Guitar Player articles from October 2005

Guitar Player archives from October 2005

Noise from the editor.
October 1, 2005... I don't use the "B" word lightly, but I, we, and you have been truly blessed by having Alexandra Zeigler art direct GP since the September 2002 issue. It's very difficult to accept that this fabulously creative, brilliant, funny, and...

Letter of the month!(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... As usual, great issue [Aug. '05]. Keef, Fifteen ass-melting riffs! Awesome! I'd also like to comment on the Steve Vai cover story [July '05], because, although Vai played the devil in Crossroads, it was Ry Cooder who played Ralph Macchio's...

Keith Richards.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... Oh my God! You guys rock! When I walked to the mailbox and pulled out GP, I nearly had a heart attack! I am obsessed with the Rolling Stones. I just turned 14 two days ago, and this is just another awesome birthday present. Rock on! Nicole...

John Petrucci.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... I just wanted to thank you for a long overdue article on John Petrucci [Master Class, Aug. '05]. He is definitely one of my favorite guitarists. Why? Because he is a well-rounded guitar player. I mean. this guy can shred like nobody else, but...

New order.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... Wow! Just when I was at the end of my subscription, and giving up hope of ever seeing New Order interviewed about their guitar music, I get a great article [Aug. '05] and pictures of the group! Now you must recognize Andy Gill of Gang of Four...

Riffs.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... I just finished reading the Hartley Peavey article in the August GP ["Gearmakers"], and I wanted to share the story of my recent quest for a great rock amplifier. This story is appropriate because it speaks directly to Hartley's comment:...

Guitar hero 2005.(RIFFS)
October 1, 2005... Guitar Player's Guitar Hero 05 competition, held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 10, couldn't have been a more joyous event if it were scripted by Santa Claus. The ten finalists were gracious and talented, Tommy...

A fire at D'Andrea's pick factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has raised some questions in the community according the Allentown newspaper, The Morning Call.(NEWS)
October 1, 2005... A fire at D'Andrea's pick factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has raised some questions in the community according the Allentown newspaper, The Morning Call. It was unclear what caused the fire, which broke out at around 7 a.m. on July 27, but...

Dan Erlewine's mod squad.(RIFFS)
October 1, 2005... It's time for me to introduce you to Elliot John-Conry, who, at age 24, has been working with me for 10 years, and is well along the road to guitar-repair greatness. John-Conry came up with the perfect fix for the '71 Gibson SG Deluxe shown...

Oeuvre easy Wes Montgomery.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was a dedicated follower of Charlie Christian, and became a specialist at duplicating his solos in the mid 1940s. After recording under the radar with brothers Monk (electric bass) and Buddy (piano/vibes) for...

Full House, 1962.(INSPIRED)
October 1, 2005... The gentle giant, who always sat relaxed on a stool, smoked the folks at Tsubo's in Berkeley, California, on extended hard bop jams of originals and standards. He knew the blues six ways to Sunday, and 'Blue 'n' Boogie" finds him playing...

Jimmy & Wes The Dynamic Duo, 1966.(INSPIRED)
October 1, 2005... Surprisingly, the verbose big band arrangements of Oliver Nelson do not detract from the flat-out funky blues generated by Montgomery and Hammond B-3 organ virtuoso Jimmy Smith.

For Wes, 1958.(REQUIRED)
October 1, 2005... Combining two of his Pacific Jazz albums featuring his "groove brothers," it shows Wes still far in the shadow of horn players, his smoldering power barely held in check on standards like "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" and "Stompin' at the...

The Wes Montgomery Trio, 1959.(REQUIRED)
October 1, 2005... Sprung unexpected on the jazz world at a time when the electric guitar was waning, this landmark had critics rhapsodizing that Montgomery was "the best thing to happen to guitar since Charlie Christian."

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, 1960.(REQUIRED)
October 1, 2005... Introducing his classics "D-Natural Blues," "Four on Six," and "West Coast Blues"--along with five choice covers--Montgomery forged the template for future jazz masters. His four fingers exploding with 6-string fireworks will make you want to...

Encores, 1960-1963.(REQUIRED)
October 1, 2005... If the Riverside box is too heavy, this spectacular selection from six albums will satisfy your jones for a peek at peak Wes.

Bumpin', 1965.(REQUIRED)(Wes Montgomery)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Required because it shows that lush orchestration with silky strings could be turned into romantic, soothing jazz in Wes' boundlessly talented mitts.

Goin' Out of My Head, 1965.(TIRED)(Wes Montgomery)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Montgomery was bummed playing real jazz for 35 bucks a night, and couldn't pass up a chance to make some real bread by crossing over. The result was a Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance. The Little Anthony classic is actually pretty...

