Don Culig

Dream Finish

August 12, 2025 · Ward Meeker

The Covid pandemic forced immeasurable change on humanity. Much of it involved temporary adaptation, but there were also plenty of…

Tom Principato

Bridging the Big Pond

March 2, 2017 · Willie G. Moseley

Tom Principato’s 18th album, Live and Still Kickin’! portrays the energy of its title and was recorded on two continents.…

Guitarist/Producer Yates McKendree Shines on “Wise”

February 27, 2023 · Vintage Guitar

 New album reflects array of influences Though just 21, Yates McKendree is already a veteran of storied stages, and…

Guyatone Micro Effects

Little Boxes, Big Effects

April 29, 2020 · Phil Feser

Musical-instrument accessories importer Guyatone introduced its first series of Micro Effects three years ago to widespread praise. Knowing it was…

Fuchs Audio Technology Full House-50 Combo

The Art of the Deal

December 27, 2017 · Pete Prown

The Fuchs Full House-50 1×12 is a compact amp that strives to deliver a range of tones in a small…

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Nate Westgor

July 10, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Nate Westgor Season 01 Episode 01 In Episode 1 of “Buy That Guitar,”…

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    The goal of any anthology is to capture the broad scope of an artist’s career. Rush 50 is a strong attempt, starting with their first singles (previously unreleased) all the…

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Fretprints: Johnny Meeks

Rock-and-Roll Guitar Pioneer

November 10, 2022 · Wolf Marshall

In the 1950s, “rock” music was a melange of blues, country, and hillbilly that also snared elements from boogie-woogie, gospel,…

Tommy Castro

Circling Back

December 12, 2025 · Ward Meeker

In a career spanning four decades, Tommy Castro has crafted a commendable catalog and built a devout following with his…

Walter Trout

“Reborn” and Rockin’

May 21, 2019 · Greg Prato

After having his life saved by a liver transplant and releasing Battle Scars, an album that chronicled his health struggles,…

Bryan Sutton

Bryan Sutton

Into His Own

May 3, 2015 · Steven Stone

Bryan Sutton ranks as one of the most accomplished and in-demand acoustic players in Nashville. In 1991, fresh from high…


CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS

Park 75

November 13, 2015 · Dave Hunter

Park 75 Preamp tubes: three ECC83 (12AX7 equivalents) Output tubes: two KT88 Rectifier: solidstate Controls: Volume II, Volume I, Treble,…

Molly Miller – top-flight instrumental rock, jazz, and twang

August 30, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

Trio rips on “2 West” Instrumental guitar music is having a moment. Offering a stellar example, Molly Miller and her…

National Style 3 Hawaiian

February 9, 2023 · George Gruhn

Metal-bodied guitars built by the National String Instrument Company before World War II represent a giant leap in guitar design…

The Vox Saturn IV

June 30, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

In the mid 1960s, England’s Vox company was in the right place at the right time. Buoyed by frontline British…


NEWSWIRE

APPROVED GEAR

Mojo Hand Octaverse

Reverse Gears

July 6, 2023 · Pete Prown

The Mojo Hand Octaverse is billed as a “dedicated reverse octave delay,” which is a mouthful, but accurate. It offers…

Donner Rising-G Pro

Weather-Ready

July 6, 2023 · Pete Prown

Composite and graphite guitars have been around for more than 50 years, from famous Ovation acoustics to the Parker Fly,…

Dunlop Fuzz Face Mini Distortion Pedal

Dunlop Fuzz Face Mini Distortion Pedals

Face Lift

January 7, 2015 · Phil Feser

Dunlop’s Fuzz Face Mini Distortion Pedals Price: $129.99 (Germanium, street);$99.99 (Silicon and Jimi Hendrix, street) Contact: www.jimdunlop.com. When it comes…

E.W.S. BMC2

E.W.S. BMC2

Tiny Green Giant

July 7, 2016 · Anders Fransson

As mini-sized pedals continue to gain in popularity they are also becoming increasingly refined and versatile in their layouts. One…

WHAT ELSE IS NEW

Penco A-15-JD

July 29, 2023 · Michael Wright

The 1970s is often called “the Copy Era” for the dominating presence and spectacular success of Japanese “copies” of popular…

McKinley James’ Blues

October 25, 2024 · Vintage Guitar

 Family Barn Jam! With his ’82 Gibson 335 running into a Headstrong Corduroy (20-watt/6V6) amp, McKinley James shares a…

Ernie Isley

Burning Desire

July 2, 2019 · Oscar Jordan

Contrary to what longtime fans may have heard, Ernie Isley didn’t take guitar lessons from Jimi Hendrix. Though Ernie hung…

Austin Mics DIY Summer Reverb

for Kicks and More

September 12, 2023 · Phil Feser

Rick Wilkinson’s Austin Mics company, based in San Diego, specializes in do-it-yourself ribbon-microphone kits and DIY guitar pedals. His latest…

Shane Speal

King of the CBG

March 4, 2019 · Bob Cianci

In an era of high-tech musical toys, there’s some irony in the fact that the cigar-box guitar – most primitive…

