Guitar Player articles from March 2004

Guitar Player archives from March 2004

Noize from the editor.
March 1, 2004... Last month, I warned you that changes were a-coming, and you don't have to look any further than our drastically re-engineered cover to witness that Guitar Player has evolved beyond a conventional guitar mag. The March 2004 issue you're holding...

Letter of the month!(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... I've been dealing with a bit of frustration since I've picked up the guitar. That's normal But more often than not, the frustration comes from talking to other guitarists my age about my influences. That shouldn't be frustrating! I just hit 30,...

The strat's 50th.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... I can't describe how happy it made me to see SRV on the cover of the January 2004 issue. Few people have ever lived who could coax such emotion out of their instrument. It's a terrible shame that he had to leave us so soon. If only be was still...

Jimmy Thackery.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... As someone who has been in a rut lately, the Jimmy Thackery lesson [Jan. '04] was all the inspiration I needed, as it's the first time I've ever seen this guitar genius' licks tabbed out. I quit gigging for a few months to take in some...

Pawnshop prize.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... I'm a small amp builder in central California. Your January '04 Pawnshop Prize--the H-25 Newcomb--is a PA. head that I rebuilt and modified two years ago. It's an early-'50s model that I dubbed the "green-eyed monster" because of the two green...

Fretwire.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... As a paramedic, guitar player, and Kiss fan, I would like to thank Bruce Kulick for recognizing the paramedics who helped him when he was shot in Los Angeles [Fretwire, Jan. '04]. Paramedics do an often thankless job, and our efforts are...

Oops!(Feedback)(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2004... In our January issue's lead review, "Christmas Carols in Peril," we spelled Steve Lukather's name correctly 13 times. Unfortunately, the guitarist's name made 14 appearances in the piece. GP regrets the error. The correct phone number for...

Billy Talent's Ian D'Sa lets go.(Gigging)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Like their stylistic mentors, the Buzzcocks, the members of Billy Talent infuse their musical rants with a testy balance of ferocity, melodicism, and quirkiness. These aren't cute, radio-pampered punks. Unchecked expressions of anger still...

Pickin' & shreddin'.(Gigging)(october 2003)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 1, 2004... At the G3 tour's October 27, 2003 show at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Steve Vai (second from right) brought up his latest signing to Favored Nations records, country whiz-kid Johnny Hiland (center), to jam with Neal Schon, Joe...

What exactly do Justin Timberlake, Scotty Moore, and Isaac Hayes have in common?(Musical Ambassadors for Memphis at 50th Anniversary of Rock and Roll festivities )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... What exactly do Justin Timberlake, Scotty Moore, and Isaac Hayes have in common? They're actually all natives of Memphis, Tennessee, and have been dubbed Musical Ambassadors for Memphis as the city begins its 50th Anniversary of Rock and Roll...

Check this out!(Gigging)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... No disrespect to all the minds who have toiled to amplify live music in the rock era, but let's face it, concert sound often sucks in a big way. The morass of backline amps, mains, and monitors typically forces musicians to fret over monitor...

Hip tip!(Songwriting)(guitarists of Foe Fighters)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... "My first guitar teacher made me work through a Beatles songbook," says Foe Fighters' lead guitarist Chris Shiflett. "That was great advice, because the songs were kind of easy, and I could see how all the chords worked together. I still think...

Aerosmith is committed to alleviating hunger.(News)(World Hunger Year )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Aerosmith is committed to alleviating hunger. They first asked concert goers to bring two cans of food to their shows, which were donated to the World Hunger Year [WHY], a grassroots organization dedicated to fighting hunger in the U.S....

Paul Westerberg's Schizoid craftiness.(Songwriting)(Interview)
March 1, 2004... In the process of playing and recording all the instruments in the cozy confines of his Minneapolis home studio, Paul Westerberg somehow split himself into two distinct personalities: His Westerberg persona produced the lyrical and yet...

Tales of endorsement deals.(The Business)(3 Doors Down)(Triple XXX, 5150 amps)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... THE GUITARIST Matt Roberts of 3 Doors Down THE MANUFACTURER Peavy GEAR USED Peavey Triple XXX and 5150 amps. WHAT WAS THE ATTRACTIONS? "matt had a built-in connection," says Peavey Marketing Communications Coordinator Jim Beaugez....

