Monthly Archives: April 2016
Michael Staertow
You may not recognize the name, but Michael Staertow has been playing some of classic rock’s most memorable riffs for Lou Gramm, the voice...
Indiana Spring Guitar Show
April 10th, at the Airport Radisson Hotel, 2500 South High School Rd, Indianapolis, IN. Show hours 11-6. For more info,contact Eddie Prather (317) 430-2222, or...
Lyon and Healy
So what is it? Its original black-finished spruce top is simply ladder-braced from within, but its back and sides feature Brazilian rosewood with dramatic...
EVH Wolfgang WG Standard
EVH Wolfgang WG Standard
Price: $799.99 (list); $599.99 (street)
Contact: www.evhgear.com
Decades after the release of the first Van Halen album, universal acceptance of Edward Van Halen...
Allen Toussaint
Think of New Orleans rock and roll and R&B, and icons such as Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, the Meters, and the Neville...
Spencer Kirkpatrick
In the ’70s, Hydra was a Southern-rock band that owed more to the heavy British blues of Cream and Free than Skynyrd. Its secret...
Fender Harvard
Given the current craze for semi-small “home” and “recording” amps, Fender’s 5F10 Harvard of 1955-’60 could be the ideal tweed amp, yet, in its...
Falbo Alpha Series Hollowbody
Falbo Alpha
Series Hollowbody
Price: $3,450 (base); $6,250 (as reviewed)
Info: www.falboguitars.com
Frank Falbo set the acoustic guitar world on its collective ear in 2012 with a revolutionary...
Darin and Brooke Aldridge’s Family Album
The husband-and-wife duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge are one of the hottest acts on the traditional bluegrass/Americana scene. The couple’s sixth release, Snapshots, is...
Coral Electric Sitar
For centuries, Indian musicians have utilized the resonant sympathetic strings of the sitar to create the unique sounds of classical Indian music. Traditional sitar design...