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Current Issue Issue Archive
50 YEARS OF VOX Any design that remains the kid to beat for 50 years deserves its own chapter in the annals of tone. Mention “class A” and Vox’s AC30 and AC15 amplifiers come to mind first every time. Plus, an exclusive first look at the Vox AC15H1TVL. By Dave Hunter AMP-O-RAMA The Kustom K100 If ever a solidstate amplifier made a devoted valvehead abandon their beloved warm glow and soft clipping, it was a Kustom from the ’60s or ’70s. After all, it was good enough John Fogerty and Mike Campbell. By Dave Hunter EC’s Crossroads Festival “II” For 11 hours on July 28, 29,000 people in Chicago were treated to an amazing set of performances by some of guitardom’s biggest living legends. The occasion was the second edition of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival. By Ward Meeker D'AQUISTO NEW YORKER CLASSIC From the premier archtop builder of an era, this 1986 version of John D’Aquisto’s foremost work represents the builder’s bridge between the traditional and the modernistic, as well as the end of one era and beginning of another. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter MOLTEN MOJO Gibson Goldtops Head-to-Head: Vintage vs. Reissue When Les Paul whipped out his “goldtop,” there was no turnin’ back. Vintage examples now are priced beyond reach for most. So, do reissues make the grade? Plus, a look at the goldtop market. By Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate THE FENDER PALOMINO The Palomino represents Fender’s first foray into the world of acoustic guitar manufacturing and is tied to Roger Rossmeisl’s influence on American guitars. Behold the “broomstick,” whose failure speaks more to bad marketing than a bad instrument. By Michael Wright BASS SPACE The G&L L-5000 For Leo’s second go-round, he paid close attention to the market – and things that had potential for G&L. In the late 1980s that meant a foray into the land of the five-string bass. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Gadotti Guitars Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory The Great VG Hall of Fame Giveaway Vote for your favorites, and you could win an Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Guita Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Hiram Flagston Reads VG, Al Hendrickson: 1920-2007, Black Crowes new disc, Shimabukuro news, In Memoriam, more! Steve Trovato By Ann Wickstrom Mark Farner Messenger, Parker, and Patriotism By Willie G. Moseley Paul Brown With Some Help From His Friends (and Family) By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs Peter Karp Guitar For An “Ideas Guy” By John Heidt Daryl Stuermer Deja Vu Fusion, Genesis Reunion By Willie G. Moseley Mark Kendall Back to the Rhythm with Great White By Steven Douglas Losey Summer NAMM ’07 Small (But Rockin’) Party in Austin By Dan Forte COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody: Fretted Cheesecake Advertising Through the Years, Part II By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Repairs, Revisited By Steven Stone “401K” Guitars Vintage, Not Niche By Gil Hembree Fretprints Eddie Cochran By Wolf Marshall Guitars With Guts Manuel de la Chica By R.E. Bruné TECH Guitar Shop Necessary Evil By Tony Nobles Dan’s Guitar Rx Gas Attack! By Dan Erlewine Talkin’ Amps With... Terry Kilgore: “The Tube Tramp” Tells the Truth By David Jung REVIEWS The VG Hit List Wes Montgomery, Chris Duarte, Duke Robillard, Widespread Panic, Roadwork: Rock and Roll Turned Inside Out, more! Check This Action Elvis is Everywhere By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Savage Macht 12x, VVT Rick Derringer Hyperdrive, Empress Tremolo Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff! |
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