Nadine sez.(The Business)(Excerpt)
March 1, 2004... Nadine Condon--affectionately called "the Godmother of Rock" by scores of Bay Area acts--has been instrumental in the success of artists such as Counting Crows, Train, Melissa Etheridge, and Third Eye Blind. She's a savvy music biz mover and...

There's always room for another Jimi Hendrix tribute album, particularly when it features Prince, a previously unreleased Stevie Ray Vaughan medley, Robert Randolph, and Eric Clapton.(News)(Power of Soul)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... There's always room for another Jimi Hendrix tribute album, particularly when it features Prince, a previously unreleased Stevie Ray Vaughan medley, Robert Randolph, and Eric Clapton. Titled Power of Soul, the album will be released on May 4,...

Making Baby Snakes in 5.1.(Recording)(Dweezil Zappa appreciates his father's work)
March 1, 2004... "My father wasn't into dramatic, rock-style production," says Dweezil Zappa about his multi-talented father. "He was more interested in giving listeners a life-like sense of each instrument in its environment, as well as other depth and...

The Musician's Assistance Program [MAP] held its fourth annual awards show and fundraiser on November 5 in Beverly Hills.(News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The Musician's Assistance Program [MAP] held its fourth annual awards show and fundraiser on November 5 in Beverly Hills. MAP, founded in 1992, provides treatment for music industry professionals who are suffering from drug and/or alcohol...

Studio strategies.(Recording)(works of Groovy 60s British pop Andy Babiuk and Paul Morabito)(The Mindbending Sounds of the Chesterfield Kings)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... ALBUM The Mindbending Sounds of the Chesterfield Kings [Sundazed] BAND The Chesterfield Kings SONG "Somewhere Nowhere" STYLE Groovy '60s Brit pop GUITARISTS Andy Babiuk (who also wrote Beatles Gear) and Paul Morabito HOW...

Randall Smith unveils Mesa/Boogie's new stiletto.(Tools)
March 1, 2004... "The Stiletto is a vicious rock head based on EL34 tubes," says Randall Smith, Mesa/Boogie founder and sonic guru of the company's first all-EL34 amp. "Those tubes are notoriously fragile, but there's no denying their delicious sound. EL34s are...

The biggest challenge for a foreign musician looking to tour in the U.S. these days could be just getting into the country without hassle.(News)(mistaken identify of Justin Hawkins)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The biggest challenge for a foreign musician looking to tour in the U.S. these days could be just getting into the country without hassle. In November, the Darkness singer/guitarist Justin Hawkins was stopped as he arrived at JFK Airport to...

Celestion factory tour.(Industry News)(tour of Celestion Industries PLC)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The phrase "British tone" conjures romantic images of Marshall and Vox, But those archetypal amps needed a speaker to complete their aural assault, and the makers didn't have to look any further than their fellow Brits over at Celestion. I...

British Sea Power.(Buzz)(post punk works of Noble, Yan)(The Decline of British Sea Power)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... MUSICAL STYLE Post Punk. CHECK OUT The Decline of British Sea Power [Rough Trade]. GUITARISTS Noble, Yan. GEAR Noble: '60s Epiphone Crestwood, Vox AC30, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Tech 21 CompTortion, Electro-Harmonix Memory Man,...

Kill Hannah.(Buzz)(alt glam works of Jon Radtke, Dan Wiese)(For Never & Ever)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... MUSICAL STYLE Alt Glam. CHECK OUT For Never & Ever [Atlantic]. GUITARISTS Jon Radtke, Dan Wiese. GERR Radtke: Gibson Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard, Marshall JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead half-stack, Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler,...

Shadows Fall.(Buzz)(progressive metal guitarists Matthew Bachand, Jonathan Donais )(The Art of Balance)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... MUSICAL STYLE Progressive metal. CHEEK OUT The Art of Balance [Century Media]. GUITARISTS Matthew Bachand, Jonathan Donais. GEAR Bachand: Ibanez SC420 (EMG-81 in bridge/EMG-60 in neck), Marshall Mode Four/Mode Four 400-watt cab,...

