Ok, most of us will never have the kind of scratch lying around to allow us to just go out and purchase one of these, but hey-- a boy can dream, right? If you haven't seen it yet, here it is: Gibson É

ALL TUBE, ALL THE TIME Talk about a classic guitar amplifier – Fender's '59 Bassman LTD, while not an exact replica of its earlier siblings, is still in itself a true monster of pure tube to É

Here's a beauty... Gretsch's incredible 1962 Tennessee Rose – a hollowbody guitar made popular by one of rock's most famous players, George Harrison, who played the Tennesse Rose extensively du É

“I Like American Music... Do You Like American Music?” –Gordan Gano, Violent Femmes If you're at all like me, and you like your music with a touch of *twang*, you need to be s É

If you're lookin' for something a bit more exotic than your typical ash or alder Tele, you might want to check out Fender's new Special Edition Koa Telecaster -- it's Fender's first offering to make É

Wow... I was perusing VOX's website today when I came across their mega-amplifier-modeler/effects-box, the Valvetronix ToneLabSE. As far as I can tell this thing offers an obscene amount of customiz É

I'm Back From The South Pacific Well, I got in late yesterday from a much needed two-week vacation on Hawaii's Big Island, and not being content to stay away from a stringed instrument for all th É

THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL When I was about 15 years old a friend of mine's older brother went off to college, and we we're happy to raid his closet full of music equipment... so what did we fin É