Premier Guitar April 2010   

April 2010 April 2010

Pete Townshend: On Guitar-Smashing Regrets, Stylistic Evolution, and Becoming a Gear Aficionado DIGITAL
The Premier Guitar Pete Townshend interview: Why he's playing Eric Clapton Strats; his favorite instruments for home and studio; leaving Marshalls behind; hearing loss; and the future.

Features
Ace Frehley: Navigating with the Spaceman DIGITAL
Recording Ace Frehley's "Anomaly" DIGITAL
GALLERY: Backstage at the 2010 Grammys WEB EXCLUSIVE
Studio Preparation: What You Should Know Before You Go DIGITAL
Go Ahead and Ask - Line 6 DIGITAL
The Cult of Tone DIGITAL
Interview: Ken Scott, Part 2: Musicians’ Questions About Recording with the Beatles WEB EXCLUSIVE
The Gear of the Grammys DIGITAL

Reviews
Digidesign Eleven Rack Review DIGITAL
Accessories
TC Electronic PolyTune Poly-Chromatic Tuner Review DIGITAL
Acoustics
Martin OMC-16OGTE Acoustic Guitar Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Amps
Egnater Renegade Amp Review DIGITAL
Basses
Xotic XJ-1T 4-String Bass Review DIGITAL
Effects
Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire Pedal Review DIGITAL
ToadWorks PipeLine Tremolo Pedal Review WEB EXCLUSIVE
Electrics
Fender American Special Stratocaster & Telecaster Reviews DIGITAL
Nikita Classic Electric Guitar Review DIGITAL
The Moog Guitar Model E1 - Tremolo Bridge Review DIGITAL
Media Review
Media Preview April '10 DIGITAL
  
Lessons
Acoustic & Fingerstyle
Open G Tuning: New Ideas for the Blues and Beyond DIGITAL
Blues
Duke Robillard's T-Bone Walker Style WEB EXCLUSIVE
Riff Blues: Two Essential 12-Bar Patterns
Fierce Guitar
Passing Tones DIGITAL
Jazz
Quartal Voicings: Multi-Purpose 4th Forms for Jazz and Fusion Chording DIGITAL
Lethal Guitar
Detailed Diminished IV WEB EXCLUSIVE
Rock
Repeating Licks: Pentatonic Lead Basics DIGITAL
Troy Stetina's Three-Notes-Per-String Scale Patterns WEB EXCLUSIVE

Departments
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Load Boxes and Pulling Twin Power Tubes DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Track
DPA 4099G Microphone DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Eclectic Guitar
Seemingly Small Tone Tweaks DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
‘62 Fender Strat Neck Chiropractic Adjustment DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Gear Search Gallery
1963 Gibson Firebird DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Secrets of the Masters
Secrets of the Masters: "Dream Warriors" by Dokken DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Get Wired
Larry Taylor, Jerry Lee Lewis and Gear that Comes and Goes DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Shifting Gears
Recording at Home DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Guitar of the Month
1953 Epiphone Century DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Signal Chain
Pot Luck DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
Express Yourself DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Sneak Peek
Fender® Reintroduces Pure Nickel and Nickel-Plated Steel Electric Guitar Strings DIGITAL
And Don’t Miss… - Jazz Box
The Back of the Room DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Tech Tales
Getting Back In-Phase WEB EXCLUSIVE
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
Is the Album Extinct? DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - The Low End
In Search of Uncle Bookie, Part 2 DIGITAL
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
Tone Capacitors for Stratocasters, Part 1 DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Recording Is a Battlefield, Part 1 DIGITAL
Eye Candy - Modern Builder Vault
William Jeffrey Jones Guitars DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Regal Esquire DIGITAL
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
The State of Bass, 2010 DIGITAL
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1949 Gibson ES-5 Serial Number A-3943 DIGITAL