Premier Guitar January 2011   

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Kevin Eubanks: Changing Channels DIGITAL
After playing for millions of people every night as bandleader on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Kevin Eubanks steps out of the spotlight and talks to PG about "Zen Food"—the most diverse album of his career—and why he hates being pigeonholed by the “jazz” label.

Features
Features All That Remains: Against the Wind DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: NAMM 2011 - Photos from the Floor, Day 2
Features Builder Profile: Ernie Ball Music Man DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: NAMM 2011 - Photos from the Floor, Day 3
Features Builder Profile: Ribbecke Guitars DIGITAL
Features Jake Shimabukuro: Hawaii Four-O DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: 20 Coolest Guitar Stores in the US - Volume 1
Features Rick Turner: The Father of Boutique Guitars DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Ernie Ball Music Man Factory Tour WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features The Premier Guitar Pedalboard Survival Guide DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: NAMM 2011 - Photos from the Floor, Day 1

Reviews
Accessories
Faustine Phantom Dx2 Attenuator Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Acoustics
Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE NA Acoustic Guitar Review DIGITAL
Amps
Burriss Amps Dirty Red Amp Head Review DIGITAL
Electroplex Rocket 22 Amp Review DIGITAL
Goodsell Valpreaux 21 Amp Review DIGITAL
Mesa/Boogie M3 Carbine Bass Amp Head Review DIGITAL
Effects
Dunlop JBF3 Joe Bonamassa Signature Fuzz Face Pedal Review DIGITAL
Hermida Audio Technology Tiki Drive Pedal Review DIGITAL
Toshihiko Tanabe Dumkudo Overdrive Pedal Review DIGITAL
Way Huge Green Rhino MkII Overdrive Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Electrics
EVH Wolfgang Special Electric Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Squier Stratocaster Guitar and Rock Band Controller Review DIGITAL
Vox HDC-77 Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Wechter Pathmaker PM-7352 Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Media Review
Book Review: "Life" By Keith Richards with James Fox DIGITAL
CD Review: Duran Duran - "All You Need Is Now" DIGITAL
CD Review: Group Inerane - "Guitars From Agadez, Vol. 3" DIGITAL
CD Review: Joanne Shaw Taylor - "Diamonds in the Dirt" DIGITAL
CD Review: Pierre Bensusan - "Vividly" DIGITAL
CD Review: Social Distortion - "Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes" DIGITAL
  
Lessons
Acoustic & Fingerstyle
Classical Techniques: Rest Strokes and Free Strokes for Solo Fingerstyle Guitar DIGITAL
Beyond Blues
Alternate Pentatonics DIGITAL
Blues
Piedmont Blues: Capture a Ragtime Sound With This Fingerstyle Piece in Drop D Tuning DIGITAL
Country
Twang 101: Rockabilly Intros and Outros WEB EXCLUSIVE
Video Lesson: Signature Licks by Albert Lee WEB EXCLUSIVE
Deep Blues
Deep Blues: Target Tones - Tighten Up Your Blues Comping WEB EXCLUSIVE
Fierce Guitar
Combining Techniques DIGITAL
Jazz
Chord-Melody Improvisation: Solo Jazz Guitar Arrangement Over the Chord Changes of "Indiana" DIGITAL
Jazz Box
Playing With Blocks DIGITAL
Lethal Guitar
Lethal Guitar: Lydian Jumpstart WEB EXCLUSIVE
Rhythm & Grooves
Hybrid-Picking Pals DIGITAL
Rock
Tapping Technique: Bi-Dextral Hammer-Ons in the Style of Eddie Van Halen DIGITAL
Triad Arpeggios Applied WEB EXCLUSIVE
Video Lesson: Blues Scales for Rockers by Danny Gill WEB EXCLUSIVE

Departments
And Don’t Miss…
January 2011 Letters DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
The Fender Delta Tone System, Part 1 DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss…
January 2011 Staff Picks DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
AM Guitars DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss…
The Guitarist’s Guide to Jam Sessions DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
Caring For Your Hands, Part 1 DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
OCD About An OMC DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Track
The Mighty Baritone Guitar DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Adventures in Amplification
Adventures in Amplification: Lineage of a Dumble OD-100WR WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Resetting A 1952 Goldtop Les Paul's Neck DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
First-Time Amp Restoration, Part 1 DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Shifting Gears
Saturday-Night Fights: Big Amps Vs. Little Amps DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
The Signal Chain In Your Mind DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Signal Chain
The Jim Kelley FACS - AKA "The Other Dumble" DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Gear Search Gallery
1964 Guild Capri CE-100D DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Stomp School
New Year's Gear Resolutions 2011 DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Guitar of the Month
The Fender Cumberland River Floodwater Lucite Esquire DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
The Resurrection of Uncle Bookie's Stacker DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
The Right Mic, Part 1 DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - The Working Guitarist
The Working Guitarist: Your B-Rig - Getting Great Tones With Minimal Gear WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - Hey, You Can't Do That
The Human Element – Old School Guitar Interaction WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Simplicity Can Be Simply Superior DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Into the Wild
Into the Wild: Meet Ian Moore WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Dating A '70s Les Paul DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
My Kind Of Crazy DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1960 Gibson ES-335 And 1959 Model 5F8A Fender Twin DIGITAL