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Current Issue Issue Archive
Billy Sheehan New Music, Old-School basses Accompanied by a 1970 Fender Precision Bass, he has been a standout in four decades, including tapping toe-to-toe with Steve Vai. He harbors a special love for baritone instruments, which have become the musical foundation for his solo work. By Lisa Sharken The Supro S6651 Big Star When it comes to ’60s kitchen kitsch, this amp, with its Formica styling, gas-cooker knobs, chrome, and an emblem seemingly lifted off a fridge door, is hard to beat. And being a Valco product, it naturally sounds great. By Dave Hunter The Rosewood Dobro In the ’30s, Dobro went through a series of ownership changes and did not strictly follow specifications. So it’s not surprising to find birch, mahogany, walnut, spruce, or faux-grain wood on its pre-war models. But rosewood is out of character! By George Gruhn and Walter Carter Dennis Kager techy’s brain, musician’s heart Amplifiers became his passion 45 years ago, and he has witnessed the zeitgeist surrounding the combination of guitar and amp. Player first, then builder, the duality strengthened and shaped his concept of sound and how to achieve it. By P.J. Cotroneo Tiny Moore’s 1952 Bigbsy Mandolin Born into a musical family, as a child he played fiddle. But as a young man, he saw Leo Raley and his electric mandolin in the Texas Wanderers – and his focus then changed! By Deke Dickerson The Guild M-85-II Founded by a “jazz guy,” Guild’s early guitars were designed to suit the form, so it didn’t begin making solidbody electrics until the early ’60s. In ’67, it launched this instrument, sibling of its popular M-75 BluesBird. By Willie G. Moseley The B.C. Rich Seagull Until companies like B.C. Rich came along,electric guitars were mostly just ergonomically stretched Spanish-style guitars. But this guitar fits a continuum that mirrors a wider evolution. By Michael Wright DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Manndolins Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Santana, GC help food banks, Gibbons Stuck in Tube, Arlington ’09, Stolen Gear, more! the house that rock built Rock HoF Jams on DVD By Dan Forte billy pittman Staying Grounded in Tilt-A-Whirl By Rob Roberge Ask Zac By Zac Childs rusty anderson The Long and Winding Road By John Heidt ace frehley Back From Space By Lisa Sharken doug lubahn Four Strings for The Doors By Willie G. Moseley david wilcox Olson Devotee By Steven Stone COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat Rickenbacker’s Art Deco Plastic Family By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Fretprints Richie Blackmore: The Rainbow Years By Wolf Marshall Guitars with Guts Bridging the Gap By R.E. Bruné Acousticville Arlington ’09: How Do You Start a Flood? By Steven Stone “401K” Guitars In Search of the “Market Bottom” By Gil Hembree TECH Talkin’ Amps With... Blackie Pagano: Secrets to Vintage Tone, Part II By David Jung Dan’s Guitar Rx Something Old, Something New, Part IV By Dan Erlewine Shop of Hard Knocks Meet the “Omnicaster” By Will Kelly REVIEWS The VG Hit List CD, DVD, and Book Reviews: Brian Setzer, Steve Morse, Wilco, Kentucky Headhunters, Sean Costello, Jim Weider, Arlen Roth, Six-String Heroes, more! Check This Action The New Lost City Ramblers By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews BC Audio Amplifier No. 7, Squier Jagmaster, Eastwood RS-II, SWR Marcus Miller Preamp, Gold Tone BT-2000/GM-6, Seagull Coastline S12, Takamine G Series, Bluesman ’62 Stack Knob J Style, Mojotone Convertible Strat Pickups, Planet Waves Humidipak Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff! |
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