APRILHIGHLIGHTS
Sponsored by Fender
10 ESSENTIAL DIGITAL RECORDING TIPS
Secrets to capture that golden tone.
DIY: SETTING
ACOUSTIC
INTONATION
A step-by-step guide to making your
acoustic play like a dream.
Photo courtesy of Montuno
BUILDER PROFILE:
MIKE SHERMAN
Taking boutique, shred-machine luthiery
to the extreme.
ESPERANZA SPALDING
The Grammy-winning, classically trained violinist
talks about transitioning to fretless and upright bass.
STUDIO LEGENDS:
ALAN PARSONS
An insider’s ear on Floyd’s pinnacle
Dark Side of the Moon.
Photo by Buzz Person
Photo by Kristie Shanley
BONNIE
RAITT
The Strat-wielding
slide queen is back
with Slipstream—
her first album in
seven years.
LEE RANALDO
Sonic Youth’s iconic noise-rock pioneer talks about his
first-ever solo album.
Sonoma Wire Works • IK Multimedia
• Apogee • Positive Grid • PocketLabWorks
• BilT S.S. Zaftig • Dr. Z MAX 8 Studio
• Ansir Imperial SL • Death by Audio Apocalypse • M-tone Slipstream • Caroline Guitar Co.
Olympia • Paul Reed Smith SE 30 • Pigtronix FAT Overdrive • MXR M84 Bass Fuzz Deluxe
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