Pedens Vintage

Pedens Vintage John Peden is a photographer living in New York who has photographed many legendary musicians and their equipment over the last 40 years.

Born in North Carolina where he opened The Sidetrack Coffee House in 1964 here folk music reigned. The Heavenly Blues Band was formed in 1965 and took John to San Francisco in 1966. Photography took over but music was never very far in the background. In 1975 he moved to New York for the photographic possibilities. John played rhythm guitar for The Cool Jerks a roots rock and soul band that played

in New York clubs for the next 30 years. An enthusiasm for vintage guitars and especially tube amplifiers were abiding interest at this time. The parallel interest and persuits of photography and music reinforced each other. A natural outgrowth of this was the many collaborations producing photos for books like Richard Smith’s “Fender The Sound Heard Round the World” and Tom Wheeler’s “The Stratocaster Chronicles” and “The Soul of Tone” among others. His photographs of musicians and guitars currently appear in “Vintage Guitar Magazine”, “Guitar Player”, “Guitar World”, “Tone Quest” and “Fretboard Journal”. In 2011 his enthusiasm for classic Fender amps could no longer be contained which leads to Peden’s Vintage.

As we were saying
10/19/2025

As we were saying

5 Decades of Fender curated by Richard Smith 1995
10/10/2025

5 Decades of Fender curated by Richard Smith 1995

10/05/2025
04/02/2022

It is with much sadness that I acknowledge the passing of David Wilson the writer and publisher of The Tonequest Report a very informative publication. There is nothing else like it for the "real down in the weeds dope" on all matters pertaining to guitars, amps, speakers etc. Here's a shot of David at home in Georgia maybe a few yers back. He will be sorely missed.

Check out the new album from these guys superb !
09/29/2020

Check out the new album from these guys superb !

39 Srtony Hill Now posted at www.sidetracklinernotes.com
G. E. Smith and LeRoy Bell great new album

09/15/2020

42 Analog Man Mike Piera now posted

01/19/2020

SLN podcast 41: G.E. Smith now posted

12/03/2019

The 5 string banjo isn't Mr Goldsmith's instrument of choice but he looks so good in this photo I can't resist posting it here. Check out his new book "Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown The Making Of An American Classic",
his Sidetrack Liner Notes podcast # 40 and blog at www.sidetracklinernotes.com.

11/14/2019

40:Tommy Goldsmith. Up next N. C. native and his new book about another N.C. native Earl Scruggs. This is a delightful read full of the stories and details SLN listeners love.

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