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Current Issue Issue Archive
CARLOS SANTANA Holding That Tone From the moment his band stepped onstage in ’66, he was breaking new ground. Today, his status as an icon is unquestioned, his musical identity – and uniquely recognizable guitar tone – are beyond reproach. By Dan Forte GIBSON STYLE 0 Early on, Gibson placed a high priority on mandolin production. And in 1908, the “suggestion” of its mandolin approach to guitar design became an obvious fact with the introduction of the Style O model with a scroll body shape. By George Gruhn THE VG HALL OF FAME From Django Reinhardt and the Dopyera brothers to the National tri-cone and Mesa Mark 1 Boogie amplifier, the ever-discriminating readers of VG have once again chosen the people and instruments to be immortalized in the VG Hall of Fame. BOB’S PLAYBOY PICKERS Bob Wills and the guitarists in his band, the Texas Playboys, deeply influenced country, rock, and jazz music. Wills was also one of the early high-profile musicians to endorse the amps and steels made by his friend, Leo Fender. By Rich Kienzle THE TOKAI TALBO The high-tech flagship of a brand known amongst aficionados of copy guitars for being one of the darlings of the 1970s/early-’80s “copy era,” it’s resplendent in its modern materials wrapped in a timeless, modern package. By Michael Wright ICON CORNER A Hero’s Gretsch 6117 In the Fall of 1960, this first-generation Gretsch 6117 Double Anniversary was purchased by U.S. Navy Commander Scott Carpenter, one of the original “Mercury Seven.” By Willie G. Moseley THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER The Roots of Modern Minstrelsy It might be a stretch to say we wouldn’t have the modern guitar without The Prophet. But if the Moors had not invaded Spain, the music we express with it may have taken a decidedly different course. By Michael Wright DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Sandoval Engineering Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes New Sensor tube factory, Hurricane Relief, Springsteen tribute, In Memoriam, more! Link Wray, 1929-2005 R.I.P. (Rumble In Peace) By Dan Forte Concert For Bangladesh Rock Star-Studded Even on DVD By Dan Forte Dug Pinnick Doin’ It Different By Willie G. Moseley Jim Weider ...And His Take on Jazz By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs A Certain Lefty 500/1 Forty-Year Search Turns Up “Holy Grail” By Preston Gratiot Jeff Cook Never Going To Stop By Willie G. Moseley Don McLean By John Heidt COLUMNS Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Bits and Pieces By Steven Stone Fretprints Guitar Slim By Wolf Marshall Gigmeister The Alesis Multimix 8 By Riley Wilson The Sourcerer David Grissom By David Hamburger TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx Amp Shipping 101 By Dan Erlewine Guitar Shop Pickup Mounts Done Right By Tony Nobles Amps Resurrecting a Dormant Tube Amp, Pt. 2 By Gerald Weber Ask Gerald By Gerald Weber REVIEWS The VG Hit List Music, Book and Video Reviews: Bill Kirchen, Gibson Brothers, Jackson Browne, North Mississippi All-Stars, The Guitar Amp Handbok, and others! Check This Action Who Needs Pickups? Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Höfner Verythin Classic, Gabriel Sound Garage Voxer 18, Alesis NanoVerb, Stephens Design Mojo V pickups. Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff! |
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