When Sting’s guitar player puts out a solo album, guitarists listen. Having played on thousands of sessions, Dominic Miller’s 16th solo recording strides the contemplative, the poetic, and the melancholy. Performed amidst a trio of top-tier musical expressionists – Jacob Karlzon on keys, Nicolas Fiszman on bass, and Ziv Ravitz on drums – Vagabond is […] The post Dominic Miller first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

The first Telecasters were so good that today they’re made almost exactly as they were 70 years ago. Working just as well for rock as they do for country and blues, there’s been very little reason to change the basic formula. But that doesn’t mean builders should shy away from applying their own twist. Prestige […] The post Prestige Guitars DC Coupe Custom T Hybrid first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

Now a half-century since their earliest adventures, Shakti is back with age-defying guitarist John McLaughlin (who’s now 81) and tabla master Zakir Hussain, plus a new violinist and vocalist. The results are brimming with excitement and flawless execution. Using electric guitar and guitar synthesizer, McLaughlin lights up “Shrini’s Dream” with glowing chords over the wild […] The post Shakti first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

Finnish guitarist Jussi Raulamo has led so many aggregations it’s hard to keep track. From Jo’ Buddy & Down Home King III to the New Orleans R&B Ensemble, One O’Clock Humph, Funky Kingstone, Boogaloo Brothers, the Uplifters, and Groovy Eyes, all are soulful with maximum party factor. As evidenced here, a little thing like a […] The post Jo’ Buddy’s One Man Stomptet first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

In his early 40s now, for some folks around Austin, he’ll always be “Guitar Jake.” When Andrews was eight years old, he sat in with an impressed Albert King at Antone’s blues club, and by the time he hit puberty he’d played with such Texas blues greats as Long John Hunter, Grey Ghost, T.D. Bell, […] The post Jake Andrews first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

I first saw The Kinks live in April, 1973, at Winterland in San Francisco, where they played a flawless set with stops on almost every album. When Dave Davies delivered the power-chord F-G-G-F-G riff of “You Really Got Me,” I suddenly realized I’d let out an uncharacteristic scream – like a little girl at a […] The post Check This Action: Dave Davies’ Kinky Journey first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

It’s fortunate the world still has artists like Gov’t Mule to influence aspiring musicians and prove that it’s possible to have a long, fruitful career playing this kind of music. The creation of the band’s rock-oriented 12th studio album is fascinating; vocalist/guitarist Warren Haynes, keyboardist/guitarist Danny Louis, bassist Jorgen Carlsson, and drummer Matt Abts recorded […] The post Gov’t Mule first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

Reverb got a big push into the world of guitar when Leo Fender installed Hammond’s Accutronics Type 4 Spring Reverb in his 1962 Twin Amp. Ever since, players have pursued its sounds in many ways and with many devices. Stand-alone reverb tanks have always been large and costly, but at 9.5″ x 4.5″, the SurfyBear […] The post SurfyBear Compact Reverb first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

Pickers sure love to talk about their guitars, and more than a few will enthusiastically tell you about their favorite acoustic’s “bell-like” tone, describing its chime and the way it rings. Perhaps this is where Gallagher Guitar drew inspiration for its Bluegrass Bell, a proper dreadnought that shares many specs with the bluegrass cannons of […] The post Gallagher Bluegrass Bell first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more

The folks at Fuchs Audio Technology know that most guitarists use pedalboards loaded with effects they’ve loved, swapped, upgraded, and considered for years. For them, Fuchs offers the tailor-made Clean Machine II, optimized for external stompboxes and gear. An amp for players who need the cleanest tone possible, with high headroom, the 50-watt CMII head […] The post Fuchs Clean Machine II first appeared on Vintage Guitar® magazine ..read more