Coheed and Cambria.(Buzz)(works of Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, 21st century progressive rock)(In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3)
March 1, 2004... MUSICAL STYLE 21st Century prog rock. CHECK OUT In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 [Equal Vision]. GUITARISTS Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever. GEAR Sanchez: '90 Gibson Explorer and '80 Explorer E/2, Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier...

Rooster.(Out Now!)(pickguards of Rooster)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Rooster's custom designed pickguards ($60-$75) are machined out of aluminum plate, coated with a durable, baked-on finish, and then engraved. The pickguards are available for Strat, Tele, and Les Paul guitars, and can be custom-made to fit...

Seymour Duncan.(Out Now!)(Equinox from D-TAR)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Designed as a "soul mate" to D-TAR's Solstice two-channel mixer preamp, the Equinox ($349) is a 3-band parametric EQ preamp for players wanting precise control over their acoustic sound. Each band features independent controls for frequency...

Zion.(Out Now!)(new guitars from Zion)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Zion's new semi-hollowbody Ninety ($2,695 and up) comes with a figured maple top, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, and your choice of a swamp-ash, alder, basswood, or mahogany body. Standard accoutrements include Sperzel locking tuners, a Graph...

C.B.I.(Out Now!)
March 1, 2004... Built to OSHA specifications, the MOX is a patented multi-outlet extension cord with a mission to terminate cord clutter. The 25' model ($45) features tour outlets evenly spaced at 8-foot intervals, and the 50' cord ($75) has six outlets at...

Line 6.(Out Now!)(stereo systems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The Spider II series consists of a 75-watt 1x12 combo ($419), a 120-watt 2x10 combo ($559), a 2x12 150-watt stereo combo ($699), and a 150-watt stereo head ($559) and matching 4x12 cabinet ($559). Each member of the Spider family features 12...

Zoom.(Out Now!)(digital recorders)(Samsontech)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The PS-04 ($359)--a digital 4-track recorder with 10 virtual takes per track--features dozens of built-in guitar, bass, vocal, and mastering effects; drum and bass sounds; a built in condenser mic; and a host of digital editing features...

Keeley.(Out Now!)(Keeley Compressor )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... With just two controls--Sustain and Level the Keeley Compressor ($219) is short on bells and whistles, but long on tone and quality. The road-ready, true-bypass pedal is based on the same circuitry as the revered Ross "Grey" compressor, but...

Mojogear.(peddalboards)(Nomad and Little Wing II)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Both the Nomad ($169) and Little Wing II ($199) pedalboards use Mojogear's "supergrip" hook-and-loop attachment system, include a body-mounted halogen gooseneck lamp, and take advantage of a unique handle design that elevates the front end of...

T-Bone Walker.(Patron Saint)
March 1, 2004... T-Bone Walker's impact on electric blues guitar playing is incalculable. Walker's approach to harmony and soloing, his tone, and his signature licks have been so thoroughly absorbed into the common musical vocabulary that it's impossible to...

Post-punk guitar.(Style Council)
March 1, 2004... When the mushroom cloud of punk rock began to dissipate in the late '70s, a new style emerged that embraced punk's urgency and disregard for musical tradition, while charting its own path. Post punk differed from the thick wall of sound...

Bill Nelson.(Chasing The Muse)(Interview)
March 1, 2004... Surrendering to the commands of pure creative thought is one of the most frightening actions an artist can take. Few, in fact, even consider manifesting and then releasing such naked revelations, opting instead to refine and refashion a piece...

Expletives undeleted! Zakk Wylde's brewtal music for heavy hangovers.(Interview)(Cover Story)
March 1, 2004... Zakk Wylde gained widespread notoriety in 1987 as the 19-year-old wunderkind who breathed new life into Ozzy Osbourne's flagging recording career. Wylde imbued Ozzy's songs--which he co-wrote--with massive riffs, sparkling chords, and...

The 2004 guitar player readers poll: your 50 greatest guitarists revealed!
March 1, 2004... We asked for your votes, and we got 'em. Thousands of them. They came via e-mail, snail mail, and the Web. And what we have here is the ultimate Top 50 list of transcendent guitarists, as well as your picks for Icon, Living Legend, Ferocious...

