June 2017

His tone and playing provided the Big Bang of guitar rock – his first single blasting from radios in 1955 spurred many to grab a guitar. We pay homage to Chuck Berry. Plus, we profile legendary session player/producer John Leventhal, interview Greg Martin, Eric Gales, Scott Gorham, and others, offer a study of the Gibson SJ-200 played by Rosalie Allen, and proffer great histories on the super-rare Supro 1600R and 600 Reverb and Peavey’s T-27. All this, along with our “VG Approved Gear” reviews, “Hit List” music reviews, new gear from NAMM show, and much more!