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Mod Garage: DIY Relic’ing with Dings and Dongs
Mod Garage

Mod Garage: DIY Relic’ing with Dings and Dongs

We’ve reached the final step in this series on how to superficially age a guitar. Let’s add the finishing touches to complete our Harley Benton relic project.

Reader Guitar of the Month: Olde Skully
Reader Guitar of the Month

Reader Guitar of the Month: Olde Skully

As we approach Halloween, the power of the skull only increases! A Seattle guitarist makes a guitar for his everyday macabre needs.

Ronnie Lane’s Custom Zemaitis Bass
Vintage Vault

Ronnie Lane’s Custom Zemaitis Bass

A blind horse wouldn’t be impressed, but this beautiful, double-horned instrument with one-of-a-kind engravings helped make luthier Tony Zemaitis famous.

Rig Rundown: Teenage Bottlerocket
Rig Rundown

Rig Rundown: Teenage Bottlerocket

These Fat Wreck-label punkers keep it stupid simple with single-humbucker, classic-custom recreations for their ripping Ramones downstrokes and pogo-ready choruses.

Rig Rundown: Justin Johnson
Rig Rundown

Rig Rundown: Justin Johnson

Smooth blues slide? Check. Mellow, soulful tones with an edge? Check. Epic gear? Check and double-check.