ABOUT VG FRIENDS OF VG REGISTER RESOURCES SEARCH SITE MAP VG NEWSWIRE CURRENT ISSUE STEVE LUKATHER ARCHIVE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FEATURES VG TV PRICE GUIDE VG STORE CLASSIFIEDS UPCOMING EVENTS ONLINE READERS GALLERY VG HALL OF FAME ADVERTISING WITH VG HOME		Current Issue This month in VG Guitarist Steve Lukather is a chopsmeister who has played on a ton of hits - including some you didn't know about! And behold his famous 'Burst and other guitars in his locker! Then, straight from Nashville's A list of studio musicians, we speak with steel guitar legend LLoyd Green. Instrument profiles include the mighty (little!) Vox AC4 amp, the Gibson Les Paul Special 3/4, the very funky LaBaye 2x4, and two early G&L basses. We also take an in-depth look at the story behind the Stromberg Electro, the first electric guitar offered for sale to the public! Then we give you the skinny on those oh-so-weighty collectible Kustom Amps. We also mark the passing of rock-and-roll icon Bo Diddley, then talk new music with Sonny Landreth, The California Guitar Trio, as well as Albert Castiglia, Michael Burks, and Joe Moss. Speaking of diggin' in, we take Fender's "boutique" '57 Amp and make it go head-to-head with a real '56 Deluxe. Which sounds sweeter? Grab the issue and you'll see. We also give a listen to the Gadotti Nylon String King guitar, as well as the Yamaha EZ-AG guitar, and test Sonic Research Turbo Tuner. Here's a Look at a few of the photos from the Steve Lukather feature this month! FEATURES STEVE LUKATHER Solid-Gold Guitar Slinger A chops monster who epitomizes taste and understatement, he’s also an international pop star and a hard-rocking muso. And his ’59 Gibson Les Paul Standard is one of the most-heard guitars on Earth!. By Wolf Marshall AMP-O-RAMA The Vox AC4 Practice amps, student amps, beginner amps... little fellas like this have attained elevated status in recent years because as many have long known, they can be squeezed for sweet, juicy tone all day long. By Dave Hunter GIBSON LES PAUL SPECIAL 3/4 This double-cut from 1959 is one of the rarest Les Pauls from the “golden era” of 1952-’60. It’s also one of the more unusual in that it may well be the worst-designed of that era’s classic models. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter LLOYD GREEN From the A Team to Americana One of Music Row’s legendary A-team of first-call studio musicians, his edgy, aggressive pedal-steel graced countless singles and albums. He recently found a second wind, allowing him to continue to innovate. By Rich Kienzle THE STROMBERG ELECTRO The first commercially manufactured electric guitar used an electromagnet to convert its top vibration into electrical impulses. It was not new technology, but unlike previous instruments, this guitar was actually marketed for sale to the public. By Lynn Wheelwright LA BAYE 2X4 “SIX” 1967. Racial and gender equality, Fresh Cream, the Beatles’ best record, Jimi Hendrix... What a difference the next year would bring! And that applied to guitars. None more than this classic minimalist axe – just one of the many great American guitar stories! By Michael Wright BASS SPACE G&L’s Climax and LB-100 Introduced in ’93, these two latter-day Leo Fender designs were quite different from each other, much like their respective forebears, the Music Man Sting Ray and Fender Precision. By Willie G. Moseley DEPARTMENTS Vintage Guitar Price Guide Builder Profile Tweak Head Technology Upcoming Events Vintage Guitar Classified Ads Dealer Directory Readers Gallery FIRST FRET Reader Mail News and Notes SoCal’s First TrueTennany, Fender Acquires Groove Tubes, “Soundstage” on DVD, In Memoriam, more! Bo Diddley 1928-2008 Joe Moss Adding to the Book By John Heidt Michael Burks Give Up Your Day Job! By John Heidt Ask Zac By Zac Childs Sonny Landreth And the Ultimate Guitar Summit By Dan Forte Albert Castiglia South Florida Blues By Willie G. Moseley The California Guitar Trio New Frontiers From the Acoustic Innovators By Pete Prown COLUMNS The (Way) Back Beat The Offbeat Jaywalker: The Pete “Buzz” Miller Story, Part I By Peter S. Kohman Q&A With George Gruhn Acousticville So You Want to Be a Recording Star? By Steven Stone Guitars With Guts Patron Saints By R.E. Bruné “401K” Guitars Kustom Amps By Gil Hembree Fretprints Ed Bickert By Wolf Marshall TECH Dan’s Guitar Rx Funky Bushings on a ’59 Strat By Dan Erlewine Talkin’ Amps With... Chris Johnson: Hollywood Studio Rentals and “Re-Amping” By David Jung REVIEWS The VG Hit List CD, DVD, and Book Reviews Hacienda Brothers, The Replacements, Love, John 5, Tommy Emmanuel, Framus: Built in the Heart of Bavaria, more! Check This Action Hawaiian Punch By Dan Forte Vintage Guitar Gear Reviews Fender ’57 Amp, Gadotti Nylon String King, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner, Yamaha EZ-AG Gearin’ Up! The latest cool new stuff!		2359 Log In Here * Email: * Password:
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