Issue Archive

May 2003

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FEATURES HENRY GROSS Open Henry Gross’ latest album is an amazing mix of pop, rock, country, and ballads. Those who remember him for nothing more than...

April 2003

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FEATURES 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...

March 2003

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FEATURES Good Try! Bond Electra-glide and Messenger guitars Two stories about noble technological innovations that didn’t change the world in any way! By Michael Wright Braxton Schuffert Mentor...

February 2003

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EATURES Imperial and Galanti Guitars Mama's Got a Squeezebox The popularity of the accordion helped guitars to become ubiquitous when babyboomers made them their instrument of...

January 2003

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FEATURES Harmony Guitars End of the Depression By the late ’30s, America’s guitar manufacturers had emerged from the shadow of anonymity of the early 20th century...

December 2002

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FEATURES Yamaha Guitars The Early ’70s In the midst of guitardom’s “copy era,” Yamaha was not immune to the lure. But when it did use an...

November 2002

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FEATURES Harmony Guitars Mid-Depression Years (1934-’36) The era saw significant developments and evolution of the company’s line, including the use of fake wood finishes, the first...

October 2002

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FEATURES Guitars With Guts Antonio Emilio Pascual Viudes Aznar There’s no doubt he has the longest name of any guitarmaker. His actual surname is Viudes, and...

September 2002

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FEATURES The Different Strummer Harmony Guitars, Part III Jay Kraus’ presidency marked a significant change in the look and identity of Harmony guitars. By Michael Wright The...

August 2002

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FEATURES Three Sevens, Revisited Gibson’s L-7C, L-7P, and L-12 Introduced in 1948 as the cutaway version of the successful L-7, it set the course for fancier...
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