Metal Pedals’ Raw Hide, Hard Core XXX

Saddle Up!

August 8, 2014 · Sean OBryan Smith

Metal Pedals’ Raw Hide, Hard Core XXX Price: $175 (Raw Hide); $230 (Hard Core XXX) Info: www.metalpedals.com. For many discerning…

Have Guitar Will Travel 083 – Martin Guitar: Thomas Ripsam, Chris Martin and Rich Robinson

February 3, 2023 · James Patrick Regan

The new episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel” digs deep into the story of – and latest happenings at –…

Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda

Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda

The Un-Twisted Tale of <em>Stay Hungry</em>

May 12, 2016 · Ward Meeker

Step back with us, please, to 1984; Paul McCartney gets dinged for possession of cannibis in Barbados, Carl Lewis collects…

Fretprints: Jack Wilkins

Farewell to a Modern Jazz Master

July 26, 2024 · Wolf Marshall

Jazz guitar recently lost one of the great ones. Jack Wilkins, champion of modern traditionalism (or is it traditional modernism?)…

2023 March Issue on Spotify

March 8, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

This month we feature Jeff Beck, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Savoy Brown, Uriah Heap, King Crimson, The Yard Birds, The sons…

Dave Wyndorf

Tab of God

July 2, 2019 · Greg Prato

In the early ’90s, a handful of bands were trailblazers in the realm of “stoner rock”; Kyuss, Sleep, Fu Manchu,…

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    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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Dave Davies

Dave Davies

Personal Songs and Power Chords

March 28, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

For more than a half-century, the world has known of guitarist Dave Davies and his raucous electric sound, thanks to…

Have Guitar Will Travel 081 – G. Love

September 2, 2022 · James Patrick Regan

Host James Patrick Regan welcomes singer, rapper, and musician G. Love to episode 82 of “Have Guitar Will Travel.” They…

Leo Lydon

Beefy Tones

November 12, 2023 · Pete Prown

The wildly named Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol doesn’t play the typical “doom metal” or “stoner metal” that has been hip…

Have Guitar Will Travel – 034 Featuring Nalle Colt

August 31, 2020 · James Patrick Regan

Episode 34 of James Patrick Regan’s “Have Guitar Will Travel” podcast features Vintage Trouble guitarist Nalle Colt. They delve into…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Ted Newman Jones’ West-Texas Guitars

Melodious Coterie

June 10, 2022 · Ward Meeker

Boxcars Among the vast papers, drawings, photographs, and tapes at Texas Tech’s Crossroads of Music Archive is a guitar beloved…

Brennen Leigh’s Heart-Tugging Honky-Tonk

September 5, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

Shades of Norman Blake and Dolly Parton A student of the “Carter Scratch” guitar technique – melody on the low…

Weissenborn Style #4

Weissenborn Style#4

April 13, 2010 · George Gruhn

The acoustic Hawaiian guitar of Hermann Weissenborn is one of the most specialized instrument designs of the 20th century. Weissenborns…

Selmer Modele Jazz and Stimer M.10 Amp

Electricfying Early Jazz

March 6, 2015 · Michael Dregni

In the 1930s, the quest for volume was the Holy Grail of guitar construction, as guitarists sought instruments to slice…


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JORDAN BOSS TONE

Jordan Boss Tone

Little Fuzz with the Big Buzz

January 11, 2016 · Michael Dregni

In the august and revered Hall of Fame of Fuzz, the Jordan Boss Tone deserves a prominent pedestal. Perhaps it…

Breedlove FF and KO Mandolins

Breedlove FF and KO Mandolins

New Traditionalists

January 13, 2016 · Steven Stone

Breedlove FF and KO Mandolins1 Price: FF $2,265 (list), $1,699 (street); KO $1,999 (list), $1,499 (street) Info: www.breedlovemusic.com. Unlike luthiers…

Misa Kitara

Axe of the Future?

August 11, 2014 · Pete Prown

Misa Kitara Price: $789 Info: www.misadigital.com. The guitar synthesizer has been around for more than 30 years and made significant…

Lollygagger FX Canaglia Overdrive

Rude ’Tude

July 9, 2018 · Oscar Jordan

Sean Wright’s love for guitars and electronics has resulted in a family business that realizes his vision of stompbox perfection.…

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Larry Campbell

All-Americana Multi-Instrumentalist

February 24, 2017 · Dan Forte

You’ve probably seen his face, and maybe even watched his hair and beard go from black to gray. Whether it’s…

United Guitar Corporation

United They Stood…. A Jersey City Tale

January 24, 2022 · Peter Stuart Kohman

The history of the United Guitar Corporation, which unfolded in Jersey City, just over the river from the glitter of…

BBE Sonic Stomp Pro & Green Screamer V2

Maximized Tone

December 23, 2023 · Pete Prown

Contributing to a recent burst of creative releases in the effects market, BBE added a pair of stompboxes to its…

Manouche Latcho Drom Swing 42

Hot Club Hot Stuff

December 27, 2017 · Michael Dregni

In the galaxy of Gypsy jazz guitars, the Modèle Special Chorus made by Sicilian-born, Parisian-based Antoine Di Mauro was something…

Fender Precision Bass

The “Final” Configuration

June 5, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

The Fender Precision Bass was the first commercially successful solidbody electric bass. Played somewhat like a guitar and sporting a…