A Day in the Life, 1967.(TIRED)
October 1, 2005... Moving to A&M resulted in a number-one jazz album and commercial acceptance (Montgomery's reward for covering the Beatles). But unless your idea of jazz is "Windy" and "California Nights," avoid this like processed sugar.

Road Song, 1968.(TIRED)
October 1, 2005... Like the mythical John Henry, whose heart burst battling the railroad machine, it's said that Montgomery's ticker broke in 1968 at the age of 45, as the music machine turned him into a Muzak hack.

Polish "guitar city" hosts Hendrix Festival.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... On May 21, 2005, master guitarist Leszek Cichonski and 1,201 guitarists played "Red House," "Little Wing," "Hey Joe," and "Wild Thing" in Wroclaw, Poland's Old Town Square as the highlight of the city's third annual Thanks Jimi Festival....

Mike and the bike.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Combine a guitarist, a bicycling legend, and kids, and you get Mike and the Bike. Michael Ward--a guitarist who's worked with Ben Harper and the Wallflowers--has written the new children's book, and gotten his long-time friend, Lance Armstrong,...

Eight is enough for Cooley.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... "It's not that I feel I've exhausted all the possibilities of a standard guitar," says renowned shred maestro Rusty Cooley of his decision to play an 8-stringed Conklin Sidewinder. "But the added versatility of an 8-string suits my style...

Electric gauchos' transcontinental alt-prog.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... "The Electric Gauchos is one of about 50 bands that have spun-off from Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft school," says Steve Ball, one of the Gaucho's three principle guitarists. "We're more electric, raw, and streetwise than most other 'crafty'...

Passing notes.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 1, 2005... Bluegrass musician John Herald passed away in July. He was 65. He played with Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt, but was most famous as guitarist and vocalist for the Greenbriar Boys--part of the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk scene.... Long...

Mike Varney's spotlight.(RIFFS)
October 1, 2005... No matter how old you are, where you live, or what style of music you play, this column offers you the potential to be recognized by your peers. If you're chosen for Spotlight, you'll receive an Ernie Ball t-shirt, customized EB picks with your...

Strapping young lad.(BUZZ)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... "I like the idea of extreme music more so than extreme metal," explains Devin Townsend, guitarist/singer for Strapping Young Lad. "Sure, I'm a metal head--I always have been, and I always will be--but I'm a musician first. I want to take...

The Greenhornes.(BUZZ)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... "Now that I'm the only guitarist in the band, I have a ton more responsibility," admits the Greenhornes' Craig Fox. "I can't kick back and strum barre chords anymore. I've had to learn how to play chord patterns and melodic lines in different...

Out now!(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2005... FIBENARE GUITARS EROTIC GUITAR * Carved mahogany back with carved bookmatched curly maple top * Flame maple neck with rosewood fretboard * Transparent red stain finish with high-gloss polyester lacquer top coat *...

John Williams.(PATRON SAINT)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... John Williams is probably the only classical guitarist on earth who has garnered praise from maestro Andres Segovia and Beatles producer George Martin. In fact, when Williams made his professional debut at 17 in 1958, the concert bill included...

The king of shred: Yngwie Malmsteen talks clones, tones, and why people just don't get him.(Interview)
October 1, 2005... "Growing up, I hated being called Yngwie. It's a stupid, ancient Viking name. But mow that stupid name has become an adjective for an entire style of guitar playing!" * When Yngwie Malmsteen appeared in GP's Spotlight column in February 1983,...

The top ten Yngwie Malmsteen riffs of all time.(LICK LIBRARY)
October 1, 2005... Compiling the top ten riffs, melodies, fills, and other masterful lead guitar moments in Yngwie Malmsteen's massive 24-album catalog is a daunting task at best. For one thing, at a zillion-notes-per-second, the Scandinavian guitar hero's...

Punk 3.0: Tim Armstrong and the transplants smash up a bevy of influences to revitalize punk rock.(Interview)
October 1, 2005... It's a tribute to the original architects of punk rock that, some 30 years after its birth, the music continues to defy facile categorization. Call it whatever you want, and you always risk being wrong--and right. Much to the media's chagrin,...

Parallel lines: a conversation with fusion giants John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth.(Interview)
October 1, 2005... To assert that John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth invented jazz-fusion guitar would be something of a stretch, but only a short one. Beginning as primarily a jazz guitarist, McLaughlin quickly assimilated the high-voltage sounds of Hendrix...