Don't box me in: the Distillers' Brody Dalle punches through punk's convention & complacency.
March 1, 2004... "It's nice to be taking about something other than who I'm dating," says Brody Dalle, who seems way too rock star to answer such lame questions in the first place. But such is the fate of female musicians who endeavor to strap on a guitar, rage...

Go Johnny go! Johnny A.'s "vocal-ized" guitar melodies help return instrumental music to the mainsteam.
March 1, 2004... "The person who delivers the melody always forges the signature sound of a group," says Johnny A., whose 1999 instrumental release, Sometime Tuesday Morning, was a surprise breakout into the mainstream pop-radio culture. "So, as I didn't want...

Top dog: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons tightens the groove on Mescalero.(Interview)
March 1, 2004... If you believe in Tone Heaven, then you'll likely agree that Billy Gibbons will someday slip through its gates as easily as Mother Teresa passed by Saint Peter. In the nearly 35 years since ZZ Top broke onto the airwaves to become one of the...

Punk rock Phoenix: the living end's Chris Cheney rises from the ashes.(Interview)
March 1, 2004... Fate very nearly wrote a premature end to Australia's The Living End. In the summer of 2001, fresh from a successful tour supporting their breakout album, Roll On, guitarist Chris Cheney was involved in a life-threatening auto accident....

What's spinning in the editors' heads this month?(Rants And Raves)
March 1, 2004... BARRY CLEVELAND Mike Stern, These Times Mylab, Mylab Paul Motian, Monk in Motian Reinhard Flatischler, Layers of Time Weather Report, Live in Tokyo ANDY ELLIS Brother Jack McDuff, Live! Grant Green, Blue...

Laika & the Cosmonauts: Local Warming.(Tornados)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The Tornados were the first British pop band to have a #1 hit in the U.S.--1962's "Telstar," written by the legendary Joe Meek in tribute to the first global communications satellite. Five years earlier, the Soviets launched Laika the dog...

Z.Z. Top: Chrome, Smoke & BBQ.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Although it's not their first try at the "big career assessment," Chrome Smoke & BBQ is the first Z.Z. Top retrospective that actually gets it right. The last attempt the little ol' band from Texas made was with 1987's Six Pack--a piece of...

A String Quartet Tribute to Korn: The Hurt Inside.(Vitamin )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Lately, we've been receiving these bizarre "string quartet" tributes to bands such as Metallica, Disturbed, AC/DC, Rush, and Weezer. I finally opened the Korn tribute because I was having a crappy day and I wanted to viciously make fun of...

Southern Culture on the Skids: Mojo Box.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... When you get past their white trash shtick, you soon realize that Southern Culture on the Skids may just be the best rock and roll redneck surf band you've ever heard. And not only does guitarist/ringleader Rick Miller summon the renegade...

Corey Harris: Mississippi to Mali.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... For this celebration of earthy acoustic music, scholar and bluesman extraordinaire Corey Harris trekked to Mississippi and Mall, West Africa, to make a series of modern field recordings. Stateside, Harris cut resonator slide tracks with...

Keb' Mo': Keep It Simple.(Mo)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... There's nothing shocking or new about this CD--which marks the debut of Mo' as artist and producer--but it sounds so relaxed and, well, right, that you can't help but be captivated. Mo' started and honed the project in his home studio, and the...

John Mellencamp: Trouble No More: The Making af a John Mellencamp Album.(Movie Review)
March 1, 2004... In the spirit of such "behind the studio glass" classics as Let It Be and The Making of Pump, this documentary offers a fascinating account of how Mellencamp recorded his rootsy album, Trouble No More. Directed by Indiana University professor...

Jam Bands, the Complete Guide to the Players, Music & Scene.(jambands.com)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... By Dean Budnick Dean Budnick is often credited with originating the term jam band--though, despite his spirited attempt at definition, the designation remains largely ambiguous. That inconvenient factoid notwithstanding, as a co-founder of...

The Tube Amp Book.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... By Aspen Pittman The latest edition of the skinny little book that sparked a revolution in appreciating all things tube has grown to become an immense hardcover edition that is really two books in one. The first fat, 192-page section...

The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... By Scott Stanton Sure, most musicians would be thrilled to see themselves pictured alongside Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, Jimmy Bryant, Jim Morrison, Michael Bloomfield, Randy Rhoads, Frank Sinatra, and countless other greats in a book...