Roland’s Blues Cube Artist

Roland’s Blues Cube Artist

March 25, 2016 · Phil Feser

Roland’s Blues Cube Artist Price: $1,169 (list)/$899 (street) Contact: www.rolandus.com Roland has reinvented and relaunched its Blues Cube combos with…

Jeff Hanna

Decades of Dirt

May 9, 2023 · Ward Meeker

One’s taste in music usually starts in the home, where immersion can fuel the subconscious. Jeff Hanna’s parents loved Ella…

Jimmy Bryant

Country-Jazz Virtuoso

September 23, 2019 · Wolf Marshall

When Leo Fender strode into a cowboy bar on the outskirts of Hollywood one day in 1950, he had no…

50 Years Ago Today

The Beatles Conquer America

July 4, 2014 · Andy Babiuk

Sunday, February 9, 1964, was the day that forever changed music and pop culture. “The Ed Sullivan Show” was one…

Pat Metheny

Road To The Sun

February 9, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

Jazz guitar visionary Metheny is so admired he gets other people to perform his music. Road To The Sun features…

John Jorgenson

Stringed-Instrument Ecstasy

January 24, 2017 · Willie G. Moseley

The title of John Jorgenson’s new three-CD boxed set, Divertuoso, combines two words – “diverse” and “virtuoso” – to aptly…

Nat Talks Strings!

July 11, 2025 · Vintage Guitar

The Strings of Power Hey there! Nate Westgor from Willie’s American Guitars dives into the world of guitar strings, discussing…

Jimmy James

Unadulterated Guitar

April 5, 2022 · Oscar Jordan

Not even a pandemic can stop the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. After a successful European tour, they were lean, mean,…

Seymour Duncan’s Whole Lotta Humbucker, 59/Custom Hybrid Pickups

Dream Babies

June 17, 2014 · Zac Childs

Seymour Duncan’s Whole Lotta Humbucker Price: $94 59/Custom Hybrid Pickups Price: $89 Info: www.seymourduncan.com. In lean times, who can afford…

Zakk Wylde

Stripped Down BLS for Unblackened

July 18, 2014 · Lisa Sharken

When Zakk Wylde was asked to record a new DVD/CD package, he decided to give his Black Label Society fans…

SviSound’a Overdrive OverZoid oz01

Svi Sound’s Overdrive OverZoid oz01

Full Steam

March 9, 2016 · Rich Maloof

SviSound’a Overdrive OverZoid oz01 Price: $165 (list) Contact: www.svisound.com Tonally and aesthetically, SviSound’s Overdrive OverZoid is a study in good…

Godin ACS SA

Nylon Dreams

October 12, 2022 · Pete Prown

Too often, the notion of plugging in a thin-body guitar and getting a reasonably natural acoustic/electric tone is more dream…

The Ray Butts EchoSonic

April 29, 2021 · Dave Hunter

If you want to talk star-user ratio, the Ray Butts EchoSonic is near the top of the heap. Most accounts…

Wishbone Ash

Powell, Manninen, and <em>Elegant Stealth</em>

November 29, 2013 · Willie G. Moseley

Fans of Wishbone Ash will consider the group’s newest release, Elegant Stealth, the type of innovative guitar music they’ve grown…

Gary Moore: The Official Biography

Harry Shapiro

July 7, 2023 · Pete Prown

The ultimate unsung hero, Moore made a seismic impact on heavy guitarists, without being a huge star himself. That’s the…

1982 Gibson Victory Custom

February 6, 2023 · Willie G. Moseley

When you consider their status as a last-gasp instrument made by Gibson in its waning days as a property of…

Recording Acoustic Guitars

The Art of Home Recording

April 24, 2017 · Dave Hunter

Recording an acoustic guitar is very different from recording an electric, employing different microphones, placement, and technique. Here are a…

Robin Basses

Robin Basses

A Photo Retrospective

November 29, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Alamo Music Products holds a unique place in the history of electric guitars and basses. The Houston-based company began its…

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Carol Kaye

Think "Extensive"

March 24, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Contrary to what some aspiring bass players might think, the world’s most recorded electric bassist isn’t some modern-day L.A. dude…

TWA GD-02 Great Divide Analog Synth Octaver

Mono Monster

March 14, 2016 · Pete Prown

TWA GD-02 Great Divide Analog Synth Octaver Price: $399 Info: www.godlyke.com . Despite its cumbersome name and the fact it…

Oz Noy

Coming to America

April 27, 2020 · John Heidt

When Oz Noy mov-ed to New York City at age 24 in 1996, he was an established guitarist in his…

Roland Micro Cube

Mighty Mouse

November 4, 2013 · Pete Prown

Roland Micro Cube Price: $130 (street) Info: www.rolandus.com. Every once in a while you have to pinch yourself and thank…

Guild Basses in the Early 1980s

Traditional, Temporary

Guild Basses in the Early 1980s

June 21, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

The early ’80s were a unique time in the history of American electric guitars. Fender and Gibson were both owned…

Geddy Lee

Bass Conservator

August 7, 2023 · Ward Meeker

In its 40-plus years, Rush evolved on its own terms. Mixing rock and jazz influences, the band’s 19 studio albums…