Beyond blues: songcraft takes center stage on twenty as Robert Cray saves his deepest licks for the live arena.(Interview)
October 1, 2005... On the opening night of its summer tour--a Music in Schools benefit at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre--the Robert Cray Band began its set with "Poor Johnny," an easy, laid-back tale of infidelity that opens the group's new album, Twenty...

Eric McFadden Trio: Joy of Suffering.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
October 1, 2005... The Eric McFadden Trio's Joy of Suffering gets my vote as the best and most original guitar recording of the year so far. The overdriven tones McFadden conjures by amplifying an ancient Gibson archtop (as well as a classical nylon-string) are...

Grateful Dead: Truckin' up to Buffalo.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
October 1, 2005... This is not just another recording from the Dead's bottomless concert archive. It's the soundtrack to their spirited 1989 Fourth of July performance in upstate New York (also now available on DVD). The musicianship is sharp and exuberant, and...

Various: Progressions--100 Years of Jazz Guitar.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
October 1, 2005... A monumental work, this four-CD box set celebrates the evolution of jazz from the perspective of our favorite instrument. Featuring representative cuts from 75 pivotal players, 100 Years of Jazz Guitar offers selections from the dawn of...

What's spinning in the editors' heads this month?(RANTS AND RAVES)
October 1, 2005... BARRY CLEVELAND Ennio Moricone, Crime and Dissonance Van Der Graaf Generator, Present David Cross, Closer Than Skin ANDY ELLIS Memphis Slim and Sonny Boy Williamson, Live in Europe [DVD] Raul Midon, State of Mind Audioslave, Out...

Brian Stoltz: God, Guns & Money.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
October 1, 2005... Considering that America has now been fighting the War on Terror in Iraq for well over two years under dubious pretenses, and with no end in sight, it's pretty amazing that the musical community continues to go about its business with little...

Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: Vienna Nights/Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
October 1, 2005... Recorded on several dates in 2004, the double-disc Vienna Nights captures two versions of the keyboard maestro's live band, performing material from his long and illustrious career--including a few vintage Weather Report tunes. The Zawinul...

The Mighty Jeremiahs: The Mighty Jeremiahs.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Chicken-skin alert: If you're a Les Paul-through-Marshall fanatic and believe that the ripe, searing sounds of Paul Kossoff with Free, Mick Taylor with the Bluesbreakers, and Fresh Cream-era Eric Clapton represent the apex of Sunburst tone,...

Pro Tools DVD: Volume I.(INSTRUCTION)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... By Ken Walden Like most guitar players, I have an aversion to instruction manuals--particularly when they weigh in at the size of some cities' phonebooks. Facing the daunting 600 pages of printed text that came with my Pro Tools LE...

Talk Jazz Guitar.(INSTRUCTION)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... By Roni Ben-Hur A refreshing alternative to boring compendiums of scales, modes, or chord voicings, Talk Jazz Guitar is a bona fide method for soloing over chord changes. In this 80-page book and CD package, Roni Ben-Hur presents several...

Terrifying tele: a hot-rod country lesson with Ray Flacke.(MASTER CLASS)
October 1, 2005... Like firecrackers in a Chinese New Year's parade, a barrage of popping sounds fills Ray Flacke's Nashville living room. But rather than exploding lady fingers, it's snappy runs and double-stops--trademark tones which have earned Flacke a place...

Rock guru John Petrucci: the magic of pedal tones.(INTERMEDIATE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... There are many ways to make chords sound richer. One thing I like to do is mess up ordinary chords a bit by adding different tensions and extensions. A lot of times, a simple chord progression can be made more magical through the use of pedal...

Jazz guru Larry Carlton: jazzin' the blues with an altered I-IV ramp.(ADVANCED)
October 1, 2005... When playing blues, sometimes my ear tells me to seek more color in my chord voicings. The standard approach for generating such color is to play an altered I chord going to the IV. For altered harmony, I like using the raised 5, often with a...

Prog guru Steve Morse: 3-pronged attack.(BEGINNER)
October 1, 2005... Of all the possible chord tones, the 3 is arguably the most defining of the bunch, because it determines whether a given chord is major or minor. Generally speaking, a chord with a major 3 is major, and one with a minor 3 is--you guessed...

Metal guru Rusty Colley: single-note brutality.(INTERMEDIATE)
October 1, 2005... It's hard to make a lone note sound brutal and crushing in its effect on the listener. Strike that same note repeatedly, though, and--with the right tone and a steady attack--that note, like a jackhammer, has a penetrating effect in a short...

EZ street: melodies in motion.(BEGINNER)
October 1, 2005... We've seen how layering two melodies can generate fluid, colorful harmony and make your guitar sound like a miniature orchestra. (To review the basic concept, see "Exploring Counterpoint" and "Counterpoint meets Ornamentation" in the Aug. '05...

