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STEVE HOWE
More Midnight Musings We go on the record again, talking about the guitarist’s non-stop efforts and solo projects, including his latest, Skyline. By Willie G. Moseley
MOTOWN’S FUNK BROTHERS
And the greatest hit-making guitarists of all time A session guitarist and record producer brings to the surface the story of six musicians you’ve likely never heard of, but heard a lot of. By Dan Forte
JOHNNY HILAND
One of Nashville’s hottest new players, he defied the odds to become an inspirational source of pride for his family and friends, and a force to be reckoned with among his peers. By Ann Wickstrom
1962 NATIONAL WESTWOOD 77
One of the more conservative of a group of guitars that showed off National’s innovative heritage, it was an eye-catcher in the dry days before guitarmania. By Michael Wright
THE BASS SPACE
The one that started it all Attempts at designing and amplifying an upright had been going on for decades, but there isn’t much debate that when it hit the market in 1951, Fender’s Precision was the first successful electric bass. By Willie G. Moseley
MOSSMAN SOUTHWIND
As the guitar market exploded in the ’60s, demand was met mostly by the major makers; individuals had neither the distribution nor manpower to make an impact. That is, until the arrival of Stuart Mossman. By Eric C. Shoaf
Harmony Guitars
The War Years (1941-’45) World War II was not kind to guitars, as wood and metal were diverted to other industries. But some were still being made, and Harmony fared better than others. By Michael Wright
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Take My Money… Please!
By Eric C. Shoaf
Executive Rock
The 60-Percent-of-a-Lifetime Difference
By Willie G. Moseley
The Sheryl Bailey Trio
By Kelly Hagen
Q&A With George Gruhn
Acousticville
Some Old Guitar Stories
By Steven Stone
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Duane Allman
By Wolf Marshall
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Washburn D100S
By Riley Wilson
Guitars With Guts
Heads Up! Part II
By R.E. Bruné
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By Gerald Weber
Ask Gerald
By Gerald Weber
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By Dan Forte
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SMF 15 Watter, Warrior 55 Vintage Throwback, Siegmund Double Drive
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