NEWS + DEPARTMENTS
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NEWS
30 Manny’s Music Closing
30 Chameleon Guitar
189
Breedlove Mark I
DEPARTMENTS
18 Opening Notes
Susan Tedeschi, Kerry King, James Hunter,
Cesar Rosas, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page
28 Reader Feedback
35 Sneak Peek:
Mesa/Boogie Mark V
We have the details on the latest offering
from Mesa Engineering.
Gigging + Recording
44 Tone Tips From the Road
Peter Stroud
Speakers: The Ultimate “Amp Mod”
46 Shifting Gears
Rich Eckhardt
Acoustic or Electric?
You Don’t Have to Choose
48 On Track
Rich Tozzoli
Assume the Position
50 On Bass
Steve Cook
Five Rules of Touring Bass Players
Tech Tips
52 Acoustic Soundboard
Jeff Huss
Sprucing Up the Place
54 Stomp School
Analog Tom w/Analog Mike
Q&A, Part Three
56 Ask Amp Man
Jeff Bober
Negative Feedback, Fender Bassman 10
58 Mod Garage
Dirk Wacker
The Anatomy of the Stratocaster 5-way
Switch: Part III: Transferring the Basics
to Other Switches
60 Speaker Tone Center
Anthony “Big Tony” Lucus
Breaking in Your Speakers
38 April Media Preview
CCR, David Sanborn (Hiram Bullock),
Iggy Pop, Bob Marley, Gibson Amps
42 Hot Links
TDPRI’s $100 Tele Challenge,
The Gear Page’s Real or Relic series.
Vintage + Upkeep
62 Trash or Treasure
Zachary Fjestad
Yamaha SG2000
64 Restoring an Original
John Brown
1966 Martin D12-35 Neck Heel Restore
66 The Low End
Kevin Borden
Top 10 Tips on Vintage Bass Maintenance
68 Vintage Vault
Dave Rogers & Laun Braithwaite
1959 Gibson Super 400 CES
And Don’t Miss ...
70 Jazz Guitar Hardball
Jim Bastian
Strollin’ with T-Bone Walker, Part 2
72 Fierce Guitar
Greg Howe
What is Shred?
74 Signal Chain
Dean Farley
Microphonic Pickups:
Vintage or Modern Sounds?
200 Last Call
John Bohlinger
Witnessing Evolution
Eye Candy
189 Gear Search Gallery
Breedlove Mark I, Mark IV
190 Modern Builder Vault
Roger Morillo Custom Bass
192 Guitar of the Month
Kathy Wingert Guitars Harp Guitar
On The Cover:
Cover Photo Illustration by: Ben Otis
Featured guitar: Taylor T3/B
