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Knaggs Guitars DIGITAL
Storied luthier Joe Knaggs launches his new high-end guitar company. Here's the story on the past, present and future of Knaggs Guitars.

Features
2010 Summer Gear Road Trip Guide WEB EXCLUSIVE
Go Ahead and Ask: Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars DIGITAL
Country Music and Coffins: Jonny Coffin and Lynda Kay DIGITAL
Interview: Danny B. Harvey WEB EXCLUSIVE
GALLERY: Show Us Your Gear - #1 Guitars WEB EXCLUSIVE
Interview: Nels Cline DIGITAL
GALLERY: Stevie Ray Vaughan Photo Retrospective WEB EXCLUSIVE
Secrets of the Masters - "Looks That Kill" by Mötley Crüe DIGITAL
Gibson's Western Frontier: The 1955–1958 GA-70 Amplifier DIGITAL
Weekend Warrior Luthiery, Part 1 WEB EXCLUSIVE

Reviews
Accessories
Focusrite Saffire PRO 24 DSP FireWire Audio Interface Review DIGITAL
Acoustics
Luna Vicki Genfan Signature Acoustic Guitar Review DIGITAL
Amps
Blackstar HT Club 40 Amp Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Jaguar Junior Amp Review DIGITAL
Mesa/Boogie Mark V Amp Review DIGITAL
ZT Amplifiers The Club Amp Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Effects
Blackstone Appliances Mosfet Overdrive 2S Pedal Review DIGITAL
Elite Tone Fillmore Thunder Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Freekish Blues Freek Out!, Coily Fuzz and Betty Boost Pedal Reviews DIGITAL
Moog MF-105M MIDI MuRF Pedal Review DIGITAL
Way Huge Aqua-Puss MKII Analog Delay Pedal Review DIGITAL
Xotic Effects EP Booster Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Electrics
Luna Guitars Henna Paisley T Electric Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Nik Huber Krautster Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Wilkins Guitars WJZ Classic Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Media Review
Media Preview May '10 DIGITAL
  
Lessons
Acoustic & Fingerstyle
Advanced Fingerstyle Techniques: Slapped Harmonics, Tremoloed Bass Notes, and More DIGITAL
Blues
Chris Duarte's Moods, Colors and Riffs WEB EXCLUSIVE
Hybrid Scales: Expanding Your Sonic Palette DIGITAL
Country
Doug Boduch's Chet Atkins Style WEB EXCLUSIVE
Fierce Guitar
Harmonic Minor b5 DIGITAL
Jazz
The Whole Tone Scale DIGITAL
Jazz Box
12-Bar Blues: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle DIGITAL
Lethal Guitar
Detailed Diminished V WEB EXCLUSIVE
Rock
The Modes, part 4: Playing Across the Fingerboard WEB EXCLUSIVE
Whammy Roar: Executing the "Mad Elephant" DIGITAL

Departments
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Making a Super Reverb Super DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
Practice What You Preach DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Eclectic Guitar
Innovators DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Q&A with Kevin Churko DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Gear Search Gallery
Circa 1963 Vox "Mystery Amp" DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
1974 Gibson J-50 Deluxe Binding Decay DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Get Wired
Making It Work DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Shifting Gears
Build It and They Will Come DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Guitar of the Month
1969 Fender Thinline Telecaster DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Signal Chain
Picky, Picky, Picky DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Guitar Tracks
Petite Tube Amps DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Tech Tales
How Many Amps Are Enough? WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - Hey, You Can't Do That
Is Your Playing Suffering Because of Your Health? WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
Tips for Prospective Buyers, Part 1 DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Hot Links
Bill Ruppert and Electro-Harmonix's Effectology DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Recording is a Battlefield, Part 2 DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
The Nashville Number System Demystified DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
A ‘70s Oddity: The Gibson SG200 DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
Tone Capacitors for Stratocasters, Part 2 DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1959 Fender Stratocaster Serial Number 38098 DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
Worland Guitars DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Walking the Wires
Letting the Fields of Inspiration Lie Fallow WEB EXCLUSIVE