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READER ART OF THE MONTH
Damon Johnson • ON THE HARD-ROCKING BATTLE LESSONS, THE FORMER BLACK STAR RIDERS/ALICECOOPER/THIN LIZZY GUITARIST ESTABLISHES HIMSELF AS A FORCE OF ONE
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Tone Tome • MEET PEDAL CRUSH, A NEW BOOK FOR THAT STOMPBOX FIEND INSIDE ALL OF US
Mark Lettieri • THE IN-DEMAND SNARKY PUPPY/FEARLESS FLYERS GUITARIST DISCUSSES HIS NEW “DOES EVERYTHING AT 100 PERCENT” SIGNATURE GUITAR, THE PRS FIORE
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio • THE VINTAGE COOL OF GUITARIST JIMMY JAMES
Addictively Unstable • TETRARCH’S DIAMOND ROWE AND JOSH FORE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE GOLDEN ERA OF NU-METAL
GLORY ROAD • IRON MAIDEN’S ADRIAN SMITH TEAMS UP WITH RICHIE KOTZEN TO TAKE A BLUESY HARD-ROCKING SIDE TRIP
BORN FOR ONE THING • Joe Duplantier details the themes, tones and influences that led to Fortitude, GOJIRA’s cinematic, hard-hitting and uplifting new album (plus songcraft, Death, Whammy pedals and that fine-looking mahogany Charvel...)
GRETA VAN FLEET • CAN ONE OF ROCK’S MOST POLARIZING YOUNG BANDS ONCE AGAIN SILENCE CRITICS WITH THEIR CINEMATIC NEW ALBUM, THE BATTLE AT GARDEN’S GATE? GUITARIST JAKE KISZKA AIMS TO FIND OUT.
GVF’S EADG • ELEVEN QUESTIONS WITH GRETA VAN FLEET’S FLEET-FINGERED BASS MAN, SAM KISZKA
THE NEW WAVE OF CLASSIC ROCK RIFFS FOR DAYS! • OUR GUIDE TO 15 “NEW WAVE OF CLASSIC ROCK” ACTS THAT ASPIRE TO THE GREAT GUITAR HEIGHTS OF THEIR FOREBEARS (OR SIMPLY, 15 KICKASS GUITAR BANDS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT!)
Chasing A A Devil s Tale • A quest to solve the mysteries behind STEVE VAI’s enigmatic Crossroads Jackson guitar — the most famous guitar that was never heard
The Devil’s Butler • STEVE VAI discusses his role in Crossroads in this previously unpublished 2004 GW interview
CREDITS
Spiritual Awakening • HUGHES & KETTNER SPIRIT NANO SERIES AMPS
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The J’s Have It • EPIPHONE INSPIRED BY GIBSON J-45 AND J-200
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From portable to powerful and everything in between, these new releases are a level up!
Buzz Bin • Becos FX CompIQ Mini Pro Compressor
Precious • FENDER CHRISSIE HYNDE TELECASTER
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STRING THEORY
IN DEEP
THE GRISTLE REPORT
MELODIC MUSE
PERFORMANCE NOTES • • • •HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS• • •
“SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD” (LIVE AT GREY FOX BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL 2019) Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle • As heard on YOUTUBE
“THE BALLROOM BLITZ” The Sweet • As heard on DESOLATION BOULEVARD
“SOUTH OF HEAVEN” Slayer • As heard on SOUTH OF HEAVEN
"COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN" • LED ZEPPELIN | LED ZEPPELIN, 1969 | GUITARIST: JIMMY PAGE| STORY BY CHRIS GILL
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