Premier Guitar December 2011   

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Best of 2011: Premier Gear Awards DIGITAL
Step right up, ladies and gents. You're about to revisit 21 pieces of gear that gave us the proverbial slap upside the head, left us shaking in our seats, begging for more, and screaming at the thought of living in their absence. Welcome to the parade of 2011 Premier Gear Award winners.

Features
Features Best of 2011: Premier Gear Awards – Web Edition WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features How To Install A Replacement Pickup DIGITAL
Features Book Excerpt: Eddie Van Halen DIGITAL
Features Interview: Kentucky Headhunters on Dixie Lullabies WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Builder Profile: Trev Wilkinson DIGITAL
Features Interview: Korn’s Munky on The Path of Totality WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Chet Atkins Exhibit: Country Gentleman DIGITAL
Features Rig Rundown: Steely Dan’s Jon Herington WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Chickenfoot: For the Birds DIGITAL
Features Rig Rundown: Steely Dan’s Walter Becker WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Forgotten Heroes: Paul Bigsby DIGITAL
Features Rig Rundown: The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Guns N' Roses 2011 Touring Gear WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Rig Rundown: The Aristocrats' Guthrie Govan WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Rickenbacker Factory Tour
Features Rig Rundown: Yngwie Malmsteen WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Show Us Your Gear - Pedalboards IV WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Vince Gill: Song Slinger DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Vince Gill’s Touring Gear WEB EXCLUSIVE

Reviews
Acoustics
Rainsong S-OM1000N2 Studio Series OM Acoustic Guitar Review DIGITAL
Amps
Ampeg GVT15H Amp Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Carr Amplifiers Sportsman Amp Review DIGITAL
Egnater Tweaker-88 Amp Review DIGITAL
Fender EC Tremolux Amp Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Fishman Loudbox Artist Acoustic Amp Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Verellen Meat Smoke Amplifier Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Bass Gear
Bootleg Dawg Bass 4 Review DIGITAL
Heavy Electronics El Oso Bass Distortion Pedal Review
Traynor YBA300 Bass Amplifier and TC810 Bass Cab Reviews DIGITAL
Effects
Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar Pedal Review DIGITAL
Maxon RTD800 Real Tube Overdrive/Distortion Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Moog Moogerfooger MF-108M Cluster Flux Pedal Review DIGITAL
MXR Analog Chorus Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Stomp Under Foot Mean Green Machine Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Electrics
ESP James Hetfield Snakebyte Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Peavey Session Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Perri Ink Protostar Custom Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Media Review
Album Review: Andy Reiss, Ranger Doug, and Bobby Durham - "The Art of the Archtop"
Album Review: Carolyn Wonderland - "Peace Meal"
Album Review: Megadeth - "Th1rt3en"
Album Review: Rich Robinson - "Through A Crooked Sun"
Album Review: Russian Circles - "Empros"
  
Lessons
The Rumble Seat: A Fretless Bass Manifesto DIGITAL
Twang 101: Western Swing Rhythm
Acoustic & Fingerstyle
"We Three Kings" Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar WEB EXCLUSIVE
Beyond Blues
Beyond Blues: Stealin' from the Steel DIGITAL
Deep Blues
Deep Blues: Rolling the Blues WEB EXCLUSIVE
Jazz
Digging Deeper: Bridging The Comping Gap DIGITAL
Rhythm & Grooves
Rythm & Grooves: Exercise Your Independence DIGITAL
Rock
Elf Licks of Doom WEB EXCLUSIVE
Shred Your Enthusiasm: The Oldsmobile Rides Again DIGITAL

Departments
And Don’t Miss…
December 2011 Letters
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
Take Control, Make it Happen DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep
Fender Squier Classic Vibe Duo-Sonic DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Dealing With Delay DIGITAL
Tech Tips
Powering Your Board DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Resurrecting A 1965 Shoreline Gold Fender Strat DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
Lemons to Lemonade DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Staff Picks
December 2011 Staff Picks
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Bringing A Blackface Bassman In From The Cold DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
2011 in Review DIGITAL
Tech Tips - DIY Desk
20 Steps to a Kinder, Gentler Frankenaxe WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - The Working Guitarist
Ask a Working Guitarist, Part 1 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
Does This Guitar Make Me Look Fat? DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Hollow Tones DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Guitar of the Month
1969 Silvertone 1490 Bass
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Harmony Archtone H1213 DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
Hush Up! DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Tuning Up
Tuning Up: The Relentless Pursuit of Inspiration
Gigging & Recording - Last Call
Riders Revealed
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1967 Gibson Trini Lopez Deluxe and 1968 Gibson Barney Kessel Regular DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
Stratocaster Parallel/Series Switching DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Walking the Wires
Get Yer Irish On WEB EXCLUSIVE
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
Asher Guitars