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QUICK-CHANGE ARTISTS • Canivell’s pickup-swapping C 20:16 and S 20:20 V take versatility to the cutting edge.

LIGHT DUTY • Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew reunite for a live performance of the Talking Heads’ 1980 milestone, Remain in Light.

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON • Robyn Hitchcock emerges from lockdown with Shufflemania! an album that offers “if not hope, then at least something to believe in.”

TIP SHEET • Gretchen Menn offers 10 guiding principles to help you grow as a guitarist.

ORIGINAL RECIPES • Fender’s American Vintage II line aims for period-correct specs. We explored a pair of Telecasters to see how they did.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • From freight trains to wild horses — Steve Vai reveals the influences behind a handful of his most significant tracks

Horns of Plenty • As the replacement for the Les Paul Special, the SG Special was a well-appointed entry point to Gibson’s golden age.

Free Spirits • Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden plays like a great psychedelic opera.

LOVING THE ALIEN • Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and Scrote take David Bowie’s music on the road with a new show that celebrates the breadth and depth of his catalog.

What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been • Join us on a journey through six decades of mind-blowing music and the guitarists who have led rock and roll’s unstoppable psychedelic revolution.

FULL CIRCLE • Wielding a sonic scalpel, Giles Martin separates Revolver’s multitracked instruments to present the Beatles’ 1966 landmark recording as you’ve never heard it.

Eternally Grateful • Andy Logan’s Grateful Guitars Foundation provides historic Dead-centric axes to worthy keepers of the flame.

Alligator • 1955 Fender Stratocaster, Serial Number 7310

Jerry’s Herringbone • 1943 Martin D-28, Serial Number 84862

TUNE UP AND TURN ON • Take a mindbending journey into the adventurous and experimental style of psychedelic guitar as we explore the far-out sonic landscapes created by legendary players from the classic era.

Devil in the Details • Learn three ways to play the Grateful Dead’s “Friend of the Devil.”

PEAVEY • Vypyr X2

DONNER • Seeker Series DST-400

JACKSON • American Series Soloist SL3

ACLAM • Woman Tone Overdrive Pedal

STONEWALL PICKUPS • Slutty Wolf H90 humbucker-sized P-90 set

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“Pour Some Sugar on Me” • Phil Collen reveals the short, sweet creation of Def Leppard’s 1987 hit.