Guitar Player Magazine - November 2022

In this issue

Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks
Plus: Derek’s top 10 slide tips for beginners.

Eastman Juliet/v Bigsby.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER

Part Firebird, part SG and a full partner to Romeo, Juliet is Eastman's first original solidbody design.

5 mins

A LEGEND COMES HOME

After a 46-year search, Randy Bachman is reunited with his long-lost 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins.

5 mins

VOLCANO GIRLS

Brooklyn, N.Y. indie rockers Momma bring back molten-hot Big Muff fuzz on Household Name.

5 mins

TIP SHEET

Eric Johnson reveals his five guidelines to improve practice, technique and music knowledge.

5 mins

IN THE FLOW

As the visionary behind Lava Music, Lu Zitian is bringing innovative smart guitars to the masses.

7 mins

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS

With 22 Grammys, 20 studio albums and more than 40 charting singles, Vince Gill has had one hell of a career. Here are five songs he credits for its success.

9 mins

Royal Relic

Once the crown jewel of Teisco Del Ray's budget lineup, this circa 1966 ET-460 commands a comparative king's ransom on the vintage market.

4 mins

Soul Salvation

In a world of noise, Marvin Gaye's What's Going On is balm for the ears.

3 mins

All That Glitters

It's not gold, but the finish on this 1967 Tele-Star guitar sparkles from its headstock all the way to its electronics cavity.

2 mins

Southern Charm

With fuzz guitars and lap steel, Rebecca and Megan Lovell cast a spell on Blood Harmony, Larkin Poe's new album of blues-infused rock and roll.

8 mins

MOON SHOT

Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi reveal the guitar secrets behind I Am the Moon, their ambitious (and massive) quadruple album project.

10+ mins

GLIDE PATHS

Learn five useful slide-playing techniques to help you become a bottleneck virtuoso with these Derek Trucks-inspired licks.

3 mins

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE COMES HOME

One of the most revered blues harp players, Musselwhite finds his way back to the guitar on Mississippi Son.

8 mins

All Night Long

Hill country blues was created for the juke joints. Here's how the new generation is evolving the sound.

10+ mins

MOONLIGHT SERENADE

Jack Johnson dives deep into his percussive strumming style and enchanting new album, Meet the Moonlight.

8 mins

HOT COUNTRY

101 Learn the nuts and bolts of high-tech country lead guitar.

10+ mins

Acoustic Tips for Electric Players

How to maximize that big hollow box.

3 mins

ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN Cutlass HT TESTED

BORN OUT OF the California bolt-neck electric guitar tradition, Ernie Ball Music Man has nevertheless continued to strive for originality and innovation.

4 mins

BLACKSTAR St. James 6L6 Combo

IT'S A SAFE bet that tube-powered guitar amps won't go out of style with guitar players anytime soon, but if there's one thing that drives players to find acceptable alternatives to tube technology, it's the weight.

4 mins

TAYLOR: 724ce Koa Grand Auditorium

SOME PEOPLE ARE obsessed with power; some are obsessed with fame. Taylor chief guitar designer, president and CEO Andy Powers is obsessed with koa, and that's the name of the game for the new additions to the 700 series: the 722ce Grand Concert and 724ce Grand Auditorium, the latter of which is on review here. It's a totally different take on the lovely Hawaiian hardwood from a manufacturer who is passionate about koa.

4 mins

FENDER: Hammertone effects pedals

FENDER'S NEW LINE of Hammertone effects pedals features nine models, all in the same grey-finished 4.375 x 2.375 x 1.375-inch aluminum enclosure, with differently colored "F" logo "witch-hat" knobs derived from Fender's semi-hollow Starcaster guitar of the mid to late '70s.

7 mins

KEELEY ELECTRONICS - Halo Andy Timmons Dual Echo

LONGTIME ANDY TIMMONS fans surely: remember an era when the Texas guitar hero gigged with two vintage Electro-Harmonix Memory Man analog delay pedals at his feet.

3 mins

WALRUS AUDIO: Mira optical compressor

WALRUS AUDIO BROUGHT studiograde compression to guitar effects with Deep Six, a pedal inspired by Universal Audio's industry-standard rackmount 1176 FET compressor. Now the Oklahoma City-based company has introduced Mira, an analog optical compressor that offers smooth, transparent compression in a pedal that boasts studio-quality features, specs and headroom.

3 mins

How I Wrote... "Vincent"

Recorded in 30 takes with his Martin 00-21, Don McLean's 1972 hit has delivered mixed blessings.

3 mins

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