Art Thompson

Graced with a stunning, sports car-like finish, this guitar is a versatile salute to the genius of Leo Fender

Reviewed: Vintera II ’50s, Jazzmaster ’60s, Telecaster and ’70s Mustang.

One from the Guitar Player archives: a 1998 interview with Jimmie Vaughan on tone, recording secrets, fat strings and more…

Hard rock guitarists will be rushing to get their hands on this new affordable, signature version of the S-100 Polara from China

Considering that it’s significantly cheaper than a standard Princeton Reverb, there’s enough true-to-form realism here to make the Tone Master Princeton a sweet deal

A massive hit with everyone from Kiss to The Grateful Dead, Larry DiMarzio’s pickup was the start of something big

Four super-versatile state-of-the-art compact effects pedals –the Evermore Studio Reverb, Heavenly Plate Reverb, Orion Tape Echo and the 1176 Studio Compressor – tested

Seventy-five years later, this classic guitar amp design continues to stand the test of time

“The most important thing was for it to be vocal and have that midrange that would cut in a mix,” highlights the Alter Bridge frontman

“The more I played the Myles Kennedy signature and experienced what it can do, the more I liked it”

These compact monitors have a well-balanced soundstage and aren’t fatiguing to the ears when listening at high levels

The late Strat-master discusses his thoughts on volume (and when loud becomes too loud), playing classical melodies on the electric guitar, and why he favored a trusty Fender amp onstage and in the studio.

DOD and its high-tech offshoot DigiTech are back in business under the ownership of Korea-based Cor-Tek

The new Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 combo is an impressive feat of engineering that puts the long-running amp maker’s best-loved circuits in one compact rig

The band’s “Secret Rendezvous” single is taken from their critically acclaimed album ‘This Is My Voice’

Why the sum of the parts made the magic happen

This classic clip from 1969 captures the band at their finest

Fender’s American Vintage II line aims for period-correct specs – we explored a pair of Telecasters to see how they did

This amazing rendition of the psychedelic rock masterpiece appears ahead of forthcoming ‘Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969’ LP

Great value for a guitar that plays and sounds as good as it does