WEB EXCLUSIVES
Photos by Ken Settle
Guns N’ Roses Live Rigs
Go backstage with the current GNR roster
and check out all of the guitars and basses
they’re using on tour. From DJ Ashba’s wildly
designed Les Pauls to Ron “Bumblefoot”
Thal’s Vigier doublenecks to Richard Fortus’
modified guitars and amps, we’ve got it all—as
well as a look at bassist Tommy Stinson’s rig.
Photo by JR Delia
Study with Jim
Campilongo
We welcome country-jazz
master Jim Campilongo
to our online-only roster
of instructors this month.
Check out the first installment of his column, Orange
Guitar, where he shows you
the ins and outs of Freddie
Green-style rhythm guitar.
Photo by Rosa Paolicelli
WIN IT!
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sign up for our free Backstage Pass
e-newsletter at premierguitar.com/
newsletter for your chance to win
these prizes. There’s new gear up
for grabs every Wednesday!
Ani DiFranco
DIY-goddess Ani DiFranco confesses an addiction to applying tremolo from her vintage
Magnatone amp to her Alvarez-Yairi acoustic,
and admits her new album, ¿Which Side Are You
On?, is the first one she’s ever been happy with
from a tonal standpoint.
January 25–31
Reinhardt Willard
POLL OF THE MONTH
What kind of trem bar
do you prefer?
1%
Jazzmaster/
Jaguar-Style
28%
Strat-Style
February 1–7
Shadow Electronics NanoMAG
2%
Kahler
2%
Wilkinson
2%
Maestro
Vibrola
33%
Floyd Rose
2%
Music Man
11%
Bigsby
Make your voice heard in this and next
month’s poll question—and other discussion
topics throughout the month—by clicking
the Questions tab on our Facebook page.
19%
None
February 8–14
MXR ’ 75 Vintage Phase 45
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