NOODLING
As guitarists, we can’t take ourselves seriously all the time. You gotta know when to dig in
and when to chill out. In that spirit, we offer this monthly page of fun diversions. Have fun,
and check page 189 for the answers.
PG CROSSWORD
©Premier Guitar, 2010. Puzzle by Murray Jackson
Across
1. Chuck Berry’s onstage strut
5. Amp-head adjuncts, briefly
9. Sometimes-slotted tuning-machine component
10. Reinforcement under acoustic-guitar top
11. Big name in effects pedals
12. Lindsey Buckingham’s Turner guitar ( 5, 3)
14. Washington state-based pickup maker
16. Common amp control
19. Beginning guitarist’s aspiration, perhaps ( 4, 4)
20. Neck portion at body joint
23. Son House’s genre, ____ blues
24. Guitarist David Howell Evans’ nickname ( 3, 4)
25. Legendary fingerstyle player Jerry ____
26. Grateful Dead fan, colloquially ( 4, 4)
Down
1. Unit of sound loudness
2. Guitarists’ key-changing gizmos
3. Amp-output unit
4. Fab Four guitarist
6. Common fretboard inlay material
7. Hagstrom model introduced in 1970
8. Concert-loudness measuring instrument ( 1, 1, 5)
13. Fender amp introduced in 1952
15. B.B.’s axe
17. Common guitar-string feature ( 4, 3)
18. Brand on Kickback combo amp
19. Document describing
performer’s requirements
21. Van Halen’s first name
22. 1979-1982 Fender guitar series
WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?
This month’s mystery comes from Tim Mullally’s workbench at
Dave’s Guitar Shop in La Crosse, WI. Do you know what this is?
JOKE OF THE MONTH
Q. Why are there four
strings on a bass?
A. Three are spares.
Q. How many guitar players
does it take to cover a Stevie
Ray Vaughan song?
A. Evidently all of them.
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it to submissions@premierguitar.com.
