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Current Issue Issue Archive
RICKY PHILLIPS Alll About Sound He has shared time with the Babys, Bad English, and Coverdale/Page. Now a member of Styx, his instrument collection includes vintage Fender Precision basses and five late-’60s Telecaster basses. By Willie G. Moseley THE GIBSON GA-50T Get your classic ’50s electric jazz guitar tone right here – warm, smooth, woody, and round. Though it looks like a cheap suitcase, this amp was surprisingly sophisticated for its day, and its features hold up to scrutiny 50-plus years later. By Dave Hunter MARTIN CUSTOM 00-42 The typical Martin of the 1800s had no fingerboard inlay, and even when fret markers were implemented in the 1890s, they were understated. But, Martin was capable of taking ornamentation “over the top,” as illustrated by this guitar from 1905. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter VOXMOBILE Too Fast to Live, Too Cool to Die Man, those were the days! Free love, slick guitars, hot cars. And few pieces of late-’60s pop culture were anywhere near as hip and groovy as this marketing stroke of genius. By Dave Hunter JOHN FRUSCIANTE Red Hot on The Empyrean The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist enjoys every aspect of making music, and has assembled an impressive arsenal of instruments, favoring pre-CBS Strats for use onstage and in the studio. By Lisa Sharken THE YAMAHA RGZ What is it about sparkle, anyway? The way it glitters under stage lights? The suggestion of bling? Whatever the reason, it’s hard to resist a guitar in a sparkle finish. As with many Yamahas, this guitar is more than just a pretty face. By Michael Wright BASS SPACE Ricky Phillips’ Fender Custom Shop five-string Many professional musicians are known for adding custom touches to their instruments, or – as with this cool bass – having an instrument built to their own specs. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile ARACOM Amplifiers Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Atkins Axes Hit the Block, Keeley suffers fire, VHT changes name, new VG column, In Memoriam, more! Jason Becker Keeping His Music Alive By Pete Prown Raul Malo Learning By Doing By John Heidt Chris Schreiner Musical Dreaming By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs Richard Bennett Everywhere Man By Rick Allen Janne Haavisto Cosmonaut Launches Label By Dan Forte Brian Haner Meet the “Guitar Guy” By Pete Prown David Harvey Gibson Master Luthier By Steven Stone COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat Beat Portraits: The Burns Story, 1962-’64 By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Repairs: D.I.Y. vs. Pro By Steven Stone “401K” Guitars What Creates Value? By Gil Hembree Fretprints Jimmy Rogers By Wolf Marshall Guitars With Guts 1864 Antonio de Torres By R.E. Bruné TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx With a Little Help From Friends By Dan Erlewine Talkin’ Amps With... Peter Mather: Amp Restoration Tricks of the Trade By David Jung Shop of Hard Knocks Amp Repair on the Fly, on the Cheap By Will Kelly REVIEWS The VG Hit List CD, DVD, and Book Reviews Let Freedom Ring box, Jason Isbell, Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat, Martin Taylor, The Story of Paul Bigsby, more! Check This Action Still the King By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Gabriel Voxer 33, ValveTrain Concord, Hagstrom Swede, Ibanez Artcore AG95, Planet Waves PW-CR-08 Metronome Tuner, Tech 21 Character Series pedals, Zuni Custom Shangrila, Soloway Swan Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff! |
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