Carvin PB4

Carvin PB4

Classic Looks, Modern Function

June 4, 2015 · Sean OBryan Smith

Carvin PB4 Price: $1,899 (list/base); $869 (street/base) Info: www.carvinguitars.com. Trends come and trends go, but tradition stands the test of…

Tyler Amp Works’ HM-18 Combo

Jersey Original

April 26, 2019 · Anders Fransson

New Jersey has a history as home of some iconic amplifiers, and Tyler Amp Works in Westfield is a father-son…

Gibson Grenada Five-string

Gibson Grenada Five-string

April 13, 2016 · George Gruhn

The Gibson Granada five-string banjo is primarily known for being played by Earl Scruggs, who had an enormous impact on…

Red Witch Zeus Bass Fuzz Suboctave and SoloDallas Schaffer Replica

Circuits Gone Wild

March 5, 2019 · Pete Prown

Fuzz and octavers are among the hottest pedals around, with some builders even melding them to great effect. The Red…

The Wildhearts

December 10, 2025 · Pete Prown

In the raging ’90s, The Wildhearts blasted out of Newcastle upon Tyne like some unholy melding of Guns ’N Roses,…

Jerry Douglas

Resophonic Resonance

September 5, 2025 · Oscar Jordan

Dobro master Jerry Douglas’ first solo album in seven years, The Set mixes old and new compositions painting gorgeous rural…

Greg Lake

Greg Lake

Welcome Back, My Friends Part 1 and 2

December 8, 2016 · Willie G. Moseley

Bassist/vocalist Greg Lake, a force in the advent of progressive rock in the early 1970s with Emerson, Lake and Palmer…

Fender PM-2

Sitting-Room Savoir Faire

April 16, 2019 · Dennis Pernu

Once wildly popular among everyone from drawing-room dilettantes to road-hardened bluesmen shuffling the dusty byways, parlor-sized guitars fell out of…

The Supro 1600R Supreme and 600 Reverb

Toneful Twosome

March 27, 2019 · Dave Hunter

Supro amps from the late 1950s and early ’60s are some of the most stylish of the era, and boast…

Leslie West

Still Climbing

May 7, 2014 · John Heidt

Upon first viewing you’ll notice that The Sound and the Story is different. The new video from guitarist Leslie West…

The Collings I-35 LC Vintage

Semi-Struck

June 3, 2022 · Pete Prown

The semi-hollow ES shape remains one of the most alluring electric designs in history. The folks at Collings know this…

Gibson’s 1966-’70 Flying V

In Detail

July 1, 2020 · Ward Meeker

Body is two-piece mahogany. Pickguard mounts to body with 13 screws. Pickups are patent-number humbuckers with chrome-plated covers. Tune-O-Matic bridge…

Headway EDB-2 Equalizer Direct Blend Preamp Home Main

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…

The Quaker City Night Hawks

April 24, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Advertised as “The spirit of ZZ Top meets Texas boogie rock,” the Night Hawks play up the image of unpretentious…

Guild’s S-100/S-200 “Kickstand” Models

November 30, 2016 · George Gruhn

Much like several other well-known manufacturers, Guild has, through the years, changed ownership, locations, and identities. Guild was founded in…

Black Joe Lewis

Garage Soul

March 7, 2016 · Oscar Jordan

Eectric Slave is the third album by Black Joe Lewis, and marks a return to the sound of his roots…

30 Most Valuable Guitars

December 27, 2017 · Ward Meeker

To mark VG’s 30th anniversary, we dig into the 30 most-valuable production guitars.

The Epiphone Devon Tremolo EA-35T Combo

Tonally TransAtlantic

January 25, 2022 · Dave Hunter

After giving the upstart Fender a run for its money in the amplifier department throughout the 1950s, Gibson segued into…

Beat Portraits: Burns Volume 5

1964: Solid Heyday

February 7, 2018 · Peter Stuart Kohman

In early 2009, VG columnist Peter Stuart Kohman turned his focus on Burns, the pioneering British guitar builder. We’ve compiled…

Selmer Truvoice

Selectortone Automatic

May 24, 2021 · Dave Hunter

Selmer Truvoice Selectortone Automatic, ca. 1961 Preamp tubes: one ECC83, two EF86 Output tubes: two EL34, cathode-bias Rectifier: GZ34 Controls:…

Elliot Easton

Elliot Easton

Shifting Gears Again

October 23, 2015 · Willie G. Moseley

Not long after he released an instrumental album with an aggregation known as the Tiki Gods, veteran southpaw guitarist Elliot…

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Bruce Kulick

B-A-C-K to KKB

May 7, 2016 · Ward Meeker

Most associate the name, face, and licks of Bruce Kulick with his 12-year stint in the non-masked Kiss. A busy…

King’s X

In the New Age: The Atlantic Recordings 1988-1995

February 9, 2024 · Pete Prown

Absurdly talented – and eternally misunderstood – King’s X was always on the cusp of stardom. This box set with…

Pink Floyd

Have You Got It Yet? – The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

December 10, 2025 · Dan Forte

It’s understandable that fans warily approach the flood of pseudo-documentaries and biopics. Add the fact that the late Syd Barrett,…