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Builder Profile: James Trussart Guitars
From the French countryside to the Louisiana Bayou, the rooftops of Paris, and the Hollywood Hills, James Trussart has spent the last 30 years following his obsession with artisan-quality craftsmanship and classic guitar designs. In the process, he's carved out his own niche that takes iconic instruments into new sonic and aesthetic realms.

Features
Features Forgotten Heroes: Big Jim Sullivan
Features Interview: Steve Lukather's Sensitive Side WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: NAMM 2013 - Day 1 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Yngwie Malmsteen on "Spellbound" WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: NAMM 2013 - Day 2 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features iOS Guitar Accessory Roundup - Winter 2012/2013 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: NAMM 2013 - Day 3 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features NAMM 2013 Editors' Picks - Day 1 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: NAMM 2013 - Day 4 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features NAMM 2013 Editors' Picks - Day 2 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features I Lost A Fight with an Elevator
Features NAMM 2013 Editors' Picks - Day 3 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Double Naught Spy Car - Cheeky Twang Monkeys
Features NAMM 2013 Editors' Picks - Day 4 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Duane Denison - Jazz-Punk's "Evil Andy Summers"
Features NAMM 2013 New Gear Preview WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: HBC's Scott Henderson and Jeff Berlin
Features On A Bender: Gibson and Joe Glaser's Les Paul Junior B-Bender
Features Interview: Rosie Flores - Rockabilly Road Doggie

Reviews
Acoustics
Recording King RO-310 Acoustic Guitar Review
Amps
Fender Vibro-King 20th Anniversary Amp Review
Nace M1-18R Amp Review
Overton Flyweight 500 Micro Amp Review
Bass Gear
Gretsch G5442BDC Electromatic Bass Review
Effects
Celestial Effects Cancer Wah The Fuzz? Pedal Review
Jacques Meistersinger Pedal Review
Pigtronix Infinity Looper Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Strymon Mobius Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
TC Electronic Ditto Looper Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Way Huge Supa-Puss Pedal Review
Electrics
Eastwood Airline Espanada Electric Guitar Review
Godin Session Custom Electric Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
PRS 408 Maple Top Electric Guitar Review
Media Reviews
Album Review: Arbouretum - "Coming Out of the Fog"
Album Review: Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - "Get Up!"
Album Review: Brokeback - "Brokeback and the Black Rock"
Album Review: Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness—Deluxe Box Set
  
Lessons
Rhythm Rules: 16th-Note Accents WEB EXCLUSIVE
Country
Brad Paisley: Concepts and Techniques WEB EXCLUSIVE
Diary of a So-Called Shredder
Diary of a So-Called Shredder: Doom in E Minor WEB EXCLUSIVE

Departments
Gigging & Recording
1986: EVH on “5150” vs. Vai on “Eat ‘Em And Smile”
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
The Importance of Being Social
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
Wenge: The New Brazilian?
And Don’t Miss… - Staff Picks
February 2013 Staff Picks: Say It in Song
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Hot-Rodding A Fender Champ 12
Tech Tips - State of Stomp
A Big Buzz for A Little Bass Box
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
The Unplanned Obedience Test
Tech Tips - The Bass Bench
The Ergonomic Bass
Eye Candy - Gear of the Month
Late-1940s DeArmond 601 Tremolo
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Don't Turn it Down ... Control Your Volume
Vintage & Upkeep - Guitar Shop 101
Time for a Neck Adjustment?
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Kustom K 100
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
How Should You Record?
And Don’t Miss… - Tuning Up
Tuning Up: The Doom of Booooring
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
Maybe You Are Living the Dream
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1962 Gibson ES-350T
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
The Ultra-Flexible Esquire Wiring, PT. 1
And Don’t Miss… - Your Feedback
February 2013 Letters
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
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