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Cool Rockin’ Daddy
From the Bushmen to the Bis-Quits, solo work to his gig as Rodney Crowell’s lead guitarist, the multi-talented player, producer, and songwriter can do everything. It all started at a Springsteen concert in ’76! By Rick Allen

AMP-O-RAMA
The 1963 Gretsch 6156 Playboy
Gearheads do love an occasional epiphany like this amp, which stands out in the Valco crowd with its cathodyne inverter, 6973 output tubes, and Jensen C10R. By Dave Hunter

GIBSON FIVE-STRING BANJO
Gibson got a late start in the banjo market, but with a flurry of models in the ’20s, it caught up and carried design forward into the ’30s. This one stands out as a unique and unexplainable “retro” model. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter

ALVINO REY’S “MINI” GIBSONS
Custom orders sometimes lure a potential endorser; a popular player seen with an instrument can be key to its commercial success. In 1936, an offhand remark prompted Gibson to woo an artist with two highly unusual instruments. By Lynn Wheelwright

ELVIN BISHOP
Cultivating the Blues
The first album he ever played was a life-changer, and now, using his trademark Gibson ES-345, his new CD passes along the blues tradition the way legends of Chicago blues passed it down to him. By Dan Forte

THE RENAISSANCE T-200G
Plexiglas... cool, dense, and resonant. You’d think it would be the perfect medium for a mean rock and roll guitar. But through the years, practically every attempt to make a guitar from it has ended in failure – or worse! Here’s a prime example. By Michael Wright

BASS SPACE
The Westone Genesis
The Matsumoku-made Westone brand came along at the start of the ’80s and evolved to become unique in their own right. This limited-edition commemorative was one of its more traditional models. By Willie G. Moseley

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