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NEWS
36
We have the details
on Jason Becker’s new
signature guitar and pedal.
36 Jason Becker – Still Rockin’
Jason Becker’s promising musical career was cut
short by ALS, but his mastery of the instrument is
still being recognized.
36 Gibson Dark Fire Hits the Web
Details on Gibson’s much-hyped Dark Fire were
released recently; we have all of the information
on the company’s latest innovation.
41 Ten Guitar Apps for Your iPhone
From tuners to resistor charts, why an iPhone
might just become a guitarist’s best friend.
DEPARTMENTS
18 Opening Notes
Steve Vai, Los Lonely Boys, Smashing
Pumpkins, Buddy Guy & Hubert Sumlin
34 Reader Feedback
44 January Media Preview
Skynyrd, Zeppelin & Tremonti DVDs,
plus four new books.
48 Hot Links
Gigging + Recording
50 Tone Tips From the Road
Peter Stroud
Tour Rig Geekin’ 2008
52 Shifting Gears
Rich Eckhardt
Special Effects: My Early
Experience with Effects Pedals
54 On Track
Rich Tozzoli
Optimal Low-End Mixing
56 Guitar Studio
Brian Tarquin
Robin Trower – Seven Moons Tone
68 Guitar Tracks
Tim Harrington
Going Stereo With Your Rig
Tech Tips
60 Stomp School
Analog Tom w/Analog Mike
Troubleshooting & Maintenance 101, Part 3
62 Ask Amp Man
Jeff Bober
Diagnosing a Distressed Tube Amp
64 Mod Garage
Dirk Wacker
Stratocaster Master Tone Configuration
66 Speaker Tone Center
Anthony Lucas
Controlling Speaker Breakup
Vintage + Upkeep
68 Trash or Treasure
Zachary Fjestad
Gibson Melody Maker
70 Restoring of an Original
John Brown
Rewinding a 1971 Fender Jazz Pickup
72 The Low End
Kevin Borden
Affordable Vintage Basses
74 Vintage Vault
Dave Rogers & Laun Braithwaite
1955 Gretsch Silver Jet
Other Stuff
76 Jazz Guitar Hardball
Jim Bastian
Obama’s Effect on the Music Scene
78 Signal Chain
Dean Farley
The Tone (and Order) of Tubes
224 Last Call
John Bohlinger
Your Beloved Guitars and Your Children
Eye Candy
202 Gear Search Gallery
204 Modern Builder Vault
206 Guitar of the Month
