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Current Issue Issue Archive
BRAD PAISLEY Even though his name is dropped on major-celebrity news shows and he has performed on Letterman, Conan, and Kimmel, Brad Paisley is still a hardcore guitar guy. We take a listen to his new record and a peek at his collection of guitars and amps. By Zac Childs JOHN MONTELEONE The Next One Is Always The Best One One of the premier builders practicing the art today, he lacks formal training as a luthier. From summers spent working as a pattern maker in his father’s shop to his Quattroport model, we tell his story. By George Gruhn BRIAN BROMBERG Bass All Over The Place He has gigged with numerous notables, is a longtime session player in L.A., and has designed and helped market several models of professional-grade electric solidbody basses. By Willie G. Moseley BASS SPACE Windy City Weirdness Fun to plunk and funky-sounding, the Harmony H22-1 electric bass arrived on the scene late from the Chicago-based instrument manufacturer, but nonetheless offers a nice time-warp experience. By Willie G. Moseley SOVEREIGN AUDITORIUM Most are only vaguely aware that two names associated with a major East Coast guitarmaker stretch back to the late 19th century – a company whose legacy is belied today by pale memories and shadows, but can indeed be savored in guitars like this. By Michael Wright THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER Molding a New Idea of Guitars, Part 3 No more trees! Well, that may be a bit premature. But it doesn’t hurt to consider the possibility that the traditional timbers we know and love may not be available in the future. By Michael Wright DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile WCR Pickups Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes PRS wins again, Martin museum, Ventures Grammy nod, In Memoriam, Stolen Gear, more! Hank Marvin England’s Original Guitar Hero By Elliot Cohen Rocky Athas Touch of Texas VooDoo By Ward Meeker Jon Butcher Back To Barefootin’ By Willie G. Moseley Alex Lifeson Three at 30 By Willie G. Moseley Ask Zac By Zac Childs Deke Dickerson Confessions of a Guitar Geek By Teisco Del Rey Stoll Vaughan Lead-In For Legends By Willie G. Moseley Roscoe Beck All Over the Map By Willie G. Moseley COLUMNS Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Twelve Strings, Lots of Punch By Steven Stone Fretprints Kenny Burrell By Wolf Marshall Guitars With Guts 1955 Marcelo Barbero Flamenco By R.E. Brune Gigmeister Will ’06 Be The Year?: Seven Ways to Improve Your Playing By Riley Wilson TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx Black Beauty By Dan Erlewine Guitar Shop PAFs: Reissue vs. Real By Tony Nobles Amps Better Reverb Reliability By Gerald Weber Ask Gerald By Gerald Weber REVIEWS The VG Hit List Music, Book and Video Reviews: Otis Rush, Greg Koch, British Blues Revival, Southern Culture on the Skids, The Blackguard, and more! Check This Action Who Needs Pickups? Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Warren Classic II, Garcia Amplification 60-watt, Taylor T5, Subdecay Liquid Sunshine, Kangaroo Covers Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff! |
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