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BILLY SQUIER
Emerging from the East Coast pop-music scene, he rose to fame in the early 1980s playing cool guitars and making full use of vintage tones, Zeppelin-like licks, and the mega-hit “The Stroke.” By Ward Meeker

ICON CORNER
The Peter Green/Gary Moore Guitar
We take a life-size look at the 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard with a sound that has for decades fascinated guitar lovers and blues fans with its evocative, inimitable tone. By Willie G. Moseley

MARTIN 00-18 SUNBURST
A sunburst finish on a Martin puts it a notch above the same model with a natural top, and this 00-18 is a good example of a model that may well be a “sleeper” in the realm of collectibles. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter

HAL LINDES
The Walk of Life – Before, During, and After Dire Straits
His career has brought him within arm’s reach of musical legends from Roy Buchanan to Tina Turner. That‘s his Strat you hear on “Private Dancer.” By Norm DeWitt

VELENO ORIGINAL
John Veleno’s aluminum guitars weren’t the first – or only – to be made of aluminum, but his aptly named Original model holds a special place in guitar lore as, indeed, an utterly unique “original.” By Michael Wright

BASS SPACE
Robin Medley
Introduced in the mid 1980s, it was marked with a host of unusual features, not the least of which was a reverse chronology compared to most trends of its era. By Willie G. Moseley

THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER
The Bunker Guitar
Imagine ordering a custom axe from a builder who finds a tree just for your guitar! Dave Bunker has been doing that for decades, while also contributing a host of innovative ideas to the world of guitars. By Michael Wright

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