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Brian Setzer: The Thrill Is Anything But Gone DIGITAL
Brian Setzer breaks down his love-hate relationship with vintage Gretsches and the roots that fed the dizzying array of styles—from bluegrass banjo to archtop jazz and rockabilly revelry—on his new album "Setzer Goes Instru-MENTAL!"

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Features Duff McKagan: Appetite For Construction DIGITAL
Features Interview: Elliot Easton - Hello Again WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Forgotten Heroes: Sister Rosetta Tharpe DIGITAL
Features Interview: Moving Mountains - Making Waves WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Guitar Heroes – Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Thursday: Melody vs. Discord DIGITAL

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1920s Slingerland Maybell Banjo Uke DIGITAL
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Rockin' A Bassman 50 DIGITAL
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1964 Fender Bassman Head and Cabinet DIGITAL
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Circa-1830 French-style Gut-string DIGITAL
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Guild G-1000 — The First Acoustic Guitar Amp? DIGITAL
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Going The Distance: Using Both Close and Room Mics DIGITAL
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Tuning Up: “Aha!”-Moment Redemption DIGITAL
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Lyrical Songwriting: Formality, Rhyming, and Structure WEB EXCLUSIVE
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Stratocaster Q&A, 2011 DIGITAL