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Current Issue Issue Archive
Steve Earle Guitar Talk His life has seen peaks and valleys usually reserved for a soap-opera script. Now ensconsed in a comparatively laid-back life, his music is nonetheless punchy and opinionated, while his attitude toward guitars is evermore informed. Plus, we take a close look at his Martin M-21 signature model. By Dan Erlewine The Masco MAP-15 Before anyone knew what the Platonic form of the electric guitar amplifier would ultimately be, many companies covered all bases, including Masco, which built guitar combos like this alongside its PA in the 1940s and ’50s. By Dave Hunter 1942 Martin D-45 Well-known as the Holy Grail of acoustic guitars, ironically, the D-45 was not the result of some historic moment of inspiration at Martin. In fact, the three key steps in its creation originated outside the company. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter A Guitar for Greeny Investigating the background of a certain 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard has unearthed a fascinating story – and offers a glimpse into the emerging vintage-guitar market of the 1970s. By Werner Althaus The Daion Headhunter HH-555 By the mid ’70s there was – on both sides of the Pacific – a plethora of small designers working on innovative guitars. Many, of course, never made it to the U.S. But the Daion Headhunter HH-555 did make the journey. By Michael Wright The Bunker Pro-Bass Marketed before Steinbergers or Kramer Dukes, the Bunker Pro-Bass was radical for its time – even if it wasn’t all that radical for musician/inventor Dave Bunker, who was known for earlier developing the Touch Guitar. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Dynamic Music Technologies Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes Travis Bean documentary, Museum of Making Music early-electrics exhibit, Roy Rogers guitar brings $460,000, In Memoriam, more! John Scofield One Road Leads to Another By John Heidt John Bigham Representin’ Soul and R&B By John Heidt Trevor Rabin See You at the Movies By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs Jan Akkerman The Dutch Master on Focus, Framus, and Frets By Pete Prown Tales of the Quadracaster Passion Conquers Physical Adversity By Pete Prown Jim Suhler Atypical Texas Guitarist By Willie G. Moseley Scott Gorham Still Dangerous! By Lisa Sharken COLUMNS COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat Burns, 1964: Nu-Sonics and Transistor Trials By Peter S. Kohman 64 guitars with guts 1924 Francisco Simplicio By R.E. Bruné Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville Security Versus Accessibility By Steven Stone Fretprints Alex Lifeson By Wolf Marshall “401K” Guitars The 1962 Epiphone Wilshire By Gil Hembree TECH TECH Talkin’ Amps With... Sergio Hamernik: Transformers and Amp Tone By David Jung Dan’s Guitar Rx Upstairs, Downstairs at Matt Umanov Guitars By Dan Erlewine Shop of Hard Knocks “Gretschification” of an Ibanez By Will Kelly REVIEWS REVIEWS The VG Hit List CD, DVD, and Book Reviews: J.J. Cale, Jake Shimabukuro, Sharon Isbin, Rufus Huff, Dave Alvin, Webb Wilder, The Guitar Pickup Handbook, more Check This Action Bob Guida: 1954-2009 By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews PRS Amplifiers, Category 5 Andrew/Typhoon Joe, Blackout Effectors Fix’d Fuzz, Line 6 Spider III 30, St. Blues White Lightning, Hohner HTA490 Artist Washburn A20/Eagle reissues. Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff! |
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