How to play like ... Charlie Christian.(INTERMEDIATE)
October 1, 2005... Jazz guitar has known no shooting star like Charlie Christian. Though the Texas-born guitar phenom succumbed to tuberculosis in 1942 at just 25 years old, he was arguably the most influential jazz guitarist ever. Armed with powerful and, at the...

Production strategies: Dungen's home-grown psychedelia.(RECORDING)
October 1, 2005... When I first heard Ta Det Lugnt [Kemado] by Swedish acid-rockers Dungen, I thought it was almost certainly a reissue of an album recorded in the late '60s by the Pretty Things or some other seminal psych band. From the raging Fuzz-Faced guitar...

Mic party!(60-SECOND BUYER'S GUIDE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Fact: A home studio can never have enough microphones. Ever. Here's an assortment of different mic models that offer a tremendous amount of tonal options. Buy all ten and shiver with bliss, or grab just a couple to fill in some sonic gaps in...

Gizmo watch.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2005... It's software! it's an Audio CD for jamming! Under the Groove's Jam Tracks ($15; underthegroove.com) comes on an enhanced CD that plays 41 backing tracks in your audio CD player. If you have a PC handy, however, you can use the software that...

The firepod.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... PreSonus Now Available FIREPOD is a 24-bit/96K 10x10 FireWire recording system with eight class A PreSonus microphone preamplifiers, SPDIF and MIDI I/0, and Cubase LE 48-track music production software. SRP: $799.99 ...

Central Station.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... PreSonus Now Available The Central Station is the ultimate studio*monitoring interface featuring a purely passive signal path with five sets of stereo inputs [three analog, two digital), three sets of speaker outputs, talkback, mute,...

Firebox.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... PreSonus Now Available The FIREBOX is a professional mobile recording system with six inputs including two Class A microphone/instrument preamps, eight outputs, 24-Bit/96k sample rate, MIDI and SPDIF I/0, and Steinberg's Cubase LE 48...

BlueTube DP.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... PreSonus Now Available The BlueTube DP is a two-channel microphone and instrument preamplifier with Dual Path technology enabling the ability to switch between a transparent solid state preamplifier and a rich warm vacuum tube...

Eureka.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... PreSonus Now Available The Eureka is a professional recording channel strip featuring a discrete class A transformer-coupled microphone preamplifier, compressor, and three-band parametric equalizer great for use with all types of...

Replica.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... T-Rex Now Available One of the best echo pedals money can buy. With the simple flick of a switch you can alter the delay's subdivision parameter from 1/4" to 1/8" triplets. "Play it and you'll buy it." SRP: $649 ...

UAD-1 Project Pak.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Universal Audio Inc Now Available The Project Pak is the ultimate upgrade for Native DAW's and brings UA's revolutionary combination of super-computing DSP hardware and highly-prized "powered" software plum-ins within reach of Mac/PC...

Kickball.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Blue Microphones Now Available The Kickball features a 3-position bass frequency switch allowing 3 different EQ curves. On stage or in the studio, the Kickball's punchy and detailed sound is perfect for electric bass, bass cabinets,...

Reamp[R] pro 2005.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Reamp Now Available This ultra high-quality device interfaces professional recording gear to instrument amps and effects pedals easily. The Rolling Stones, U2, Dave Matthews and Green Bay have all use the Reamp[R] on recordings. To...

Auralex elite pro system EPS-168T.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Auralex Acoustics, Inc. Now Available Class A, fabric-wrapped, all-inclusive acoustical treatment solution for your studio. Comes complete with absorption, corner bass traps and diffusion in your choice of 4 fabric colors, along with...

PSM powered speaker enclosures.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Create Audio Now Available Powered bi-amped molded enclosures; Cast-frame LF driver with edge-wound voice coil, 1.5" Titanium HF driver, dual-Darlington protection circuitry. Gain, 3 band EO, Level, combo XLR-1/4" in, balanced XLR...

X-Amp active 2-output reamping box.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Radial Engineering Now Available Radial re-invents reamping! Send your dry-recorded guitar tracks through the Class-A active transformer isolated X-Amp into one or even two amplifiers or effect chains. A must-have for any recording...

Artifacts: the S.L. Mossman story.(VINTAGE VAULT)
October 1, 2005... Once upon a time, if you were a bluegrass or country player, and needed a professional-grade steel-string flat-top, your choices were pretty much limited to the offerings of America's big three: Gibson, Martin, and Guild. Stuart Mossman...

