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Current Issue Issue Archive
Mick Mars... ...Shows off a piece of his action Fueled by his powerhouse riffage, Mötley Crue defined the heavy metal that emerged from L.A. in the early ’80s. An astute collector of vintage guitars, we take a look at an alluring dose of his eye candy. By Lisa Sharken Creative Head An inside look at jim elyea’s vox museum Growing up in the late ‘50s, Jim Elyea finished his days drifting to sleep listening to a small Motorola radio. That innocent habit ultimately led to his becoming the curator of his own museum, which features some of the coolest vintage gear. By Ward Meeker The Top Hat Club Deluxe In the ’90s, players who preferred smaller tube amps for club gigs were aided by indie builders who shared in their wisdom and taste. TopHat was among the leaders of the charge, with designs that encapsulate the “crankable” ethos. By Dave Hunter The Gibson J-200 Rosewood Gibson’s “King of the Flat-tops,” has produced quite a lineage – and has quite a story to tell. But few know it started life as something other than a maple-bodied guitar. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter The Electra MPC Standard X320 The brand used by St. Louis Music to sell Japanese-made guijtars in the ’70s, Electra was both innovative and successful. The MPC Standard X320 stands as evidence! By Michael Wright The Alembic Distillate Designed as a lower-priced model, it nonetheless has many of the unique elements that helped make a small California-based guitar builder a legend in high-end luthiery. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Doug Sewell/PRS Amps Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory The Great VG Giveaway Register to win a Campbell American guitar Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Bob Bogle remembered, Saint Blues exhibit, Woodstock Luthiers Showcase, Krannert Center Festival, In Memoriam, more! Steve Wariner The C.G.P. Connection By Willie G. Moseley David Leisner Rediscovering a Master By Pete Prown Ask Zac By Zac Childs Roland Nipp Do-It-Yourselfer By John Heidt Shawn Starski Of Churches and Harps By John Heidt Omar Kent Dykes Still Howlin’ By John Heidt Adam Stern Late Bloomer By John Heidt Lyle Workman All in Good Time By John Heidt COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat Burns, Late ’65: Transistors, Trouble, and Takeover! By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Better Than Birdhouses By Steven Stone Fretprints Pete Townshend By Wolf Marshall “401K” Guitars The Les Paul/Strat “Bubble” By Gil Hembree TECH Talkin’ Amps With... Andy Brauer: Sleeper Amps, Part 1 By David Jung Dan’s Guitar Rx Goldtop Color-Match By Dan Erlewine Shop of Hard Knocks Neck-and-Neck Finish By Will Kelly REVIEWS The VG Hit List CD, DVD, and Book Reviews: Brad Paisley, Steve Wariner, Ronnie Earl, Fillmore: The Last Days, Martin Guitars, more! Check This Action Clapton Meets Winwood By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Elliott Stroud Tonemaster, Mad Professor MP101, Swart STR, Aracom VRX18, ValveTrain Lexington Reverb, TV Jones Spectra Sonic, Radial Bones, Eastwood Airline ’59/Breadwinner Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff! |
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