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Builder Profile: Jackson Custom Shop DIGITAL
Master builder Mike Shannon talks about his path from building furniture to working on Randy Rhoads’ custom Concorde V. Plus, headbanging heroes Chris Broderick and David Ellefson of Megadeth discuss their Jackson signature models.

Features
Features "The Book of Orange" Excerpt DIGITAL
Features Interview: George Lynch - Kill All Control WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features 10 Clip-On Guitar Tuners You Should Use WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Martin Barre - Taking Aqualung on the Road WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Black Country Communion: Rituals of Life DIGITAL
Features Ivan Julian: Spleen On His Sleeve DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Early Days of Orange WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features June 2011 New Gear Roundup WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Inside the Jackson Custom Shop WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Montreal Guitar Show 2011 Video Guide WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Montreal Guitar Show 2011 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features My Morning Jacket: Gymnasium Americana DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Randy Rhoads' Original Jackson Concorde Vs WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Steve Cropper: The Royale Treatment DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Show Us Your Gear - #1 Guitars, Vol. 2 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features That Can Be Arranged: In Sync With Syncopation WEB EXCLUSIVE

Reviews
Accessories
Hardwire HT-6 Polyphonic Tuner Review DIGITAL
Acoustics
Boucher Guitars AVT Spruce Goose OOO Acoustic Guitar Review DIGITAL
Simon & Patrick Woodland Pro Folk Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Amps
3rd Power Amplification British Dream Amp Review DIGITAL
Bogner Barcelona Amp Review DIGITAL
Bass Gear
Genz Benz Streamliner 900 Bass Amp Review DIGITAL
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar and Jaguar Special Short Scale Bass Reviews WEB EXCLUSIVE
Effects
Black Cat Mini Trem Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Demeter Amplification Fuzzy Octavulator Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
DVK Technologies The Hair Ball Pedal Review DIGITAL
Neo Instruments Ventilator Rotary Pedal Review DIGITAL
SolidGoldFX Stutterbox Tremolo Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Wampler Pedals Leviathan Pedal Review DIGITAL
Electrics
Artinger Custom Guitars Semi-Hollow Guitar Review DIGITAL
Fender 60th Anniversary Telecaster Electric Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Fret-King Super-Matic Guitar Review DIGITAL
Media Review
CD Review: Levon Helm - "Ramble at the Ryman" DIGITAL
CD Review: Matt Schofield - "Anything But Time" DIGITAL
CD Review: Queen - "40th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue Set" DIGITAL
CD Review: Steve Dawson - "Nightshade" DIGITAL
CD Review: The Wooden Birds - "Two Matchsticks" DIGITAL
  
Lessons
Acoustic & Fingerstyle
Acoustic Adventures: Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes - Inside The Cuckoo’s Nest WEB EXCLUSIVE
Acoustic Adventures: The E-Minus Effect DIGITAL
Beyond Blues
Beyond Blues: Hexatonic Scales
Country
Twang 101: Life in the Doghouse WEB EXCLUSIVE
Deep Blues
Deep Blues: Old Blues, New Chords WEB EXCLUSIVE
Jazz
Video Lesson: Cure for the Common Chord WEB EXCLUSIVE
Power Shred
Power Shred: Visualizing the Modes WEB EXCLUSIVE
Rhythm & Grooves
Rhythm & Grooves: Sparkle Voicings DIGITAL
Rock
Shred Your Enthusiasm: The Super-Hendrix Scale DIGITAL
Video Lesson: Repeating Licks WEB EXCLUSIVE

Departments
Tech Tips
Beware the Guitar DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
4 Ways to Kick Ass at Chord-Chart Sessions DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep
Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93 DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
Adjusting Stratocaster Pickup Height, Pt. 2 DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss…
July 2011 Letters DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
Michael Dunn Guitars DIGITAL
Tech Tips
Ode to Gear DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
A Quick-Start Primer to Summer Touring DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
A Day in the Life of a Luthier DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Mixing—It's All in the Details DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Adventures in Amplification
Why and How to Replace Your Amplifier’s Output Transformer WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Replacing the Bridge on a '74 Gibson Flattop DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Pignose G40V Amp Mods DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Staff Picks
July 2011 Staff Picks DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
Making a Case for Attorney Rock DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
Dallas in Springtime DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Gear Search Gallery
1968 Fender Paisley Telecaster and Telecaster Bass DIGITAL
Tech Tips - The Working Guitarist
5 Mistakes Guitarists Commonly Make WEB EXCLUSIVE
Eye Candy - Guitar of the Month
2011 Dustin Wallace Signature Guitar DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
The Monster Board DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
Happy Accidents DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Amp Brand Bass Amplifier DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Hey, You Can't Do That
5 Guitar Myths - Fact or Fiction? WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1964 Gibson Firebird I DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Into the Wild
Why Jeff Tweedy is the Greatest WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - Walking the Wires
Teaching Guitar With Balance WEB EXCLUSIVE