NOVEMBERHIGHLIGHTS
Sponsored by PRS Guitars
Guitarist image courtesy of RetroClipArt.com.
TONE GAMES:
THE 2010 PEDAL
ROUNDUP
Looking for that elusive puzzle
piece to complete the perfect
pedalboard (for now, at least)?
Then join the fray as we put
30 new pedals through their
paces—and then qualify for the
Pedalboard Extras Bonus Round.
Click on the cover to see
the full-size version.
BUILDER PROFILE:
ELECTRO-HARMONIX
Premier Guitar peeks inside
the brain of Electro-Harmonix
Fab Four: This very special issue of Premier
Guitar—our annual “Pedal Issue”—is being
distributed at random with four different
covers, each featuring a fully functional
custom one-off pedal with this issue’s cover
lines printed right on its face. You can enter
to win the stompboxes—(left to right)
a Diamond Pedals Halo Chorus, a JAM
Pedals RetroVibe, a Digi Tech Whammy,
and an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi—at
premierguitar.com.
Photo by Clay Patrick McBride
founder Mike Matthews—
the man whose off-the-wall
stompboxes generated countless
classic tones and changed the
guitar universe forever.
ZAKK WYLDE
Armed with his arsenal of bull’s-eye-themed
axes and fresh on the heels of his 10th release
with Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde proves
he’s still one of the hungriest men of metal—
even if he wouldn’t mind writing a tune for
Britney Spears or the Eagles.
Photo by Jack English
RON WOOD
Rolling Stones renaissance
man Ron Wood sits down
with Premier Guitar to talk
about his star-studded
new solo album, I Feel Like
Playing, his favorite ’ 55 Strat
and tweed Champ, and how
he’s managed to conquer
the world several times over
as both a renowned guitarist
and painter.
5 BOUTIQUE
STOMPBOX BUILDERS
YOU SHOULD KNOW
They’re a little crazy. They’re a little
obsessive. And they relentlessly
pursue both the tones you crave
and those no one has heard yet.
That’s why Crowther Audio, Empress
Effects (shown at right), Red Witch,
Strymon, and Mad Professor are
among the most impressive pedal
builders in the world today.
REVIEWS:
Godin ICON 3 • Paul Hartmann Guitars
Dutchess Archtop • Carvin Cobalt C770T
Acoustic/Electric • EAST Amplification
81 PREMIER GUITAR OCTOBER 2010 www.premierguitar.com
Studio2 Head and 1x10 Cab • 3rd Power Amplification American Dream
Go to page 86
Go to page 144
Go to page 135
Go to page 213
Go to page 156
