This Month on
.com/Dec2010
Your guide to this month’s web-only features, reviews, lessons, videos, and more.
Sidemen Speak
We sit down in L.A. for a roundtable with Peter Thorn
(Melissa Etheridge, Chris Cornell), Steve Stevens
(Billy Idol), Frank Simes (Don Henley, Roger Daltrey,
Rod Stewart), Lyle Workman (Todd Rundgren, Sting,
Beck), Brian Ray (Paul McCartney), Eric Schimmerhorn
(Iggy Pop, Seal), and Jon Button (Sheryl Crow, Roger
Daltrey, Shakira). Read their stories from the road and
getting-the-gig wisdom in our two-part feature.
THE MONSTERS OF HIGH GAIN
A special online-exclusive video roundup!
Whether you’re in the market for a new high-gain head or you just
spend your free time searching for heavy riffage on You Tube, you’ll
want to redirect your browser to premierguitar.com/dec2010 and
get that bookmark function ready. This month, we gathered 13 of
the hottest high-gain amps on the market, brought in ace guitarists
Misha Mansoor (Periphery) and Ty Dietzler (Thousand Foot Krutch),
and let the cameras roll. Listen to both guitarists tearing up each
channel of each amp listed to the right in CD-quality sound, and
get a rundown of each amp’s main features. If you’re looking for
a stripped-down metal machine or an amp stuffed with high-tech
tools, there’s surely a monster for you.
Podcast:
Unknown Hinson
When we decided to inter-
view the talented and eccen-
tric country and psychobilly
guitarist Unknown Hinson,
we knew a written article
wouldn’t do him justice.
Turn on and strap in for an
entertaining podcast where
the self-proclaimed “king of
country-western troubadours”
discusses his current projects
and his signature Reverend at
premierguitar.com/podcast.
Online-Only Gear Reviews
Head online for even more gear review goodness! Reviewed
this month are the Sweetwood Comet, Empress Phaser, Diezel
Schmidt, Recording King 327, BC Audio Amp No. 8, and more!
We’re adding new reviews every week, so keep checking back if
the one you’re looking for isn’t yet posted.
Rig Rundown: warren Haynes
Check out our in-depth video rundown of
Warren Haynes’ Gov’t Mule rig. We get the
details on all of his Les Pauls—including their
nicknames, tunings, and string gauges!—
Warren’s enviable amps and effects, and the
boutique amps the band uses as monitors.
Watch it at premierguitar.com/video.
asdklfalsdkf Reader Gear Gallery:
Show Us Your Vintage Gear!
Do you want your gear featured in one of our online reader galleries (see page 83)? You can still
submit photos for our next gallery: Show Us Your Vintage Gear. Just send photos, with a caption,
to rebecca@premierguitar.com by December 5th for a chance to be featured. If you’ve missed the
deadline, head online to check out what vintage gems your fellow PG readers are using.
