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What Did Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead, and the Jackson 5 Have in Common? They All Embraced the Kustom Look and Sound By Dave Hunter published 29 September 23 These bold, punchy solid-state amps rocked the backlines of many noteworthy stars
All You Need to Know About Gibson PAF Humbuckers By Dave Hunter published 29 September 23 These hum-cancelling pickups are legendary for their tone, but is the “magic” just hype?
A Firm Favorite of Ry Cooder and Dan Auerbach, Here's Why the Humble Gold-Foil Pickup Can Deliver About as Much Aural Magic as Any of the A-List Coils By Dave Hunter published 26 September 23 The cult of the gold-foil has acquired a mystique and made its place among us
With a Surprising History Dating Back to the 1940s, Carvin Later Achieved Kudos With Endorsements by Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth and Joe Walsh By Dave Hunter published 20 September 23 Launched as a post-WWII startup, the firm grew into a guitar gear giant, one catalog sale at a time
Played by Keith Richards and Peter Buck, Fender’s Humbucker-Loaded Telecaster Custom is a CBS Classic By Dave Hunter published 1 September 23 Punchy, powerful and versatile, version two of the Telecaster Custom carries a big slab of Seth Lover-certified humbucker mojo
Are Vintage Pickups Better Than Modern Pickups? Here's What You Need To Know By Dave Hunter published 30 August 23 There was no mystical fairy dust sprinkled between the windings in Fullerton or Kalamazoo
Six important things you need to consider before buying a vintage guitar amplifier By Mitch Colby published 30 August 23 From speakers and transformers to capacitors and resistors, here's what you need to pay attention to before pulling the trigger
More Playable, Portable and Versatile Than a Regular Jazz Box, Tim Bram’s Tribute Archtop Pays Homage to a Vintage Fender From His Youth By Dave Hunter published 24 August 23 Simultaneously traditional and alternative, this heirloom-level guitar is a Telecaster tribute with a twist
Played by Keith Richards, Joe Perry and Tom Verlaine, the “See-Through” Ampeg Dan Amstrong Guitar Earned Its Own Fan Club of Top-Name Guitarists By Dave Hunter published 23 August 23 The story of the beloved and delightfully bizarre 1969 Ampeg Dan Armstrong
A Favorite of Carlos Santana, Al Di Meola and John Frusciante, Yamaha’s SG-2000 Was Intended as a Les Paul Killer By Dave Hunter published 22 August 23 Appealing to players fed up with declining U.S. quality, the most successful and acclaimed Japanese guitar of the late ’70s wasn’t a direct copy of anything