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Masterpieces From Montreal: Montreal Guitar Show 2011 DIGITAL
We travel to the fifth-annual Montreal Guitar Show to bring you photos, specs, and video interviews on the latest designs from some of the world’s most highly esteemed and forward-thinking luthiers.

Features
Features Anatomy of a Blues Jam WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Gretsch Holy Grail Duo Jets DIGITAL
Features Builder Profile: Becker Guitars & Ryan Martin Basses DIGITAL
Features Interview: Anthrax - The Long Road to Worship Music WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Def Leppard: Lep Alive! DIGITAL
Features Matt Schofield: Blues Man With No Master Plan DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Fender Visitor Center WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Secrets of Saturation DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Healdsburg Guitar Festival 2011 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Summer NAMM 2011: Southern Gear Fry DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: Nashville Amp Expo 2011
Features That Can Be Arranged: Farewell Tour WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Steely Dan Touring Gear 2011 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Vieux Farka Touré: Out of the Shadows DIGITAL
Features GALLERY: The Richard Gere Guitar Collection WEB EXCLUSIVE

Reviews
Acoustics
Breedlove Guitars Focus SE Custom Walnut Acoustic Guitar Review DIGITAL
LTD Xtone EW-Z Zebra Wood Acoustic Guitar Review
Amps
Crimsontone SE Mini Amp Review DIGITAL
Kendrick Amplifiers V-Front 212 Amp Review DIGITAL
Bass Gear
Ampeg Portaflex PF-350 Head and PF-210HE Cab Review DIGITAL
Cort Arona 5 Electric Bass Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Peavey Void 4 PXD Bass Review DIGITAL
Effects
DigiTech iPB-10 iPad-Programmable Pedalboard Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Talking Machine Pedal Review DIGITAL
Jack Deville Electronics Mod Zero Pedal Review DIGITAL
Morpheus Bomber Polyphonic Pitch Shifter Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Electrics
Dingwall Custom I Electric Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Line 6 JTV-59 Variax Electric Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Richmond Guitars Empire Mahogany Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
ToneNation Guitars Heartland Standard Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Vigier Guitars G.V. Wood Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
Media Review
Book Review: "Flying V, Explorer, Firebird" by Tony Bacon DIGITAL
CD Review: David Bromberg - "Use Me" DIGITAL
CD Review: Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman - "World Wide Rebel Songs" DIGITAL
CD Review: Tony MacAlpine - "Tony MacAlpine" DIGITAL
DVD Review: Deep Purple "Phoenix Rising" DIGITAL
  
Lessons
Digging Deeper: Groove is in the Heart DIGITAL
Shred Your Enthusiasm: Reticulated Python Eats Bear DIGITAL
The Rumble Seat: Five Essential Techniques for Bass DIGITAL
Beyond Blues
Beyond Blues: Major Chords, Minor Blues DIGITAL
Country
Twang 101: Pedal Steel Bends 101 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Deep Blues
Deep Blues: Funky Blues Rhythms WEB EXCLUSIVE
Jazz
Jazz Bootcamp: Pianist Envy WEB EXCLUSIVE
Rhythm & Grooves
Rhythm & Grooves: Running in Circles DIGITAL

Departments
Tech Tips
Come on Feel the Noise DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
You’re Out of Tune (But That’s Okay) DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep
Early-'60s Kay Value Leader DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
Introducing Fender’s 5-Way “Super Switch” DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss…
September 2011 Letters DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
Alexander James Guitars DIGITAL
Tech Tips
Think You’ve Got the Latest, Greatest Gear? DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
What's on Your Wall? DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
Guitar Builder or NFL Player ? DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Secrets of Compression, Pt. 2 DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Souping up a Sound X-305-R DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Evaluating a '72 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
The Secret of Peter Green’s Tone DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Staff Picks
September 2011 Staff Picks DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Gear Search Gallery
2011 Jackson PC1 Phil Collen Signature DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
Gibson Basses—A Primer in EB (That’s Electric Bass to You) DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Guitar of the Month
Late-’70s “Blade II” Les Paul Copy DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - The Working Guitarist
Amp Mic’ing vs. Impulse Responses WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
How to Be Armed and Ready in the Studio DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Light Bulb Gear DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Hey, You Can't Do That
5 Questions to Answer Before Buying Your Next Guitar WEB EXCLUSIVE
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Heritage Super Eagle DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Into the Wild
Bringing the Outside World In
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1952 Gibson L-5 DIGITAL