Fuzz pedal roundup! Five ways to get fuzzy.(GEAR)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2005... Historians never tire of haggling over whether so and so was the first to use ultra-distorted guitar tones, but everyone agrees that the first commercially available fuzz pedal was the FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone introduced by Maestro in 1963. Originally...

Peavey hp signature series EXP and USA custom.(GEAR)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2005... Hartley Peavey's decades of guitar-building experience have recently culminated in a new Signature Series of instruments, which are available in both U.S.--and Korean-made versions. While these guitars share such features as mahogany bodies and...

Crate PowerBlock.(GEAR)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2005... In case you haven't noticed, we're halfway through the first decade of the 21st century, and many of the age-old promises for the new millennium have yet to be fulfilled. We're still waiting for flying cars and vacations on the moon, and nobody...

Roger Mayer vision series pedals.(GEAR)
October 1, 2005... British effects designer Roger Mayer is best known as the man who built and modified many of Jimi Hendrix's tone tools. Appropriately enough, two of the four pedals in his new Vision Series are descendents of Hendrix pedals, while another takes...

Guytron GT100 F/V.(GEAR)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2005... It has been said that the quest for tone is a journey and not a destination. One of the advantages that smaller amplifier manufacturers have is the ability to continue to evolve and fine-tune a design in response to real-world user feedback....

Exotica: TogaMan GuitarViol.(GEAR)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2005... If you have ever tried to emulate a certain '60s rock star by stroking your electric guitar with a violin bow, you know that the results can be less than mind-blowing. For starters, guitar pickups are not designed to capture sounds created by...

Accessory file: Celestion Heritage series G12M and G12H speakers.(GEAR)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2005... Anyone into vintage British guitar tones should be jazzed over Celestion's reissuing of the original G12M and low-resonance G12H 12" ceramic-magnet speakers. Hand-built in England using authentic glue formulations, edge treatment, and...

They laughed when I said they could have perfect pitch ... until I showed them the simple secret--and they heard it for themselves!(The Learning Center: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Learn to recognize EXACT tones and chords--BY EAR! * A new discovery into your own personal talent * Know any tone or chord--by EAR ALONE * Sing correct tones without a starting pitch * Play by ear instead of search by hand * Perform with...

Xaviere XV-700 Thinline guitar.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Xaviere Guitars Now Available The Xaviere XV-700 Thinline features solid mahogany construction, set neck, sparkle top, black back, 7 lb. weight, GFS Fat Paf Alnico pickups, coil tap switches, 21 nickel silver hand dressed frets. ...

Custom embroidered leather guitar strap.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Double Treble Custom Guitar Straps Now Available Stand out in the crowd. Personalize your very own guitar strap online with words, custom graphics or choose from over 14,000 designs. Handcrafted and finished using the finest...

Tremconverter.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)
October 1, 2005... Dirckson C. V. Now Available Convert your full-floating tremolo by fast and easy thumbwheel adjustment to a dive-only or hardtail fixed bridge--on the fly! SRP: $75 USD www.dircksons.com or www.stewmac.com +31-612-499211...

Guitar theme neckties.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)
October 1, 2005... GuitarsNTies Now Available What a great gift for the guitarist in your life. Our ties are 100% luxurious silk of the highest quality Great for any occasion from gigs to the office. $RP: $19.95 www.GuitarsNTies.com ...

Black Kross SK-125 100% metal universal fit guitar case.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)
October 1, 2005... Coffin Case Now Available Like diamond plate only more sinister, the SK-125 aluminum flight case has skulls stamped right in its surface. Features include a plush black diamond tuck velvet interior, extra large storage compartment, and...

Premium leather guitar and bass straps.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)
October 1, 2005... Moody Leather Now Available Moody Guitar and Bass straps are hand made in California, with exquisite supple Italian leather. Get ready for a true Moody Experience and play in premium comfort... Strap Us On! SRP: variety of straps...

ToneStyler.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)
October 1, 2005... Stellartone Launch Date: September 2005 Advanced 16 position treble rolloff control. Isolates & adjusts treble tones while retaining midrange. 100% pure analog tone--ZERO NOISE--no batteries. Powerfully effective! Invisible drop-in...

RX1200 Mixer.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)
October 1, 2005... Carvin Now Available The New RX1200 Mixer offers 1800W, Four power amps with Four 7-band EQ's, Music Break Switch, Subwoofer Out, Two 24 Bit Effects, Music Break Switch, and Channel Level Controls w/Mic Pro controls. RX1200R and RX800...

Mama Bear.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)
October 1, 2005... D-TAR Now Available Mama Bear takes your acoustic guitar's signal into the digital realm, neutralizes the pickup, and restores the natural body resonance. Choose your sonic signature from one of 16 classic guitars. SRP: $499 ...