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Among the arcana of tone, few things inspire as much devotion – even obsession – as echo. The Holy Grail is often considered the...

The Danelectro name first surfaced on amplifiers in the late 1940s, then later on guitars made with Masonite bodies and lipstick-tube pickups, along with...

The J&B Brothers make a sound equal parts Texas country, blues, folkie, rock, jazz, and soul – the spices that make music from the...

Watching her baby boy become rapt whenever his grandma played country blues on her guitar, Ella May King had a notion... So, as soon...

Somewhere in the world right now, a Foreigner song is playing on the radio. Literally. Thanks to nearly 20 mega-hit singles, 75 million units...

In this episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” host James Patrick Regan talks to blues-rocker Jared James Nichols. Known for his high-energy performances and “pickless”...

In the colossal wake of the Beatles, Tom Petty – more than most – was that kid the Byrds spoke to in “So You...

The Master Model instruments created at Gibson in the early 1920s are famous for their sound and build. Credit for their design is often...

Amplifier collectors swarm to models with descriptors like “first year” and “golden age,” but other types can be far more interesting; a transitional model...

After having his life saved by a liver transplant and releasing Battle Scars, an album that chronicled his health struggles, Walter Trout is back....