by Captain | Sep 30, 2026 | Centerfolds
Golden October, perfect Oktoberfest weather, and two of my favorites that are currently for sale in the lounge:A ’65 Epiphone Olympic and my all-time favorite amp, a ’67 Marshall Mini Bluesbreaker. Let’s start with the amp, and here’s the good...
by Captain | Aug 31, 2026 | Centerfolds
“Miss September” dates back to 1960. The Musicmaster was Fender’s entry-level model, just like the AC10 from VOX.At $119, it cost less than half the price of a Stratocaster. The Musicmaster was introduced in 1956 as the “Student” model, featuring a...
by Captain | Aug 27, 2026 | News & Stories
Here, a true fan is selling off his collection of Motörhead memorabilia, which he has amassed over many years. Motörhead was founded in London in 1975 by Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister after he had been fired from his band Hawkwind shortly before due to an arrest...
by Captain | Aug 5, 2026 | Centerfolds
It’s really hot out here—almost like in California. That’s also where the two Brownface Fenders come from—a 1962 Vibrolux amp and a 1963 Reverb Unit.The Gibson ES-330 TDC, on the other hand, comes from the cool north; Kalamazoo is located in Michigan,...
by Captain | Jul 1, 2026 | Centerfolds
Well, the time has finally come—for the first time ever, we have a Dumble amp at the Captain Guitar Lounge! There are, after all, countless legends, myths, and fairy tales surrounding Howard Alexander Dumble’s creations. And no term is misused more often in the...
