AUGUS THIGHLIGH T S
Sponsored by PRS Guitars
Photo by Jean-Philippe Piter
KEITH URBAN
Contemporary-country superstar Keith Urban reflects
on how Waylon Jennings’ indie spirit inspired him more
than 20 years ago in Australia, why Mark Knopfler
became his first guitar hero, and how he rehabilitated
many of his treasured vintage axes after the tragic
Nashville flood of 2010.
Photo by Brenda Ahearn
INSEPARABLE
Guitars often help their
owners get through tough
times, but few have seen
times as tough as those faced
by British Royal Air Force
pilot and prisoner of war
Alf Binnie and his 1940s
German archtop.
2011 NY
AMP SHOW
Premier Guitar treks
to Piscataway, New
Jersey, to scope out
the annual boutique-amp extravaganza.
FORGOTTEN HEROES:
CORNELL DUPREE
Besides playing on so many ses-
sions and hits that they called
him “Mr. 2500,” Cornell Dupree
was a favorite of major-label
producers and superstars alike
because he could come in and
lay down tight, soulful tracks for
Aretha Franklin, and then show
up the next day to hit a home run
for Paul Simon or Miles Davis.
KEN PARKER
ARCHTOPS
Though he shook up the industry in 1993 with the Fly—the
most unique solidbody design
the electric world had seen in
years—for more than 30 years
now his primary passion has
been advancing the art and science of archtop luthiery.
STANLEY CLARKE
Fusion legend Stanley Clarke talks about
his double-bass roots, his bevy of Alembic
electrics, why all bassists should jam with
other 4-stringers, and his recent reunion
album with fellow Return to Forever band-
mates Chick Corea and Lenny White.
Photo courtesy of Concord Music Group
Photo by Jeremy Saffer
LAST CHANCE TO REASON
Maine-based mathcore brainiacs Last Chance to Reason meld face-melting chops with mind-bending music theory and their own
epic Metroid-style video game to mutate every notion you have
about youth, metal, and gaming culture.
81 PREMIER GUITAR AUGUST 2010
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Gibson Les Paul Studio Baritone •
Kustom KXB500 and DE115NEO
• Batson No. 5 • Metal Pedals
HardCore XXX • Reverend Thundergun and Justice • Anacon
Technology Zagray! • Trombetta Tornita! • Fernandes V-Hawk Elite
• Empress Multi-Drive • Vox TB35C2 Bruno
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