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LESSONS
72 The Jazz Box
74 Fierce Guitar
96 Blues
97 Technique
98 Jazz
102 Classical
23 Opening Notes
30 News
32 On/Off/Standby
32 web whispers
34 Letters
36 Staff Picks
PG editors and Guest Picker Jake Cinninger
discuss the first song they learned to play.
DEPARTMENTS
OCTOBER2010 4 NE W LESSONS• FRED GRE TSCH III ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS
Legends of
Slash’s Real
Appetite for
Destruction
Les Paul
On the
Cover: $5.95U.S.
PRODUCT REVIEWS
DBZ, Fishman, Maton,
Budda, MXR, Sonuus,
Schroeder, Scarlett,
Demeter, and Matamp
Daniel Lanois’
1950s goldtop Les
Paul with P-90s and
a Bigsby tremolo
Daniel Lanois’ 1950s goldtop Les Paul with
P-90s and a Bigsby tremolo. Photo by Melinda
Dahl. Inset: Slash with one of his legendary
Les Paul replicas. Photo by Neil Zlozower
Cover Design by Meghan Molumby
38 Media Preview
78 Go Ahead and Ask
Fred Gretsch III and Joe Carducci
192 Noodling
194 New Products
DBZ Peacemaker Cavallo V review
159
Gigging + Recording
42 Tone Tips from the Road
Paul “TFO” Allen
A Board Introduction
44 On Track
Rich Tozzoli
Studio Standbys: Three Plug-Ins
That Get the Job Done
46 Shifting Gear
Rich Eckhardt
Goodbye to Old, Outdated Gear
48 On Bass
Steve Cook
Your Thing, Their Thing, and the Whole Thing
50 Guitar Tracks
Chris McCown
Reamping Fun for the Whole Band
Tech Tips
52 Esoterica Electrica
Jol Dantzig
The Myth of Multitasking
54 Acoustic Soundboard
Bob Taylor
Still Learning, One Surprise at a Time
56 Ask Amp Man
Jeff Bober
More Twin-Taming Techniques
58 Mod Garage
Dirk Wacker
The Fender TBX Tone Control, Part 1
60 From the Hip
Wallace Marx Jr.
Electric Bass Origins, Part 1
62 Stomp School
Tom Hughes
Inside the A/DA Harmony Synthesizer
Vintage + Upkeep
64 Trash or Treasure
Zachary R. Fjestad
Samick LW-025G Dreadnought
66 Restoring an Original
John Brown
1968 Gibson LGO: The Gift That Keeps Giving
68 The Low End
Kevin Borden
Not as Described
70 Vintage Vault
Dave Rogers, Laun Braithwaite & Tim Mullally
1958 Gibson Les Paul Model Serial #8 1131
And Don’t Miss ...
72 The Jazz Box
Jane Miller
Muscle Maintenance for Guitarists
74 Fierce Guitar
Rusty Cooley
Altered Scales and Chords
76 Signal Chain
Dean Farley
Listening Like a Microphone, Part 1
208 Last Call
John Bohlinger
Finding the Holy Grail
Eye Candy
198 Gear Search Gallery
1970 Fender Scorpio Combo
201 Guitar of the Month
1976 Ibanez Custom Agent Artist 2405
202 Modern Builder Vault
Artinger Custom Guitars
