Tag: features
Larry Collins
Larry Collins, a guitar prodigy mentored by renowned flatpicker Joe Maphis, and half of the ’50s brother/sister act The Collins Kids, died January 5...
Paul Reed Smith
Believe it or not, Paul Reed Smith can play the hell out of the guitar. In a world where most builders spend more time...
Rob Fleming
KillerStar is no David Bowie cover band. Instead, it’s an uncanny project from U.K. guitarist Rob Fleming and drummer James Sedge, who brought in...
Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi’s second album, Just Won’t Burn, changed her life. Released in 1998, it pushed her from a local Boston blues act to a...
Robin Trower
At age 78, Robin Trower remains at the top of his game, musically – still offering smoldering solos from his Strat on his latest...
Pop ’N Hiss: Hawkwind’s Space Ritual
Among the evolutionary tangents of London’s pop-music scene in the late ’60s were the original stylings of progressive rock, psychedelia, and what came to...
Dan’s Guitar RX: A 1955 Gibson Touch-up
To keep work flowing in my shop, repairs often become a group effort. Recently, Gene Imbody, T.K. Kelly, Paul Schmittauer, and I worked to...
Eric Clapton in Mayall’s Blues Breakers
John Mayall Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton casts a long shadow in the annals of modern music. Released in 1966, it was dubbed “The...