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Gilded Splinters • Bill Asher and Don Moser celebrate Dr. John with the Night Tripper guitar.

Beyond Standard • Madison Cunningham finds adventure in open tunings on her Grammy-nominated sophomore album, Who Are You Now.

Beyond Words • Tommy Emmanuel revisits his past instrumentals and delivers a handful of new tunes on The Best of Tommysongs.

The Man in Black Metal • Adam Darski returns with his goth-country side project, Me and That Man. And this time he’s brought his gang.

My Career in Five Songs • Neil Giraldo looks back on not five but six classic cuts, from “Jessie’s Girl” to “Heartbreaker.”

Brother of the Road • After years as Devon Allman’s protégé, Jackson Stokes charts his own path.

Small But Mighty • Designed for students, the Fender Duo-Sonic nevertheless attracted a heap of pros, including Hendrix, Bloomfield and Gallagher.

Northern Light • Finland’s Erja Lyytinen shines as Europe’s reigning blues-rock guitarist.

The Power of a Deceptively Simple Groove • Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly has lessons for us all.

unchained • RIVERS CUOMO LETS THE SHRED-OB SESSED KID INSIDE HIM BREAK FREE ON VAN WEE ZER, ARE CORD THAT’S HALF BLUE ALBUM, HALF ’80s METAL.

Full Metal Racket • Any whammy-bar guitar would do. But for Van Weezer, Rivers’ amp had to be a Mesa/Boogie Mark I.

ROCKIN’ A MILESTONE • FOR RICHIE KOTZEN, 50 IS THE NEW 50 AS HE CELEBR ATES HIS BIRTHDAY WITH HIS BIGGEST RECORD EVER.

From Meola To You • “DOING STRAIGHT-UP COVERS IS THE EASY WAY OUT.” AL DI ME OLA REVISITS THE BEATLES’ CATALOG ON ACROSS THE UNIVERSE.

ROCKET SCIENCE • GIBSON’S FUTURISTIC FLYING V WAS ON A DOWNWARD TRAJECTORY UNTIL A FEW INVENTIVE GUITARISTS PROPELLED IT TO ASTRONOMICAL SUCCESS—AND VALUE. WE EXAMINE A HIGHLY DESIRABLE 1969 EXAMPLE.

FROM AFRICA TO APPALACHIA • Exploring the banjo’s African origins, Béla Fleck discovers connections both cultural and personal.

Soul Man • An exploration of Andy Timmons’ emotive and highly refined string bending approaches and techniques.

Melodic Masters • In this two-part lesson, we profile eight renowned blues- and blues-rock electric guitarists to help you improve that vital element of soloing—the melody.

Break Out of Your Box • Got the lockdown blues? Try these four ways to free your muse on the acoustic.

Fender • STORIES COLLECTION ERIC JOHNSON 1954 “VIRGINIA” STRATOCASTER

Martin • SC-13E

Dr. Z • Z WRECK JR. 1x12 COMBO

Emerald • X30 SPALTED BEECH SELECT

Mesa • CAB CLONE IR+

Jam Pedals • DELAY LLAMA XTREME

“American Woman” • Randy Bachman on the making of the Guess Who hit and its iconic guitar tone.