By Steve Rider “Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”― […]
There are some years and models in the guitar Parthenon that need no introduction. As players and gear lovers, we have instinctually been brought up to know these years are “the special years.” Today’s topic will be one of those legendary models, the 1957 Stratocaster. This Stratocaster often needs no introduction on its importance, but […]
There’s not much that hasn’t already been written about Steve Morse. A storied career, Steve has done remarkable things in bands like the Dixie Dregs to playing with shredders Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. Morse’s career took off slowly, often culminating in abrupt junctures where most musicians would give up. However, Morse was adamant about […]
By Steve Rider Aaron Green is one of those rare and lucky people who discover their passion in life at a young age. He began building guitars before leaving high school, and that passion has led him to the pinnacle of the guitar world. Humorous, insightful, and dedicated to music and luthiery, Aarons’s patrons are […]
By Jon Bloomer Editors note: Some of the information in this interview is out of date as it took place in 2012 I first discovered Nik Huber Guitars in December 2007. The model that caught my attention was the “Redwood,” and it immediately made my wish list. I hadn’t seen a guitar with this kind of […]
By Steve Rider It seems like there are two kinds of people when it comes to Rory Gallagher: people who love his work and people who haven’t heard of him yet. Sadly, I was one of those second varieties until a few short years ago, which I find astonishing considering that the root of my […]
By JP Holesworth Editors note: Some of the information in this interview is out of date as it took place in 2012 The first time I read about Teuffel guitars was a few years ago in a Boutique gear oriented magazine; I saw the picture of someone holding a strange guitar. I read a brief comment […]
By Zac DelVecchio April 12, 1970, at the beginning of their meteoric rise to fame Led Zeppelin, played a 13 song set in Minnesota’s largest outdoor venue at the time. The band ended their set with the then-new track “Whole Lotta Love” when Jimmy Page sat down his cherished 1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom for […]
By JP Holesworth Editors note: Some of the information in this interview is out of date as it took place in 2012 “…I like unique stuff. It doesn’t matter if it is a unique car, a futuristic design chair, a modern arranged opera, a new sushi roll creation, or other food!” In a world where even […]
By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world’s major rock stars due to his group affiliations — the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith — which had demonstrated his claim to being the […]
