Gear Even Stranger Than This B-2 Bomber Guitar’s Shape Is Its 42-Inch Wingspan But it all makes sense when you discover it was made by a 7-foot-tall, ex-U.S. Navy, goth-metal bombshell Famously Played by the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones in the ‘60s, Vox’s Teardrop Guitars Remain as Distinctive as Ever These quirky cousins of the familiar AC30 and AC15 combos established an iconic look Here’s Why the Mid-’60s Marshall 4x12 Speaker Cabinet Is an Essential Part of the Rock Equation This formidable beast of tone helped the sound of the electric guitar evolve Grid List Latest gear This 1964 Greenburst “Jetstar” M.I.J. Mongrel Mash-up Is Loud and Ready to Rock By Terry Carleton published 16 January 23 The pitbull nature of its look makes you want to smack it around like Jack White or Dan Auerbach might Gretsch’s First Solidbody Electric Guitar Brings Vintage Bling to Those on a Budget By Dave Hunter published 11 January 23 This 1964 Gretsch Corvette model 6135 is a B-list beauty Designed for Players With Refined Tastes, the EKO Florentine 2 Is a Unique Under-the-Radar Vintage Guitar By Terry Carleton published 6 January 23 Located in Recanti, Italy, and still operating today, the EKO Company was the largest exporter of electric guitars in all of Europe Before the 100-Watt Marshall Stack There Was the Mighty Fender Showman By Dave Hunter published 6 January 23 Developed in collaboration with surf guitar legend Dick Dale, this monster amp is a fearsome experience The Cold War Era BPAMI Formanta Solo Two Has a Vibe Unfamiliar to Most Westerners By Terry Carleton published 3 January 23 Weighing 13 pounds and sporting a fuzz circuit, this Soviet-made electric guitar is heavy in feel and sound Best wireless guitar systems 2023: cut the cord with these stellar wireless systems for guitarists and bass players By Daryl Robertson published 3 January 23 Ditch the cables with our pick of wireless systems from Boss, Line 6, AKG, Behringer, Sennheiser, NUX and more From Scotty Moore to Johnny Marr and Beyond, the Gibson ES-295 is a True Golden Era Classic By Rod Brakes published 23 December 22 The hollowbody equivalent of the original Les Paul Goldtop, this rare electric archtop helped start the rock and roll revolution Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitars and Amps By Darrin Fox published 22 December 22 “Frank rarely used anything stock": Dweezil Zappa reveals the custom gear behind some of his late father's greatest recordings in this essential read from the 'GP' vault From Jeff Beck and Joe Perry to Kurt Cobain and Thurston Moore, the Flexible ProCo Rat Has Star Appeal and Staying Power By Dave Hunter published 16 December 22 More than just a retro-toned dirt box, this OG distortion goes from overdrive to fuzz “I Used Solid Acoustic Guitar-Grade Wood”: Grez Founder Barry Grzebik Breathes New Life Into Electric Guitar Building By Art Thompson published 15 December 22 Crafted using salvaged old-growth redwood and weighing just five and a half pounds, this Mendocino DCAF feels more like a top-tier steel-string acoustic 123456789Archives The Pick Newsletter Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to The Pick. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1Listen to the Limitless Guitar Playing Talent of Lenny Breau2“It Was Pretty Obvious It Was a Song That Was Going to Go a Long Way”: Glenn Tipton Explains How John Lennon’s Home Inspired Judas Priest’s 1980 Classic “Living After Midnight”3Listen to Tropical F*ck Storm's Epic Cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)”4Get That Classic Rockabilly Sound, EVH Girth, Bathroom Ambience and Much More With Electro-Harmonix’s New Slap-Back Echo5Joe Bonamassa Announces Expansive New Live Album, ‘Tales of Time’
This 1964 Greenburst “Jetstar” M.I.J. Mongrel Mash-up Is Loud and Ready to Rock By Terry Carleton published 16 January 23 The pitbull nature of its look makes you want to smack it around like Jack White or Dan Auerbach might
Gretsch’s First Solidbody Electric Guitar Brings Vintage Bling to Those on a Budget By Dave Hunter published 11 January 23 This 1964 Gretsch Corvette model 6135 is a B-list beauty
Designed for Players With Refined Tastes, the EKO Florentine 2 Is a Unique Under-the-Radar Vintage Guitar By Terry Carleton published 6 January 23 Located in Recanti, Italy, and still operating today, the EKO Company was the largest exporter of electric guitars in all of Europe
Before the 100-Watt Marshall Stack There Was the Mighty Fender Showman By Dave Hunter published 6 January 23 Developed in collaboration with surf guitar legend Dick Dale, this monster amp is a fearsome experience
The Cold War Era BPAMI Formanta Solo Two Has a Vibe Unfamiliar to Most Westerners By Terry Carleton published 3 January 23 Weighing 13 pounds and sporting a fuzz circuit, this Soviet-made electric guitar is heavy in feel and sound
Best wireless guitar systems 2023: cut the cord with these stellar wireless systems for guitarists and bass players By Daryl Robertson published 3 January 23 Ditch the cables with our pick of wireless systems from Boss, Line 6, AKG, Behringer, Sennheiser, NUX and more
From Scotty Moore to Johnny Marr and Beyond, the Gibson ES-295 is a True Golden Era Classic By Rod Brakes published 23 December 22 The hollowbody equivalent of the original Les Paul Goldtop, this rare electric archtop helped start the rock and roll revolution
Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitars and Amps By Darrin Fox published 22 December 22 “Frank rarely used anything stock": Dweezil Zappa reveals the custom gear behind some of his late father's greatest recordings in this essential read from the 'GP' vault
From Jeff Beck and Joe Perry to Kurt Cobain and Thurston Moore, the Flexible ProCo Rat Has Star Appeal and Staying Power By Dave Hunter published 16 December 22 More than just a retro-toned dirt box, this OG distortion goes from overdrive to fuzz
“I Used Solid Acoustic Guitar-Grade Wood”: Grez Founder Barry Grzebik Breathes New Life Into Electric Guitar Building By Art Thompson published 15 December 22 Crafted using salvaged old-growth redwood and weighing just five and a half pounds, this Mendocino DCAF feels more like a top-tier steel-string acoustic
