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The Pinkburst Project DIGITAL
Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French commissions a who’s-who of guitar and bass manufacturers to create 25 custom “pinkburst” guitars and amps to benefit research into uveitis—a disease responsible for 10 percent of blindness in the US.

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Features 5 Funk Guitarists You Should Know DIGITAL
Features Interview: Luther Dickinson - Keys to the Kingdom WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Brian Ray: 10 Years (And Counting) On a Magical Mystery Tour DIGITAL
Features Interview: Pierre Bensusan DIGITAL
Features Builder Profile: David Myka Custom Guitars DIGITAL
Features Interview: Ty Tabor - King's X WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: 20 Coolest Guitar Stores in the US - Volume 2 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Social Distortion: Punk At The Wheel DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Eric Clapton's 2011 Crossroads Centre Auction Highlights WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features That Can Be Arranged: Inspiration and Space WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Show Us Your Gear - Unique Instruments WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features The Guitarist's Guide to iPad Apps WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Lance Lopez - Salvation From Sundown WEB EXCLUSIVE

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February 2011 Letters DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
Hand Guitars DIGITAL
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February 2011 Staff Picks DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
Learning From The Most Unlikely Sources DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Finishing A Neck Reset On a 1952 Goldtop Les Paul DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Adventures in Amplification
Adventures in Amplification: Don’t Overlook the Cables WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - Shifting Gears
Tips on Soloing DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
First-Time Amp Restoration, Pt. 2 DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Signal Chain
Encounters With The Mad Professor DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
Brainstorms From NAMM's Budget Basement DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Stomp School
What is "Boutique"? DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Gear Search Gallery
1952 Gibson Goldtop Les Paul DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
Old Dog, New Tricks DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Guitar of the Month
1977 Travis Bean TB1000A
Gigging & Recording - The Working Guitarist
The Working Guitarist: The Home Studio
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
The Right Mic, Pt. 2 DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Instrument Cables 101 DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Hey, You Can't Do That
Hey, You Can't Do That: Know Thy Fretboard WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB Combo Amp DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Into the Wild
Into the Wild: The Origins of Style WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard Serial #02163 DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
Buy-Buy, Recession DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Walking the Wires
Walking the Wires: Getting Electrified WEB EXCLUSIVE