Slash & burn: a slammin' slide lesson with Eric Sardinas.(Master Class)
March 1, 2004... Dressed in a crushed-velvet suit and wearing a Stetson, Eric Sardinas spins on his boot heels and sends his long, glistening braids twirling in the colored stage lights. As he lashes the strings of his battered Washburn acoustic-electric...

How to play like ... Jimi Hendrix.(Intermediate)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Ask the average guitar player to play a C major chord, and, chances are, you'll hear one of the standard box-position fingerings in Ex. 1. Jimi Hendrix, however, was not your average guitar player, and when it came to chords--as one listen to...

EZ street: free your hands and your mind will follow.(Beginner)
March 1, 2004... Most of us start playing guitar the same way: We master a few chords in the first or second position, and then string them together into songs. It's a wonderful, organic approach to performing music. The momentary pain and frustration of...

How not to suck.(Beginner)
March 1, 2004... Problem Wimpy notes and riffs Solution Fretting-hand muting Why is it that one person plays the note at the 4th fret of the third string and an anemic, meek sounding B pitch is heard, yet someone else picks up the same guitar and, with...

Hot guitarist alert!(Advanced)
March 1, 2004... Name Libby Kirkpatrick Home Base Austin, Texas "I'm lucky," states Libby Kirkpatrick. "I've had a lot of good fortune with audiences." It's a modest statement if GP has ever heard one, because, year after year, the singer/guitarist...

Rock guru Steve Morse: from Bach to Rock.(Intermediate)
March 1, 2004... No matter what brand of rock and roll you play, the spectacular music of Johann Sebastian Bach is worth checking out. Bach, for his time, was basically a heavy metal keyboard player--at least in the sense that his music featured a lot of...

Blues guru Robben Ford: five-note freedom.(Beginner)
March 1, 2004... If there's one genre that extends to all forms of American music, it's the blues, and quite frankly, I'm astonished at how strong of a blues revival there has been in the last 20 years. My first inspiration on the guitar was a blues scale...

Jazz guru Charlie Hunter: ferocious finger plucking.(Intermediate)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Nylon-string acoustics sound great plucked with fingernails, but for a real warm, fat tone on an electric guitar (or a steel-string acoustic), I find that notes sound punchiest when they're plucked with the pads of the fingers--especially when...

Metal guru Rusty Cooley: the pentatonic workout.(Intermediate)
March 1, 2004... Metal is a lot different today than it was in the '80s. Back then, things were brutal. If you didn't know how to solo, you weren't even looked upon as a guitar player. It was the whole "if you only play rhythm, you're only half a man"...

Acoustic guru Kaki King: transcendent tunings.(Advanced)
March 1, 2004... My guitar is occasionally in standard tuning, but more often than not, I play and compose in open tunings that lend themselves to magical new sounds you simply cannot get in standard. Currently, one of my favorite open tunings is C, G, D, G, A,...

"No Other": Black Label Society.(Full Song Transcription, concerts of Les Paul)(Sound Recording Review)
March 1, 2004... With its bare-bones arrangement and stark instrumentation, "No Other"--a dark, brooding track from Black Label Society's new album, Hangover Music Vol. VI--vividly portrays the bleak terrain of its subject matter: burned bridges, broken bones,...

Notational symbols: how to decode written music in Guitar Player.
March 1, 2004... The following symbols are used in Guitar Player lessons and transcriptions to notate fingerings and techniques commonly used in guitar music. Certain symbols are found only in the tablature or the standard notation. For clarity, always consult...

Fernandes Ravelle Elite.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)(Editorial)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... A guitarist can be any number of things, but to be a guitarist, he or she must be drop-dead-sexy-cool. If you're truly blessed, you can be uber-cool, like Jimi Hendrix or Jeff Beck, or you can be technically cool like Steve Vai or Allan...

Peavey backstage.(Gear)
March 1, 2004... While visiting the Peavey booth at the 2003 Summer NAMM show, I found Peavey senior engineer James Brown squatting in front of several small amps, playing some hot country licks. The sound was so big, and the distortion so sweet, that at first,...

