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Headway EDB-2 Equalizer Direct Blend Preamp

Make Way

July 18, 2014 · Steven Stone

Headway EDB-2 Equalizer Direct Blend Preamp Price: $475 (retail)/$320 (street) Info: www.headwaymusicaudio.com. Designed in England and manufactured in Korea, the…

Classics – March 2021

December 9, 2021 · Art Department

Scarce and beautiful, Gibson’s Flying V was an ahead-of-its-time marketing failure when introduced in 1958. Made of exotic limba (a…

Andy Wood

Sonic Identity

June 25, 2025 · Oscar Jordan

Andy Wood is the living embodiment of the modern working guitarist. Straddling the galaxies of country music and shred, he…

Rickenbacker 481

November 24, 2020 · Michael Wright

It’s hard to imagine an instrument other than guitar that has undergone more innovation through its modern history. Perhaps we…

Luther Dickinson

Smooth Sailing

December 2, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

The North Mississippi Allstars have always moved forward. With an expanded lineup and fresh songwriting, guitarist Luther Dickinson is in…

Custom VG Backgrounds

May 27, 2015 · Vintage Guitar

Time to give your computer, tablet, or phone a new look? VG offers different classic images, each downloadable in a…

  • Carr Skylark Special 1×12

    Carr Skylark Special 1×12

    Take Flight

    Arriving a little more than 10 years after the original Skylark, Carr Amplifiers’ new Skylark Special adds versatility and enhanced tonal depths to squeeze a lot more into this diminutive…

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Mike Matthews

The Special Effect at Electro-Harmonix

July 24, 2013 · Ward Meeker

As a child of four, Mike Matthews’ mother taught him how to play classical-style piano. Formal lessons followed; the child…

Ty Tabor

Digging Deep

February 7, 2023 · Oscar Jordan

King’s X guitarist Ty Tabor’s latest solo album is a guitar-centric meditation on mindfulness and the complexities of existence. With…

Kenny Lovelace

The Killer’s Axe Man

November 28, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Playing behind the Killer, you wouldn’t want to hit a wrong note. Kenny Lovelace has picked his guitar with Jerry…

George Cummings

Remembering Mississippi and Dr. Hook

February 27, 2018 · Willie G. Moseley

George Cummings is best known as the original guitarist for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Born in Meridian, Mississippi,…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Dobro Model 27

Brother Oswald's Dobro – Country Music History Maker

December 22, 2014 · Vintage Guitar

The melodic, evocative warbling of a resonator guitar has for decades been a fixture in country music, and knowledgeable fans…

NGM Visits Texas

Nearing Permanent Home, Museum Honors Raitt

April 14, 2020 · Dan Forte

“It was born at the junction of form and function,” country guitar ace Bill Kirchen sings in “Hammer Of The…

The Airline GIM 9151A

After The Fall

October 13, 2021 · Dave Hunter

1970 Montgomery Ward Airline GIM 9151A Preamp tubes: three 12AX7 Output tubes: four 6L6GC Rectifier: solid-state Controls: Volume, Treble, Bass…

Domino Californian Rebel

Instrument Profile

February 18, 2010 · Michael Wright

California. The Left Coast. It was probably home to North America’s earliest inhabitants, as emigrants from Asia crossed the Bering…


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Vox’s AC10C1

Vox’s AC10C1

Blast of the Past

July 6, 2016 · Michael Dregni

Few amps give such an instant jolt of history as a Vox. The golden nameplate, that distinctive crisscross speaker fabric,…

Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust, Splash MKII, and Pin Up Fuzz

Pure Sanity

August 13, 2014 · Phil Feser

Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust, Splash MKII, and Pin Up Fuzz Price: $290 (splash MKll); $260 (Pin Up Fuzz); $235 (Stardust)…

Cable Porter

May 10, 2022 · Julian Burtell

Much of a musician’s setup time is relegated to detangling cable thought to be wrapped pristinely at the previous gig.…

Gretsch G2420T Streamliner

Bang For The Buck

May 21, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Want to rock like they did back in the glory days, but don’t have pockets deep enough for a top-line…

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2021 December Issue on Spotify

December 8, 2021 · Doug Yellow Bird

This month we feature Zakk Wylde, Samantha Fish, Mark Tremonti, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Seth Lee Jones, Dave Murray, Naia Izumi,…

The Gretsch 6120 Tenor

December 2, 2014 · George Gruhn

This 1958 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 four-string tenor guitar is a very rare variation of the model. Gretsch built other…

Republic 207 Tricone

Brass Ring

July 3, 2019 · Michael Dregni

Resonator guitars appear to inspire a particular kind of affliction among players. And it’s a difficult addiction to maintain, given…

Have Guitar Will Travel 069 – Brian Moss

February 9, 2022 · James Patrick Regan

James Patrick Regan welcomes Brian Moss to Episode 69 of “Have Guitar Will Travel.” Guitarist in the jam band Spafford,…

Gibson Basses in The ’70s

Gibson Basses in The ’70s

Plucky Trio from the “Downer Decade”

February 29, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Guitar enthusiasts have long heard that the 1970s were the “downer decade” for Fender and Gibson, both of which introduced…

