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 251 for the answers.
NOODLING
PG CROSSWORD
©Premier Guitar, 2010. Puzzle by Murray Jackson
Across
1. Protection for a valued guitar ( 9, 4)
8. Not original color, in ad code
9. With 17-Across, Crossroads festival founder
10. Clean-sound pickups, you might say
11. Solidbody’s electronics channel
13. Pedalboard items, often
14. Speaker synonym, sometimes
17. See 9-Across clue
19. Bridge attachments, perhaps ( 4, 4)
22. E and D separator ( 1, 6)
23. Drummer’s stick flourish
24. Bands’ backstage accommodations ( 8, 5)
Down
1. Fender Strat body projections
2. Repeated song section
3. Square-shoulder 1999-2002 Gibson flat-top
4. Standing-ovation response
5. 1979-1982 Fender solid-body series
6. 1960s Vox violin-body bass
7. Brand on Rebel or Renegade amp
12. Concert organizer
13. “Up On Cripple Creek” group ( 3, 4)
15. Dizzying Fernandes solid-body
16. Ornately-inlaid PRS model
18. Stagehands’ union, briefly
20. Guitarists’ spotlight moments
21. Unwanted amp sound
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
“Not that the Tele isn’t user-friendly,
but the Les Paul was so gorgeous
and easy to play. It just seemed
like a good touring guitar”
–Jimmy Page in Million Dollar
Les Paul by Tony Bacon
