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Wizard of Odd: Doina Seranada
November 14, 2019
This Romania-built, communist-era axe takes some obvious cues from Italian and Japanese guitars of the ’60s, but has a look all its own.
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Vintage Vault: 1937 Gibson L-10
October 29, 2019
A classic archtop acoustic that helped define country music resurfaces at the right moment.
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Axes & Artifacts: 1958 Gibson Flying V
October 28, 2019
Walter Carter talks about the iconic instrument made famous by Albert King and Lonnie Mack, while John Bohlinger lays down some mean slide to hear how it barks.
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Wizard of Odd: Apollo Red Baron
October 25, 2019
Like flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, this guitar from 1960s Japan was bold, non-traditional, and favored red.
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Will Ray's Bottom Feeder: Cozart “Rickencopy”
October 24, 2019
As they say, “Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby,” but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with a cheeky poseur.
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Acoustic Soundboard: The Round-Shouldered Dreadnought Revival
October 14, 2019
This body shape didn’t go extinct, but it came darn close.
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Vintage Vault: 1956 Gibson Les Paul
October 3, 2019
Do you dream of ’50s goldtops? You’re not alone.
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Wizard of Odd: Maxitone 481
September 24, 2019
A unique-looking bass from the back pages of a familiar family biz.
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Silver and Black: Simple Tube Tricks for Beginners
September 2, 2019
Need more headroom or gain? Spin the bottles.
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Why Wood?
August 28, 2019
When a plastic guitar falls in the woods …
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Gibson Factory Tour [2019]
August 27, 2019
Go behind the scenes and see new Les Pauls, SGs, Explorers, and more at the famed guitar outfit’s newly consolidated Nashville facility.
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Vintage Vault: 1968 Vincent Bell Coral Electric Sitar
August 25, 2019
A sonic touchstone from the psychedelic-rock era.
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Wizard of Odd: Mid-’60s Astrotone
August 23, 2019
Blasting off with a difficult-to-find, but very cool MIJ guitar from the violin world.
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Axes & Artifacts: Dumble Overdrive Special, Overdrive Deluxe & Modded Fender Bassman
August 6, 2019
Three rare amps worth their weight in gold—one previously owned by Keith Urban, one from Mark Tremonti, and one just sold to Joe Bonamassa.
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Love and Sockets: 1964 Supro Tremo-Verb
August 5, 2019
A killer old-school growler once owned by a little old lady from Providence, Rhode Island.
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Vintage Vault: 1968 Gibson Melody Maker Bass
July 29, 2019
This muddy cousin of the EB-0 is a rare gem, despite some design flaws.
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Dial It In: Swapping Tubes
July 23, 2019
Fine-tune your tube amp’s gain structure and headroom by experimenting with preamp and phase-inverter tubes.
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Wizard of Odd: Sekova Grecian
July 22, 2019
An axe with an interestingly quirky pickup that gives new meaning to “take the stairs.”
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: When Uncool Becomes Cool
July 1, 2019
Grading the hip factor of rig components for those who cannot remember the past.
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Vintage Vault: 1961 Fender Stratocaster
June 25, 2019
It was the Jazzmaster’s year in sales, but the Strat stood strong.
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