John Leventhal

Tele-Singing Architect of Americana

March 27, 2019 · Zac Childs

When Shawn Colvin’s Steady On won a Grammy in 1989, John Leventhal was instantly transformed from NYC sideman to in-demand…

The Winfield Dust Devil

Devil’s In The Details

March 15, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

Unlike most amp builders who take up the challenge to create amplifiers that replicate the sounds of the 1960s, Winfield…

Elite Acoustics EAE D6-8 Pro

Power-Packed

September 12, 2023 · Pete Prown

A knee-jerk first impression of the Elite Acoustics D6-8 Pro might be, “Dang, that is small.” But its one-foot cube…

Echopark Traditional American Acoustic

Small-Body Stunner

January 25, 2017 · Steven Stone

Echopark Guitars is the brainchild of Gabriel Currie, who opened the establishment in 2006, after many years of working as…

Dallas Shaftesbury 30

March 7, 2017 · Dave Hunter

We mine the rich seam of obscure vintage American tube amps on a regular basis here in the pages of…

PRS SE 245 Single Cut

Dressed to Impress

August 28, 2013 · Pete Prown

PRS SE 245 Single Cut Price: $650 (street). Info: prsguitars.com Pick up the PRS SE 245 and turn it around…

Lost Planet Airmen

Back from the Ozone

October 29, 2024 · Rich Kienzle

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were true country-rock and Americana pioneers. Their unique, uncompromising brew of rockabilly, R&B,…

Exquisite fingerstyle from Will Ackerman

August 11, 2022 · Vintage Guitar

Trademark Melodies from an Icon Will Ackerman and his Steve Klein guitar show us a piece of the lovely “I…

Have Guitar Will Travel 103 – Live In The Vineyard #2

June 21, 2024 · Doug Yellow Bird

In episode 103 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan is again at…

Gibson Johnny Smith

June 29, 2015 · George Gruhn

In 1961, Gibson’s Johnny Smith model not only associated Gibson with one of the most popular guitar stylists of the…

Barney Kessel’s ES-350 Rides Again

Return Of An Icon

October 13, 2022 · Rusty Russell

Bruce Forman acquired Barney Kessel’s beloved Gibson ES-350 in mid 2021. In prep for recording Reunion!, he made the guitar…

Charlie Gracie

Rock’s Unsung Pioneer

June 24, 2020 · Dan Forte

“…as I went from London to Liverpool to Manchester to Birmingham to Scotland, in the audience were all these young…

Genesis/Steve Hackett

Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th/Live Magic at Trading Boundaries

November 7, 2025 · Pete Prown

One of those double-LP masterpieces of the ’70s, The Lamb was Peter Gabriel’s final achievement with Genesis, quitting immediately after…

Keeley Electronics Seafoam Chorus

Keeley Electronics Seafoam Chorus

Side Effects

March 13, 2015 · Tom Guerra

Keeley Electronics Seafoam Chorus Price: $229 (list) Contact: www.robertkeeley.com In a world of proliferating effects pedals, discovering one that does…

Gibson Custom Colors in the 1960s

Burning Embers, Chilled Whites

January 11, 2017 · Andre R. Duchossoir

Unlike its rival from the West Coast, Gibson did not readily embrace the concept of offering custom-color finishes. It wasn’t…

Bob Barry

Jazz Lenser, Guitar Lover

April 27, 2020 · Jim Carlton

Photographer/jazzographer Bob Barry is a busy man. Of course he enjoys frequent personal appearances at galleries and events showcasing his…

Hangin’ with Kid and Lisa “Little Baby” Andersen

September 5, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Smooth, Funky Blues With Soul Kid Andersen worked with Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Bishop before scoring his current gig with…

Mark Sebastian

Mark Sebastian

Hometown Noir

December 29, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

Mark Sebastian’s new album, The Real Story, is a paean to his musical roots in the Big Apple. “About a…

Julian Lage

Squint

March 31, 2022 · Michael Dregni

Julian Lage walks an intriguing line between jazz and rock-and-roll. On his latest – and first release on the stellar…

 Joey Molland

January 16, 2026 · Pete Prown

The word “underrated” is belabored in music journalism, but Joey Molland was just that. As co-guitarist in Badfinger, he was…

The Real Story of Martin’s 14-Fret Orchestra Models

OM Irony

July 9, 2019 · George Gruhn

Martin Orchestra Model (OM) guitars made prior to World War II are some of the finest ever made for fingerpicking.…

Aaron Moreland

Where Zeppelin Meets Son House

June 9, 2015 · Dan Forte

Growing up in a small Kansas town, 38-year-old Aaron Moreland took up guitar at 15, and his first garage band…

The Preston Thompson 12-Fret 000

Old Soul

July 9, 2018 · Steven Stone

Until 1928 the largest and loudest guitar in C. F. Martin’s catalog was their 12-fret 000-sized guitar. Until the OM…

Wampler Pedals’ Bravado

Tone Tweaker’s Delight

April 24, 2019 · Chip Wilson

What’s a pedal platform? Nope, it’s not a carbon-fiber Pinarello mountain bike with Shimano shifters and derailleurs. It’s another term…