Tag: features
Scott Holiday
Regardless of the state of pop or rock music, it’s invigorating when a group comes along to remind us what rock and roll sounds...
Valco El Grande
Preamp tube: one 6SL7
Output tube: one 6V6GT
Rectifier: 5Y3
Controls: Volume, Tone
Speaker: 8" Rola speaker
Output: 5 watts RMS
We dig old Valco-made amps wearing Supro, National,...
Waterloo WL-14
Waterloo WL-14
Price: $2,100, $1,890 (street)
Contact: www.collingsguitars.com or www.waterlooguitars.com
Robert Johnson slid into a photo booth, dangling a cigarette from his lips and holding a flat-top...
Six-Strings, 60 Years Ago
Had he survived to this day, Elvis Presley – cultural icon extraordinaire – would be 80 years old.
The man who would rise from very...
Lengardo Milano JBE Series
Lengardo Milano JBE Series
Price: $4,254
Contact: www.JBEPickups.com
Though a name unfamiliar to most, Lengardo is a brand of Phaselus, a manufacturer/distributor of guitars and music accessories...
Burton, Garrett, Lee, and Wilcox Join Forces
For guitar lovers and roots-music fans, the place to be in July ’13 was British Columbia. The Vancouver Island MusicFest held a true summit...
Hornby Skewes Zonk Machines
In 1965, fuzz was the “it” sound. Guitarists had recorded with fuzz before, of course, but after Keith Richards plugged into a Maestro Fuzz-Tone...
Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR-Junior II
Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR-Junior II
Price: $175 (list, depending on exchange rate)
Contact: www.vibesware.com
In the beginning, there was the E Bow, a handheld device that used...
Strymon’s Deco Tape Saturation and Doubletracker
Strymon’s Deco Tape Saturation and Doubletracker
Price: $299 (list)
Contact: www.strymon.net
It’s scary, wielding a stompbox that’s smarter than you. Scary and thrilling.
Strymon’s Deco pedal is designed...