The editors of Premier Guitar offer up some unsolicited opinions
about guitars and six-string life.
ON
Ike Turner, Guitarist – Sometimes it’s difficult to separate the art from the artist, especially with
Tina”’saccusationsofshoe-wieldingthrashings,butthemanjustlydeservestheposthumouskudoshe”’s
receivedforhisguitarskills.AgoodargumentcanbemadethatwithoutIke,Jimi,amongothers,could
neverhavesoundedthesame.
ON
NAMM – Yes, it’s self-serving, but damn, it sure is fun! From gear to rock stars to booze, all facets
ofthemusicindustryarefullyrepresentedhere.It”’samazinghowmuchbusinessisactuallyaccom-plishedafternightsofover-imbibingandnosleep.
OFF
Second Run of Gibson Reverse Flying Vs – We know the first run sold out, and that
they’ve gone up in value, but come on.
TheContinuingVintageSlowdown– It’s getting ugly out there, but the silver lining
STA NDBY
speakstothephenomenalbuildqualityofthecurrentspateofhigh-endguitarsandamps.Unfortu-nately, it also addresses how previous increases in vintage values priced a lot of great guitars out of
reach of all but the most well-heeled players.
