Premier Guitar February 2009   

February 2009 February 2009

The Return of the Hot Rod Guitar DIGITAL
As the modern custom shop comes full circle with its hot rod beginnings, we take a look at the movement’s early years.

Features
"Why Can't You Turn That Down?" An Interview with Steve Carey of FluxTone DIGITAL
Hot-Rodder to the Stars: Inside Performance Guitar WEB EXCLUSIVE
5 Hot Rodders You Should Meet DIGITAL
Out Front With Chris Duarte DIGITAL
Artist Profile: Damir Simic Shime WEB EXCLUSIVE
Premier Clinic: February '09 DIGITAL
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Output Tubes DIGITAL
When Craft Becomes Art: The Destroy All Guitars Telstar DIGITAL

Reviews
Accessories
Close Up: N-Tune Onboard Chromatic Guitar Tuner DIGITAL
Amps
Cicognani Brutus Live and 2x12 DP Cab Review DIGITAL
Fuchs Clean Machine 150 Review DIGITAL
Goodsell Black Dog 50 Review DIGITAL
Marshall JVM 210C Combo Review DIGITAL
SWR Spellbinder Blue Bass Amp Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Components
Big Block Floyd Rose Tremolo Review DIGITAL
Close Up: Brown's Guitar Factory Bridge Conversion Posts DIGITAL
Effects
Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler Review DIGITAL
Voodoo Lab Wahzoo Review DIGITAL
Electrics
Charvel San Dimas Mahogany Oil Finish Review DIGITAL
Charvel Warren DeMartini San Dimas Review DIGITAL
Jackson Custom Shop Soloist Review DIGITAL
Vigier Excalibur Ultra Blues Review DIGITAL
  
Lessons
Acoustic & Fingerstyle
Harmonizing a Melody in Open G WEB EXCLUSIVE
Sawmill Banjo Tuning for Acoustic Guitar DIGITAL
Blues
Slide Guitar: Licks, Tricks and Special Effects in Open G WEB EXCLUSIVE
Using the Slide in Various Tunings DIGITAL
Jazz
Eight-Tone Scales DIGITAL
The Whole Tone Scale WEB EXCLUSIVE
Lethal Guitar
Blues Lesson with Chris Duarte WEB EXCLUSIVE
Shred Bebop Shred WEB EXCLUSIVE
Rock
Diminished Rock WEB EXCLUSIVE
Sweep Picking on the Seven String Guitar DIGITAL
Sweep Picking/Tapping I WEB EXCLUSIVE

Departments
And Don’t Miss…
10 Easy Hot Rod Tweaks WEB EXCLUSIVE
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
Fun With Torture DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep
De-Modding a Marshall WEB EXCLUSIVE
And Don’t Miss… - Letter from the Editor
Sound Check 2009 DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep
Hot-Rodded Fender Guitars DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
The Anatomy of the Stratocaster 5-way Switch DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording
Listen To Your Ears DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
Bell Custom Guitars Jazzblaster Hot Rod DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Tackling Treble Trouble DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Off Bass
Get What You Play For DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Gear Search Gallery
Fender Custom Shop "Telemaster" Prototype DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Publishers Statement
Hot Rod Guitars and Broken Ankles DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Get Wired
P-90 Primer DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoration of an Original
1963 Fender Jazzmaster: Formulating Its True Identity DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Guitar of the Month
Gretsch G6120SSC Brian Setzer Tribute DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Signal Chain
Which Tubes Are For You? DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Guitar Speakers Tone Center
Does Reconing Keep the "Class" in Classic? DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Sneak Peek
Sneak Peek: Gary Kramer Guitars Crusader Series DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Studio
Martin Winch: State of “Kashmir” DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Stomp School
Stomp School Q & A DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Guitar Tracks
The Little Things DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
You Write, I Respond: Readers' Thoughts DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Hey, You Can't Do That
The Alternate Pick WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
The Big Audition DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Jazz Guitar Hardball
The Elvis Effect and How We Learn Jazz DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1964 Fender Stratocaster Lake Placid Blue Serial #L20674 DIGITAL