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THE INFINITE DESIRE

Guitar Player • Vol. 58 No. 9 SEPTEMBER 2024

LOW-WATTAGE WORKHORSE • David Grissom wanted a volume-friendly version of his PRS signature amp. He got more than he asked for.

BIGGER THAN BOTH OF THEM • With his Hall & Oates days behind him, John Oates finds his solo career bursting in new directions… and genres.

DELTA SPIRIT • For John Oates, owning Mississippi John Hurt’s 1964 Guild F-30 comes with “a lot of ghosts.”

RAGTIME REVIVALIST • Just 17, Irish acoustic guitarist Muireann Bradley is leading a folk-blues revival in the U.K.

TIP SHEET • From tuning to scales and fretboard visualization — these are Oz Noy’s best practices for every guitarist.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • He got famous playing a synthesizer. But these five tracks show Dave Stewart at his best on his first instrument: guitar.

Still Standing • Now 76 years old, the Fender Champ remains the exemplar of perfect guitar tone.

Yngwie Meets Coltrane • Mid-1970s Allan Holdsworth rocks with the New Tony Williams LIfetime.

DICKEY BETTS • A rock and roll guitarist with a flair for bluegrass. A hothead who sought peace in Zen Buddhism. There was nothing simple about Dickey Betts, who led the Allman Brothers Band — and southern rock — to their highest peaks.

LA DOLCE VITA • Less than a year after an onstage heart attack took him out of action, Al Di Meola is back on the road and releasing his most ambitious work to date, the double-album Twentyfour. Says the unstoppable virtuoso, “This is a new beginning for me.”

PASSION, GRACE AND FIRE • Opening his home to fans, Al Di Meola puts his love of cooking to a good cause, one fine Italian dinner at a time.

‘WE NEED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THE CAVALRY’S COMING!’ • Rebel Yell served notice that Billy Idol was a force to be reckoned with — and that Steve Stevens was his master of tactical guitar design. Forty years on, he recounts his every move on every track.

‘YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE A DREAM. ‘MY OTHER DREAM RAN ITS COURSE’ • As the Dirty Knobs release their third album, Mike Campbell reflects on the lessons he learned from Tom Petty and the guitars he’ll never part with.

MIDLIFE MILESTONE • At the half-century mark, Gypsy jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel reinvents himself with Triptych, a celebration of life and “a mirror of my soul.”

RETURN OF THE KING • After 35 years, Gypsy jazz master Angelo Debarre reunites his trio at Django à Gogo.

GHOST RAISER • The discovery of old demo tapes gave Eric Earley and Blitzen Trapper an opportunity to resurrect some of his earliest songs and recordings for their latest album, 100’s of 1000’s, Millions of Billions.

THE WIZARDRY OF OZ • A master of improvisation, Oz Noy demonstrates how to deftly navigate a series of musical challenges.

Sizing Up 12-Strings • How to find your favorite six-course (or fewer) deal.

DANELECTRO • 1960s Big Sitar

TAYLOR • 50th Anniversary 858E LTD Grand Orchestra 12-String

PEAVEY • Classic 20 112

STONEWALL • Signature Jazzmaster Pickups and Offset Fuzz Circuit

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How I Wrote… “Black Water” • Pat Simmons dips into the history of the Doobie Brothers’ first number one hit.