The innovator, the Industrialist, the Historian
2026-09-18 09:09 By Dan Stein   Paul Bigsby, an accomplished machinist for Crocker Motorcycles, was a meticulous craftsman who built custom instruments one at a time for prominent Western swing artists. In 1948, cou...
Crystal Mahogany guitar?
2025-11-05 09:44 Weymann Guitars Proprietary Crystal Mahogany  By Dan Stein    Jackie Smith, the legendary Memphis Blues session musician, tells it like a fairy tale:   "I heard whispers of a guitar.  I heard the...
Pro Review - Bogner
2025-09-21 21:46 By:  Matty (Touring Guitarist)  Finally, after a summer of touring, a straight up - pro review on my favorite workhorse..      The Bogner Uberschall is a legendary high-gain tube amplifier known f...
Fresh, Crisp Montana
2025-09-20 21:42 By:  Bambam   In the heart of Montana, where the air smells of pine and the mountains sing with the wind, the Gibby Custom shop in Bozeman hummed with a different kind of energy. The light through t...