Contents
FEATURES
77
Steve Vai
The guitar prophet talks about the gear
and philosophies guiding Story of Light.
85
Summer NAMM
The newest tone toys from both the big
boys and the boutique upstarts exhibiting in Music City.
95
Hot-Rod Your Guitar
Tiny tone tweaks, done dirt cheap
(practically free, really).
105 DIY: Nashville
Tuning Conversion
Turn an acoustic into a
sparkle machine!
114 Van Halen
PG goes backstage with Eddie’s and
Wolfgang’s techs to see their full rigs.
127 Anders Osborne
The slide-wielding Swede conquers
demons and goes electric with his latest
album, Black Eye Galaxy.
Photo by Chris Kies
REVIEWS
148 GIBSON Les Paul Standard
152 DEIMEL Firestar
154 WALDEN G6700CE
157 KEMPER Profiling Amp
161 DIAGO Little Smasher
164 EARTHQUAKER DEVICES
Rainbow Machine
167 RAINGER FX Dr Freakenstein Fuzz
170 RITTER R8 Singlecut Bass
173 AMPEG Micro-CL Stack
137 Forgotten Heroes:
Carol Kaye
The prolific Wrecking Crew member
who recorded seminal bass lines on
tunes like “Good Vibrations” and
“These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.”
Ritter R8 Singlecut
170
Kemper Profiling Amp
157
