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ERNIE BALL
MUSIC MAN
ALBERT LEE HH

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ESP LTD
tHe ESSENTIALS
8 NEWS
The latest guitar gear from
85 TECH TALK:
YELLOW JACKETS
EC-1000 around the world These wattage-lowering devices
come under the microscope of
DELUXE 16 FIRST LOOK: our resident amp tech
LARSON BROS
We take a sneak peek at what’s in 100 LETTERS
store for the newly-resurrected Your comments and questions,
acoustic brand with the best letter each month
winning a Boss pedal
18 ROUND-UP:
MULTI-EFFECTS 103 PAWN STARS
We check out eight of the very The Kingsley Juggler
best all-in-one floor-based valve-powered preamp
multi-effects solutions available takes the spotlight
on the market today
PEERLESS
RENAISSANCE 40 74 MINI TESTS

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Four more handy accessories are
put through their paces including
the T-Rex ToneBug Distortion

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tHIs MONTH’S FEATURES
22 INTERVIEW
MARK TREMONTI
22 MARK TREMONTI
We talk to the Creed and Alter
Bridge guitarist about his many
projects, his approach to solos
and songwriting and his newest
signature PRS guitar
48 DAMON JOHNSON
The Alice Cooper Band guitarist
discusses his career, his gear
and his passion for a wide range
of musical styles
62 ON THE RECORD:
MICHAEL JACKSON
‘BEAT IT’
Legendary session guitarist
Steve Lukather tells us all about
his experiences as a top session
player and, in particular, the
recording of this riff-tastic
pop/rock crossover hit
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tHIs MONTH’S GEAR LINE-UP
GEAR REVIEWS
GUITARS
28 ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN ALBERT LEE HH
32 ESP LTD EC-1000 DELUXE
36 PEERLESS RENAISSANCE 40
40 G&L TRIBUTE ASAT SPECIAL DELUXE CARVED TOP
44 VINTAGE GORDON GILTRAP SIGNATURE 12
AMPLIFIERS
54 ORANGE THUNDER 30 HEAD & PPC410 CAB
58 RANDALL RT103 HEAD & RT50C COMBO
79 BACKSTAGE PASS:
JOHN PAUL JONES
We get the lowdown on the
legendary Led Zeppelin and Them
Crooked Vultures bassist from
Hugh Manson, master luthier and
Jones’ personal guitar tech EFFECTS & ACCESSORIES
68 SOLID GOLD FX FORMULA 76 & AGENT 13
88 UNSUNG HEROES:
GEORGE BEAUCHAMP 73 VOX ICE 9 OVERDRIVE
We delve into the fascinating
story of George Beauchamp,
a true unsung hero who was
instrumental in developing both
the resonator and electric guitar
94 VINTAGE & COLLECTABLE:
1955 GRETSCH ROUND-UP
Gretsch took cowboy kitsch to
a whole new level with their
Round-Up model, a left-field sUBscRIPtIon OFFER
offshoot of the Duo-Jet Get YoUR FRee set oF GHs BooMeRs eLectRIc GUItAR stRInGs P20
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