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Working the Angles • The Frank Brothers’ Arcade model puts its thoughtful features in the service of the player.

Blues Dues • On My Blues Pathway, Kirk Fletcher pays back a debt to the forces that shaped his ferocious style.

FLIGHT of the PHENIX • In this excerpt from his new autobiography, Peter Frampton tells how he finally recovered his Gibson “Black Beauty” Les Paul Custom years after it went down in a deadly plane crash.

My Career in Five Songs • Jeff Beck was impressed to learn he was in Spinal Tap. But guitar legend Danny Kortchmar has been turning heads in sessions and onstage for the past 50 years.

Super Star • Favored by blues hounds and hard rockers alike, Fender’s Super Reverb amp was no mere Bassman replacement but a fire-breathing wonder of an altogether different nature.

Double Talk • Chet and Mark enjoy a six-string conversation on Neck and Neck.

Cloud Nine • This new, crowd-sourced Eastwood Devo guitar is a heavenly re-creation of Bob Mothersbaugh’s original.

PAGE in HISTORY • In his 60-year career, Jimmy Page helped define the guitar’s role in British pop and forged the sound of heavy metal. In this new interview, he reveals the roots of his six-string passion and the driving goals that made Led Zeppelin a defining force in rock and roll.

JAZZ MESSENGER • ON ANGELS AR OUND, KURT ROSENWINKEL RETURNS T O THE TRIO SETTING AND REMINDS US WHY HE REMAINS ONE OF TODAY’S MOST INFLUENTIAL JAZZ GUITARISTS.

PEAK POWER • John Fogerty pushed Creedence Clearwater Revival to the top of their creative output. The result was the group’s finest album: Cosmo’s Factory.

FAMILY BUSINESS • Fogerty’s Factory keeps CCR’s—and Fogerty’s—legacy alive.

BLACK MAGIC • LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE ’BURST, THE GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM HAS NONE THELESS BEGUILED PAGE, FRAMPTON AND FOGERTY, AMONG COUNTLESS OTHER GUITARISTS. BEHOLD THIS MESMERIZING 1958 BLACK BEAUTY.

RANDOM NOTES, PART 1 • As he drops Noon, his long-time-coming reunion album with bassist Mike Gordon, acoustic icon Leo Kottke offers observations on miking and playing well with others.

Bend Me, Shape Me • Learn how to make your ax wail and sing like the pros

Chord Soloing, Jazz Style, Part 2 • We conclude our guide to soloing with chords in the style of the jazz greats.

Path to Finger Freedom • Part 4: Essential elemental plucking patterns

Gibson • LUKAS NELSON SIGNATURE LES PAUL JUNIOR

Fender • AMERICAN ORIGINAL ’70S TELECASTER CUSTOM

Taylor • GTe URBAN ASH

Gibson • FRANK HANNON LOVE DOVE

Eventide • BLACKHOLE REVERB

Fender • MTG TUBE TREMOLO

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How I Wrote… “Rebel-’Rouser” • Rock and roll legend Duane Eddy reveals the inspiration and session behind his 1958 string-twanging instrumental hit.