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1937 Gibson L-Century
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Up With Blankenship Amps;
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16 Opening Notes
Tommy Emmanuel, Troy Sanders,
John Connolly, Rock on the Range
28 Reader Feedback
36 Sneak Peek
Martin 1-Series
38 June Media Preview
Ultimate Hendrix, Mixing the Hits of Country,
Muddy Waters, Frank Zappa
42 Hot Links
Gigging + Recording
44 Shifting Gear
Rich Eckhardt
America’s Toughest Tour
46 On Track
Rich Tozzoli
Wine, Guitars and Song
48 On Bass
Dan Berkowitz
Breaking out of the Box
50 Guitar Tracks
Mitch Gallagher
Stellar Guitar Recordings, Part 2
Tech Tips
52 Acoustic Soundboard
Mark Dalton
Fear Not the Magic
54 Ask Amp Man
Jeff Bober
Fender Concert 4x10
56 Mod Garage
Dirk Wacker
Gibson ‘50s Wiring on a Stratocaster
58 Get Wired
Evan Skopp
Fashioning the Dream
60 Stomp School
Tom Hughes
Mojo, Superstition and Tone
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Cover Photo by: Ben Otis and Sara Legore
Featured guitar: Cole Clark Fat Lady 1 AC
183 New Products
186 Highlights from
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Vintage + Upkeep
62 Trash or Treasure
Zachary Fjestad
Taylor 855
64 Restoring an Original
John Brown
National Duolian
66 The Low End
Kevin Borden
The Street: NYC’s Music Row
68 Vintage Vault
Dave Rogers, Laun Braithwaite &Tim Mullally
Gibson L-Century
And Don’t Miss ...
72 Jazz Box
Jane Miller
The Bargain Chord
74 Fierce Guitar
Rusty Cooley
Reverse Linear
76 Signal Chain
Dean Farley
Pulp Fiction, Pulp Fact: Celestion Blues
78 Eclectic Guitar
Pat Smith
Lenny Breau 101
200 Last Call
John Bohlinger
Just Wood and Wire
Eye Candy
188 Guitar of the Month
Doc’s Ol’hoss, 1968 Gallagher G- 50
190 Gear Search Gallery
’ 57 Strat and ’ 53 “Super” Tube Amp
192 Modern Builder Vault
Schneider Guitars Soho Collection