LESSONS + DEPARTMENTS
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LESSONS
74 The Jazz Box
76 Fierce Guitar
96 Country
98 Rock
102 Acoustic
104 Jazz
On the
Cover:
Eric Johnson in the green room before the
Experience Hendrix show March 21, 2010, in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Photo: Jérôme Brunet
17 Opening Notes
26 Reader Feedback
28 News
30 On, Off, Standby
32 Staff Picks
PG editors and Guest Picker Danny B. Harvey
discuss their favorite Hendrix tunes.
35 Noodling
36 Hot Links
BandPage Facebook application—
a MySpace killer?
DEPARTMENTS
40 Media Preview
Videos Iggy and the Stooges – Raw Power,
Deluxe Edition, Volbeat – Live : Sold Out,
Free Forever
178 New Products
Gigging + Recording
42 Tone Tips From the Road
Jared Scharff
Recording Is a Battlefield, Part 3
44 On Track
Rich Tozzoli
It’s OK to ‘Phone It In
46 Shifting Gear
Rich Eckhardt
It’s All in the Dynamics: How to Be
a Great Solo Accompanist
48 On Bass
Dan Berkowitz
Why Can’t We Be Friends?
50 Guitar Tracks
Bob Furlong
Exploring Nashville Tuning
82 Secrets of the Masters
Frank Gryner
Rob Zombie’s “Dragula”
Vintage + Upkeep
64 Trash or Treasure
Zach Fjestad
Guild JF- 55 12-string
66 Restoring an Original
John Brown
1974 Gibson J- 50 Deluxe Binding Decay, Part 2
68 The Low End
Kevin Borden
Tips for Prospective Buyers, Part 1
70 Vintage Vault
Dave Rogers, Laun Braithwaite & Tim Mullally
1965 Gibson SG
1965 Fender Jazzmaster
183
Tech Tips
52 Acoustic Soundboard
Mark Dalton
When Bad Things Happen to
Good Guitars, Part 1
54 Ask Amp Man
Jeff Bober
Does Speaker Impedance Affect Tone?
56 Mod Garage
Dirk Wacker
Tone Capacitors for Stratocasters, Part 3
60 Get wired
Wallace Marx Jr.
Small Builders with Big Problems
62 Stomp School
Tom Hughes
Finding the Right Pedals for Your Rig
And Don’t Miss ...
74 Jazz Box
Jane Miller
Tracing Roots (or “How Not to
Be a Jazz Snob”)
76 Fierce Guitar
Greg Howe
Colorful String Skipping
78 Signal Chain
Dean Farley
Topsy-Turvy Tones
80 Eclectic Guitar
Pat Smith
Find Your Zone
192 Last Call
John Bohlinger
I Can’t Die—I’m Booked!
Eye Candy
180 Gear Search Gallery
1966 Mosrite Ventures Model
183 Guitar of the Month
1965 Fender Jazzmaster
186 Modern Builder Vault
Black Mesa Guitars
