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The mission: create a better kind of S-style guitar. Joe Knaggs on the inspiration behind his stunning hardtail-bridge-toting Severn Trem SSS
By Art Thompson published
"I had a ’61 Stratocaster and wanted the same style of guitar with a fretboard radius of eight and a half inches, so it wouldn’t fret out when I’d bend strings…" Meet the drool-some "Telecaster-version" yellow Severn Trem SSS

One of the rarest and most sought-after Japanese-made Teiscos, the 1968 May Queen is a guitar designed for players, not just beginners
By Terry Carleton published
Made for just one year, Teisco's May Queen was three times the price of its regular guitars. There's a reason for that…

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
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
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
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
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
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
There was no mystical fairy dust sprinkled between the windings in Fullerton or Kalamazoo
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