Tag: Vintage

The missing link between ’50s tweeds and Blackface amps.

We travel to London to meet storied rock guitarist Cosmo and his small but stunning collection, which includes what may have been the very first Burst to enter the UK…

Thanks to our friends at Gardiner Houlgate, we were able to put Bukka White's 'Hard Rock' National Duolian through it's paces, ahead of their auction on 13 March.

Working musician Willie Logan has seen a lot in a career spanning four decades and taking in 4,500 gigs. We check out his guitar collection and find out about the instruments he’s loved, lost and modified along the way…

The Gibson Skylark is an underrated small amp from the late 50s and early 60s that many vintage collectors are focusing on as a viable alternative to pricier Fender equivalents. Read on to discover that great things really do come in small packages…

The late guitarist's main axe until his untimely death.

In the market for a bargain vintage? We've got you covered...

There aren’t too many 25-year-olds who can tell you what it’s like to buy a 1959 Les Paul from Joe Bonamassa, or pull guitars out of their collection that were formerly owned by Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Buckley. Join us as we spend a surreal 24 hours with Matthieu Lucas…

Like the V and Explorer before it, Gibson’s 60s Firebird range was a radical rethink of the possibilities of guitar design. Of the many Firebirds over the years, the VII is regarded as the pinnacle.

Love old-school modulation units but don't know which one to pick up? Here are a few of the most popular models...