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Ritchie Blackmore
In any conversation about the dawn of hard rock and metal, several bands rise up – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad,...
Cliff Gallup
There was a custom at Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studios in Nashville; artists cut vocal tracks with backing from Bradley’s crack team of session...
The Strat in Transition
Believing the long-term survival of his company hinged on creating the world’s best electric guitar, in 1953, Leo Fender set out to improve on...
Watkins Joker
This could be just what every well-heeled young “Beat” guitarist and singer in Britain needed in the early 1960s – a guitar amp/PA with...
Luis Carlos Maldonado
Train guitarist Luis Carlos Maldonado’s musical upbringing and skill on the fretboard has earned him cherry gigs with artists like John Waite, UFO, and...
Bettie Serveert
Bettie Serveert is still going strong, 25 years after bursting on the scene in Amsterdam at the height of alternative rock.
Palomine, its acclaimed debut,...
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell arrived in Nashville in 1972, bent on finding a niche for himself in the country music he’d loved since his childhood in...
Steve Stevens
As Billy Idol’s longtime guitarist and songwriting partner, Steve Stevens’ unique approach – flamenco stylings and the occasional ray gun – have rocked stages...
Danelectro ’66
The new Danelectro ’66 brings together several threads of retro-dom in one hip package. Visually, this Danny brings to mind the Mosrite Ventures models,...
VG Giveaways
Giveaway #167
Enter to win a Ernie Ball Expression Tremolo, valued at $300!
The Ernie Ball Expression Tremolo delivers foot-sweepable tremolo control, all without taking your hands...