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“My hands just wouldn’t work... There was no way I could play”: The triumphant return of Brian Setzer
By Joe Bosso Published
With his autoimmune condition in remission, the Stray Cats frontman tells us he’s at 98%, but he sounds just as good as ever. He talks touring with Stevie Ray Vaughan and why he’s fallen for the Flying V

Brian Setzer on the unlikely Gibson guitar that’s most like his iconic Gretsch
By Phil Weller Published
Setzer says the Flying V is the only guitar that has ever come close to matching the tone and feel of his Gretsch hollowbody

Brian Setzer on what he learned playing Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Stratocaster
By Matt Owen Published
Stray Cats hit the road with the blues legend back in 1989, giving Setzer the chance to learn the truth behind the SRV tone rumors

Brian Setzer shares autoimmune disease struggles – and how he recovered
By Janelle Borg Published
The Stray Cats guitarist details his hard-fought journey to recovery, after an autoimmune disease stopped him in his tracks last year

Bass journeyman Jo Burt on playing with Freddie Mercury, Brian Setzer and The Troggs – and getting booted from Black Sabbath
By Andrew Daly Published
The veteran bassist on his Queen and Led Zeppelin links, love for fretless, fighting with a Music Man EQ, and Tony Iommi’s smile when Geezer Butler’s Ampeg rig made a bass feel like an animal

Stray Cats cancel fall tour as Brian Setzer battles “serious illness”
By Jackson Maxwell Published
Just days ago, the beloved rockabilly trio were forced to cancel the opening show of their tour due to Setzer's ongoing health issues

Frank Hannon on how guitar instrumentals helped him grieve father-in-law Dickey Betts
By Andrew Daly Published
How the Tesla guitarist wound up with the Allman Brothers legend’s Gibson prototype on permanent loan, and why it features alongside a Brian Setzer Gretsch on new solo album Reflections

Brian Setzer is re-opening his Reverb store – and it’s filled with stage-played vintage gems
By Phil Weller Published
Guitars from the late 1950s and 1960s feature as the rockabilly legend looks to find a new home for some of his gear
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