...
Alvino Rey’s “Mini” Gibsons
Alvino Rey's 1936 Gibson mini guitar.
From its beginnings, Gibson has built custom orders and unique instruments for specific artists, sometimes by request, other times...
The Jayhawks
Those with only a casual ear to the pavement will likely file the Jayhawks under murky signifiers such as “Americana” and “Alt Country.” While...