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Guitar Player • Vol. 54 No. 10 OCTOBER 2020

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Ragged Glory • Pre-War Guitars live up to their name, one lovingly aged guitar at a time.

Millennial Marvel • Seattle’s Ayron Jones channels rock, blues and hip-hop into music that spans the eras — from Hendrix to Morello.

Plays Well With Others • Long known as a soloist and sideman, David Torn solidifies his union with Sonar on the new Tranceportation, Vol. 1.

Tiger in His Tank • Having helped create Jerry Garcia’s most-played guitar, Tom Lieber comes full circle with his deluxe originals.

My Career in Five Songs • Preamp abuse, bebop scales and flamenco guitar duos! Alex Skolnick explores key tracks from his multigenre career.

Padded Sell • With their loud clean tones and “Tuck ’n’ Roll” Naugahyde coverings, Kustom’s solid-state amps offered an enticing alternative to tube tone.

Sisterhood of the Sirens • Guitarist and author Tere Estrada uncovers the lost women of Mexican rock.

Double Your Pleasure • Stunning to behold and a joy to play, this unusual 1965 Framus New Sound TV 12-string sounds like no other.

SECOND COMING • IN 1988, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN WAS CLEAN, SOBER AND BACK IN STEP WITH LIFE AND MUSIC. NO ONE IMAGINED HOW LITTLE TIME HE HAD LEFT.

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TESTIFY • Eight six-string heroes pay tribute to the life, music and legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

SET THE NIGHT ON FIRE • ON THE RITUAL BEGINS AT SUNDOWN, ROBBY KRIEGER TURNS UP THE HEAT WITH A BLAZING SET OF TUNES.

STRANGE DAYS • We talk to Robby about lighting the fire back in the Doors with the odd Magnatone, Maestro — and a pair of Gibson SGs.

STICKS and TONES • WITH GUEST SPOTS FROM VERNON REID, JOHN McLAUGHLIN, KIRK HAMMETT AND CARLOS SANTANA, THE NEW ALBUM FROM DRUMMER CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA HAS ITS FOCUS FIRMLY ON GUITARISTS.

GIFT RAP • Carlos Santana talks about giving the drummer some.

RENAISSANCE MAN • AS PRS GUITARS CELEBRATES ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY, PAUL REED SMITH REFLECTS ON HIS COMPANY’S MOST FORMATIVE GUITARS AND SHARES TREASURES FROM THE VAULT.

AMERICAN SONGSMITH • James Taylor tells stories of his past hits and explains how he and John Pizzarelli re-imagined popular jazz chestnuts for American Standard.

7-Tone Interval Mastery • How to apply diatonic interval patterns to a heptatonic scale to create a variety of interestingly angular melodic patterns.

Slash Chords Crash Course • Create compelling, appealing progressions in a variety of styles using chords with alternate bass notes.

Path to Finger Freedom • Part 2: Real Truths About Fake Nails

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Taylor • AD27

Fender • JIM ROOT JAZZMASTER V4

Tech 21 • SANSAMP PSA 2.0

IK Multimedia • Z-TONE DI

Maxon • APEX 808

“Surrender” • Rick Nielsen’s “rock nursery rhyme” made Cheap Trick famous.