Tag: features

Collectible value in guitars can be defined any number of ways, and not just by having a popular brand name such as Fender or...

When a guitar junkie hears the words "soapbar" and "P-90," the mental image is usually that of a cream-colored rectangle seated deep in a...

In the early 1960s, as Les Paul was leaving Gibson's artist roster, the company recruited three of the most respected jazz guitarists to put...

“A lot of people...think all the same. So I try to take that element out. I don’t want to restrict myself in terms...

The antennae of many guitar collectors/enthusiasts pop up when they encounter a Gibson-made instrument bearing a six-digit serial number with "Made In The USA"...

The acoustic Hawaiian guitar of Hermann Weissenborn is one of the most specialized instrument designs of the 20th century. Weissenborns were made for guitarists...

Carl Verheyen says it all came to him when he heard the Eagles' album called The Long Run. At that point, he was heavily into...

Guild didn’t intro-duce a true solidbody electric guitar until 1963, but the Aristocrat of 1954 gave the appearance that Guild was competing head-to-head with...

As amp builders go, Dario G. Gomez is about as fresh as they come. Though he has been repairing tube amps for many years,...

Put your gut money on a dark horse every so often, and you might find the rest of the regurgitating bandwagon world awash in...