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TOM PETTY & MIKE CAMPBELL Guitars at Heart for 30 Years Through 30 years and 50 million records, their guitar-inspired music has never pandered to fans, managers, or record labels. And their guitar collection includes some of the most-heard instruments in rock. By Ward Meeker JEREMY SPENCER Return of Fleetwood Mac’s Original Slide Master The former member of Fleetwood Mac and interpreter of the late, great Elmore James just released his first album in 27 years, marking a return to the blues and rock he played 35 years ago. By Dan Forte MARTIN 000-30 When a guitarmaker introduces a new feature at the same time an existing feature is being discontinued, the result can be a rare configuration of specifications. This Martin 000-30 from 1919 is one good example. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter GUILD THUNDERBIRD S-200 Introduced just after Gibson’s radical Flying V and Explorer designs were deemed failures, and several years before babyboomers started getting high (and thus would’ve found it “cool”), the Guild Thunderbird nonetheless is a bona fide American guitar classic!By Michael Wright ICON CORNER Mosrite Joe Maphis model Mosrite was a pioneer in its band/brand association with the Ventures and rapid-fire picker Joe Maphis, whose signature model was distinguished by a semi-hollow body and walnut back and sides. By Willie G. Moseley THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER Engineering Art: German Guitars, Part Two Many of the first guitarmakers in the U.S. emigrated from Germany, including C.F. Martin. Here’s a look at the key builders who stayed in Germany, and exported guitars around the world. By Michael Wright DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Phantom Guitar Works Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory The Great VG 20th Anniversary Giveaway Register to win your share of $35,000 in prizes! Readers Gallery FIRST FRET News and Notes Carvin marks 60 years, Seattle Parks honor Hendrix, Blind Pig turns 30, Dick Dale catalog reissues, “In Memoriam,” more! John Wetton Back In Asia By Willie G. Moseley Casher Update Checking In With the L.A. Studio Stalwart By Oscar Jordan Sugar Hill Set Marks 25 Years By Steven Stone Ask Zac By Zac Childs Anne McCue Comes Into Her Own By Dan Forte Walter Jr. A Taste of (and from) Louisiana By John Heidt Phil Brown A Different Kind of Jimi By John Heidt Surf All Day, Race All Night Sundazed Reissues ’60s Surf and Hotrod By Dan Forte COLUMNS “401K” Guitars Emerging Markets By Gil Hembree Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville A Curmudgeon Goes on Vacation By Steven Stone Fretprints Angus Young By Wolf Marshall TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx Gas Attack! By Dan Erlewine Guitar Shop Goin’ Nuts By Tony Nobles Amps Building a Tube Amp By Gerald Weber Ask Gerald By Gerald Weber REVIEWS The VG Hit List Music and Video Reviews: Tom Petty, Los Lobos, Ronnie Earl, Omar & the Howlers, plus Led Zep and Muddy Waters on DVD, more! Check This Action Blues, Ballads, A Pop Song, Some New Age...By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Collings I-35, Zemaitis GZ-3200DF, Gomez “G” Reverb, Marshall EH-1, RG-1, RF-1 Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff! |
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