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Builder Profile: Parsons Guitars DIGITAL
Randy Parsons builds guitars for Jack White, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, and more, using out-of-the-box materials like bone, flowers, copper, and solid ebony. We talk to the luthier about his craft, and see his extraordinary creations.

Features
Features Brothers and Sisters In Arms: Guitars for Vets DIGITAL
Features Interview: Robert Kantor's Collection and Swarovski Guitars WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Builder Profile: Sommatone Amplification DIGITAL
Features Interview: Steve Howe on Asia's "Omega," Touring With Yes, and the Steve Howe Trio WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Future Blues: The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach DIGITAL
Features Interview: Steve Wariner - The Heart of Country (and Swing, Jazz, Folk...) WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: A Year at the Iridium Without Les Paul WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features That Can Be Arranged: 3 + 7 = Music WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Robert Kantor's Swarovski Guitars and Custom Collection WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Unsung Heroes: Exploring the Legacy of Forgotten ’60s Rockers DIGITAL
Features Go Ahead And Ask: Marshall Amplification DIGITAL
Features Weekend Warrior Luthiery, Part 3 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Guild Amps of the 1950s DIGITAL

Reviews
Accessories
Amps
Basses
Effects
Electrics
Media Review
  
Lessons
Acoustic & Fingerstyle
Blues
Country
Deep Blues
Fierce Guitar
Jazz
Lethal Guitar
Rock

Departments
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
Staying Hungry DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss…
August 2010 Staff Picks DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Using Multiple Amp Mics DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
What Makes an Acoustic Tick? DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
1974 Gibson J-50 Deluxe Binding Decay, Part 3 DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Demystifying the Master Volume DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Shifting Gears
When Disaster Strikes DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
Defining the Pickup End Game DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Signal Chain
Fast (and Faster) DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Gear Search Gallery
1977 Fender Jazz Bass DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Stomp School
Roger Mayer Talks Fuzz DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Get Wired
Must We Restore? DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Tech Tales
Humidity Hassles WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
Sonic Layering DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - The Jazz Box
Make Those Standards Your Own DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Hey, You Can't Do That
Tune Out, Turn On: A Twist on Tunings WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
Reclaim Your Oomph! DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
What Does the Horn Hand Mean? DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Rickenbacker Model 4001 Bass DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
Normandy Guitars DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Walking the Wires
Save Your Voice by Altering Your Playing WEB EXCLUSIVE