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Guitar Player • Vol. 54 No. 5 MAY 2020

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Inside the Guitar Gig of the Year • The guitar stars come out for a one-night tribute to Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green.

Pedigreed Mutt • Nik Huber extends his family with the mixed-breed Piet.

Eyes on the Prize • Following high-profile stints with Melissa Etheridge and Lizzo, Celisse preps an album of her own.

Americana Crossing • Lilly Hiatt jumps the line between Gen Y rock and Nashville on Walking Proud.

Totally Tele • Matthew Caws finds sonic bliss with his ’69 Tele and a trove of overdrive pedals on Nada Surf’s Never Not Together.

My Life in Five Riffs • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram reveals the fistful of tunes behind his formidable chops.

Set to Stun • With its bright orange case and vintage circuit, the script-logo MXR Phase 90 is a TKO.

First Lady of Guitar • Sharon Isbin adds another triumph to her illustrious career.

Virtual High • Faux Nashville tuning is just a few computer clicks away.

The Album That Stores Refused to Carry • In 1969, the MC5 took rock to a new extreme with Kick Out the Jams.

Boomer Box • With its built-in transistor amp, Teisco’s 1960s TRG-1 let budding guitarists crank up — no cables required.

THEN PLAY ON • FROM TOM PETTY’S RIGHT-HAND MAN TO A MEMBER OF FLEETWOOD MAC AND LEADER OF HIS OWN GROUP — MIKE CAMPBELL REFLECTS ON HIS LONG CAREER AS THE ROCK GUITARISTS’S GUITARIST.

The Waiting • IT TOOK 12 YEARS FOR MIKE CAMPBELL AND THE DIRTY KNOBS TO MAKE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM. BUT THAT WASN’T THE HARDEST PART.

POWER OF SOUL • PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE SOUND OF SAM COOKE’S RECORDS, ROBERT CRAY REVITALIZES R&B, SOUL AND FUNK ON THAT’S WHAT I HEARD.

ALTERED STATES • ON SHAPESHIFTING, JOE SATRIANI EMULATES HIS GUITAR HEROES, RE-IMAGINES HIS CAREER AND FOLLOWS HIS BLISS TO A MUSICAL METAMORPHOSIS.

SATCH’S STASH • THE MAN WITH THE FUTURISTIC GUITARS OWNS — AND RECORDS WITH — A NICE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE AXES.

SHAPESHIFTER • Designer Tim Teel reveals how Martin transformed the acoustic guitar with its radical new SC-13E.

Master Mentor • The amazing things I learned studying jazz guitar with the late, great Vic Juris.

Aeolian Life • Learn 21 inspired and inspiring riffs based on the natural minor scale.

Short Stops • Transform your playing with partial capos.

Ernie Ball Music Man • SABRE

B.C. Rich • MOCKINGBIRD EXTREME WITH EVERTUNE BRIDGE

Eastman • SB55DC/V

Mojotone • BLACKOUT BRITISH

Suhr • REACTIVE LOAD/IR

EarthQuaker Devices • AFTERNEATH V3

JBL • EON ONE COMPACT RECHARGEABLE P.A.

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