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CONTENTS
SEPTEMBER 2017 VOL. 31 NO. 11
FIRST FRET
14 Reader Mail

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News and Notes
Harp Guitarists Gather; Builders
Meet in Woodstock; Team Josie '17
Winners
Steve Stevens
Atomic Idol
Ask Zac
Rodney Crowell
Same Roots, Different Branches
Bettie Serveert
Go Dutch!
Luis Carlos Maldonado
Have SG, Will Travel
Vic Juris
The Core of Big Apple Jazz

DEPARTMENTS
48 Vintage Guitar Price Guide
106 Upcoming Events
120 Vintage Guitar Classified Ads
134 WIN BIG! Tom Teaches the Blues!

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Win a Waterloo L-14L worth $2,100!

136 Builder Showcase
140 Dealer Showcase
144 Readers Gallery

COLUMNS
52 The (Way) Back Beat
Guitars to Dyer For | By Peter S.

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Kohman

Fretprints
Allan Holdsworth | By Wolf Marshall
Q&A With George Gruhn
Dan's Guitar Rx
Rattle Trap | By Dan Erlewine
Shop of Hard Knocks
Pins and Polish | By Will Kelly

REVIEWS
112 The VG Hit List
Chuck Berry, Taj Mahal and Keb Mo,
Brad Paisley, Jason Isbell, Thurston
Moore, Them Vibes, Chris Stapleton,
North Mississippi All-Stars, Steve
Earle, ELP, Andy Summers, more!
126 VG Approved Gear
Fire-Eye Red-Eye Twin, MXR Dyna
Comp Mini, Stomp Under Foot
Ram's Head, Swart Atomic Jr., BGF
Chambered Electric, Jensen Tornado
Stealth, Eastwood SD-40 Hound Dog/
Classic AC, National Pioneer RP1,
Teye Master Series Knights Templar,
TWA Hot Sake/Dynamorph
127 Gearin' Up!
The latest cool new stuff!

A BILL LAWRENCE ORIGINAL

The Gibson Marauder
Les Paul purists often cast a cocked
eye to some of Gibson's creations from
the '70s. Many were interesting, others
whimsical. But a few, like this one,
turned out to be excellent instruments.
| By Michael Wright

BEAT-GEN BEAUT

The Watkins Joker
In early-'60s Britain, any well-heeled
young guitarist or singer would've loved
an amp/PA with reverb, tremolo, mic
stand, and tape echo all in one. Put your
hands together for the Watkins Joker,
funkiest rock machine you've ever seen.
| By Dave Hunter

Ritchie Blackmore

on the Water," with its monster riff
created by the band's notorious
guitarist-in-chief. | By Pete Prown

LEAP FORWARD, STEP BACK

The Strat in Transition
Leo Fender knew the survival of his
company hinged on besting the Telecaster. And from the moment it was
introduced in '54, his design hit the
mark with its body carves, new pickups,
and cutting-edge vibrato.
| By George Gruhn and Staff

CLIFF GALLUP

Crazy Fingers
At Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studios, wannabe stars cut vocal tracks with
professional help from the studio's crack
team of session players. But when Cliff
Gallup rolled in to back Gene Vincent, it
was the A-listers who stepped aside.
| By Michael Dregni

RITCHIE BLACKMORE

Machine Head at 45: Tone Secrets
of Deep Purple's Masterwork
We revisit the amazing guitar tones of
the global smash album that put Purp at
the top of the hard-rock heap and introduced us to the accidental classic "Smoke

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WARREN HAYNES

Gov't Revolution
Gov't Mule has spent more than
two decades mining Southern
blues and rock while pushing
boundaries and taking risks.
Haynes is the band's guiding light
- his finesse and fluent fretboard
vocabulary helping pack venues
around the world. But the band's
latest album reminds us he's also
a crafty songsmith and passionate
vocalist. | By Oscar Jordan

ANDY SUMMERS

Creating Light From Dark
Fans know to expect surprises when
this hero offers new music, and
that holds true with his latest solo
effort, Triboluminescence. Its title
is a metaphor for any creative act,
and its contents shows how one of
the most influential guitarists in
modern pop is still trying new approaches. | By Greg Prato

THIS MONTH ON WWW.VINTAGEGUITAR.COM
Ganus Brothers Gibson L-3 | Audiovox 736/936
| Graham Clise | Eric Johnson
For a chance to win one of our monthly giveaways, go to
www.vintageguitar.com/category/giveaway. You could claim a cool
prize package like these Lollar Pickups valued at more than $600!
PHOTOS: COVER: Ritchie Blackmore: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty. Warren Haynes: Danny Clinch.
Andy Summers: Mo Summers. Steve Stevens: Patrick Shipstad. '70 Fender Strat courtesy of George
Gruhn. THIS PAGE: Ritchie Blackmore: Fabrice Demessence.

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