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 233 for the answers.
PG CROSSWORD
©Premier Guitar, 2010. Puzzle by Murray Jackson
Across
1. With 9-Across, December 25th
new-gear source
4. Pub-band nourishment, perhaps ( 3, 4)
8. A and G separator ( 1, 6)
9. See 1-Across clue
10. Repeated music sample
11. Hamer double-cut electric bass
13. Performers’ platforms
15. Beatle with psychedelic Rolls-Royce
18. Tuning-machine components
19. Band formed Down Under in 1973 ( 1, 1, 1, 1)
22. Bridge-integrated pickup type
23. Add a track, in the studio
24. Guitar-neck position marker, perhaps ( 4, 3)
25. Pickguard fastener, frequently
Down
1. Bridge components
2. A guitar lacquer, briefly
3. Brand on 1990s Fullerton Series axes
4. Alchemist amp maker
5. Axeman on 1979 Bop Till You
Drop album ( 2, 6)
6. Brand founded by Charles Kaman
7. Nickname for ZZ Top’s bassist
12. Map-shaped 1960s National solidbody
14. Item atop 4x12 cab ( 3, 4)
16. String tension induced curvature ( 4, 3)
17. Detach a neck, in a way
18. Kyser and Shubb products
20. Acoustic-top material, maybe
21. Performance portions
WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?
This month’s mystery comes from somewhere in this issue
of PG. Do you know what this is?
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“There are hundreds, perhaps
thousands or millions, of valid
guitar tones, no matter what
make the amplifier is.”
—Howard Alexander Dumble in
A Dumble Book by Jesse Schwarz
