Bob Cianci

Mr. Cianci is an active freelance music journalist. His reviews and articles have appeared in Modern Drummer, Blues Revue, Blues Access, Vintage Guitar, Blue Suede News, Blues Matters!, The River Reporter and many other magazines, newspapers and web sites. He is also the author of the book "Great Rock Drummers Of The Sixties", which was initially published in 1990.

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Unsung Heroes: Exploring the Legacy of Forgotten ’60s Rockers

Why you shouldn''t forget about Vinny Martell, Zal Yanovsky, Gene Cornish, John Cipollina, Michael Monarch, Randy California, Dick Wagner, Erik Braunn, Jerry Miller, Eddie Philips, and Roy Wood.

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Bob Cianci

Unsung Heroes: Exploring the Legacy of Forgotten ’60s Rockers

Why you shouldn''t forget about Vinny Martell, Zal Yanovsky, Gene Cornish, John Cipollina, Michael Monarch, Randy California, Dick Wagner, Erik Braunn, Jerry Miller, Eddie Philips, and Roy Wood.

Big Apple Guitar Shops: Then and Now

A New Jersey native remembers Music Row’s early years and checks in on NYC’s current indie guitar-shop

Robby Krieger: The Doors' Distinctive Fret Master

The Doors'' guitarist and co-writer shares his beginnings and his affinity for SGs

Funky, Cheap Electrics: Formerly Low End Kitsch... Now Cool Collectibles

From Supro to Tiesco to EKO to Vox, Airline, Harmony, Mosrite and more, we look into the charm and market for cheap, funky vintage electrics.

Joe Perry: On the Move

In the midst of a The Joe Perry Project revival, Perry discusses the gear he’s using onstage and in the studio, with an expanded Gear Box.

The Growing Problem of Counterfeit Guitars

Examining the culture of counterfeit

Cigar Box Nation: The Modern Cult of the Cigar Box Guitar

Bob Cianci takes us on an investigation into the culture surrounding the guitar in its most stripped-down, primal form - the homemade cigar box guitar.

Rick Nielsen: His Checkered Past

Rick Nielsen talks about his 5-neck Hamers, Cheap Trick, and memorable moments from the last 40 years

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Bob Cianci

Why you shouldn''t forget about Vinny Martell, Zal Yanovsky, Gene Cornish, John Cipollina, Michael Monarch, Randy California, Dick Wagner, Erik Braunn, Jerry Miller, Eddie Philips, and Roy Wood.

A New Jersey native remembers Music Row’s early years and checks in on NYC’s current indie guitar-shop

The Doors'' guitarist and co-writer shares his beginnings and his affinity for SGs

From Supro to Tiesco to EKO to Vox, Airline, Harmony, Mosrite and more, we look into the charm and market for cheap, funky vintage electrics.

In the midst of a The Joe Perry Project revival, Perry discusses the gear he’s using onstage and in the studio, with an expanded Gear Box.

Examining the culture of counterfeit

Bob Cianci takes us on an investigation into the culture surrounding the guitar in its most stripped-down, primal form - the homemade cigar box guitar.

Rick Nielsen talks about his 5-neck Hamers, Cheap Trick, and memorable moments from the last 40 years