Dr. Z Mazerati and Z-28.(Gear)(productas of Mike Zaite)
March 1, 2004... In the boutique amp world, old school rules. Sure, a few builders--Diezel, Bogner, and Soldano to name three--specialize in modern-style multi-channel tone machines. But the majority of high-end designers are perfectly content to specialize in...

Vallet arts Brent Mason signature custom pro.(Gear)
March 1, 2004... There's no question that Nashville session ace Brent Mason is one scary mofo, and when he puts his signature on a guitar--well, it kinda goes without saying that it has to be a pretty hip ax. The result of a collaboration between Mason and...

Fender American Stratocaster HSS and HH.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)
March 1, 2004... The basic design of the Stratocaster hasn't changed since the instrument's introduction over half-a-century ago. Leo Fender and his team got it so right the first time, that the original blueprint has left little room for improvement. With its...

Genz Benz El Diablo.(Gear)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... Genz Benz was a noted maker of speaker cabinets and equipment racks before introducing its first amplifier in 1997--a modestly powered bass combo. Soon, the company's bass amps became bigger and more powerful, and the product range expanded to...

Garrison G-4E & G-4/12E.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... This is a dynamic time in the evolution of the acoustic guitar. More than ever, manufacturers are experimenting with technology and materials to produce durable, toneful instruments that are easy to tune and play. Though acoustic musicians...

Fishman loudbox.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... If you have a love-hate affair with acoustic amplifiers, it probably stems from the very why they evolved. Unlike conventional guitar amplifiers, acoustic amps didn't start out simple and slowly become more complex though a long process of...

Ibanez JTK1 Jet King.(Gear)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... Although retro fever has been shaking around the gear industry for quite a while now, few manufacturers have exhibited Ibanez's balls in evoking some Sears Roebuck vision of '60s pawnshop guitar design. The company's jet King is truly a...

Stompbox fever.(evaluation of stereo systems)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... DANELECTRO WASABI AD-1 FORWARD-REVERSE DELAY Offering tap tempo, stereo outs, and up to three seconds of delay time, the AD-1 ($149 retail/$129 street) is a workman-like echo pedal with an excellent reverse delay that will put you in touch...

Accessory file.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)(Evidence Audio Lyric HG)(Ebtech Swizz Army)
March 1, 2004... EVIDENCE AUDIO LYRIC CABLE The Evidence Audio Lyric HG ($81 retail for 10' length; other lengths available) is primarily designed to minimize the microphonic shrieks that can occur when you plug into a high-gain amp. The cable features two...

Maven Peal Ganesha.(Editors Guitar Player Pick)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... MAVEN PEAL GANESHA Based on the classic plexi-era Marshall Super Lead--and showcasing the company's inventive SAG and Wattage controls--the Maven Peal Ganesha ($3,350 retail) offers unprecedented control to lovers of the plexi's feral...

Korg D32XD.(Pro Audio Report)(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... KORG D32XD I'm one of those audio iconoclasts who will happily record on just about any media--from cassette to 2" reel-to-reel to ADAT to the craziest, plug-in bloated hard-disk workstation. In my world, it's all good, and taking a...

Signal paths of glory: Randy Rhoads.(Gear)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Before he passed away 22 years ago this month, Randy Rhoads carved out a legacy that influences guitarists to this day. His lightning-fast trills, hammer-on flurries, and classical-influenced runs energized Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz and...

Pawnshop prize.(Gear)
March 1, 2004... VINTAGE ALNICO SPEAKERS The word "alnico" is readily associated with great tone, and indeed, alnico has proven itself to be a key ingredient of cool guitar sounds. Used primarily in the music industry for pickups and speakers, alnico is a...

Johnny A.[TM] Signature Model.(Product Spotlight)
March 1, 2004... Gibson Custom Shop Now Available The hollowbody Johnny A. Signature Model combines traditional Gibson appointments (carved & figured maple top, ebony fingerboard, multiply binding) with unique features (flat interior back carve to improve...

Ampworks.(Product Spotlight)
March 1, 2004... ToneWorks Now Available Perfect for recording or practice, this compact modeling signal processor features models of highly sought after amps, cabinets and effects, plus an intuitive knob-based interface, Eleven presets and two user...