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How to Convert Your Axe to a Baritone DIGITAL
Although converting to a bari is a job just about any player can handle, there’s a lot more to it than just swapping the existing neck with a long-scale replacement. Here, ace Nashville repairman John LeVan walks you step-by-step through making yours sound spectacular and play like butter.

Features
Features 10 Pro Pedalboards Revealed
Features moe. - Happy Accidents
Features Forgotten Heroes: Jimmy Wyble
Features Roundup: 5 High-End Gig Bags Reviewed WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Keller Williams: Low-End Loop Master
Features Style Guide: Acoustic Blues Guitar WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Lamb of God: No Barriers
Features Winter NAMM 2012

Reviews
Accessories
Lollar Pickups El Rayo Humbuckers Review
Amps
Dean Markley CD60 Amp Review
Grammatico Kingsville Amp Review
Bass Gear
Carvin Brian Bromberg B24P Signature Bass Review
Phil Jones Bass D-600 Head and Neo-Power 8B Cab Review
Effects
Dwarfcraft Devices Satan Oscillate My Metallic Sonatas Pedal Review
Gtrwrks 19 Sixty 3 Boost Pedal Review
MXR Custom Badass Modified O.D. Pedal Review
Electrics
Echopark Downtowner Custom Koa Limited Electric Guitar Review
Godin 5th Avenue Uptown GT Electric Guitar Review
Media Review
Album Review: Imperial Teen - "Feel the Sound"
Album Review: Mark Lanegan Band - "Blues Funeral"
Album Review: Rodrigo Y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. - "Area 52"
Album Review: The Little Willies - "For the Good Times"
Album Review: Wes Montgomery - "Echoes of Indiana Avenue"
  
Lessons
Beyond Blues
Beyond Blues: Roots Rock Primer
Deep Blues
Deep Blues: Double-Stop Madness WEB EXCLUSIVE
Digging Deeper
Digging Deeper: One Scale to Rule Them All
Kick Out The Jams
Kick Out The Jams: Both Sides of the Field - Outside Playing 101
Shred Your Enthusiasm
Shred Your Enthusiasm: For Those About to Rock

Departments
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
Dad’s Old Guitar
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Play to Your Strengths
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
Tweaking a Crate V33
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Restoring a Prototype Gibson Cello Bass, Pt. 2
Vintage & Upkeep - Bottom Feeder
Resurrecting a 1957 Supro Dual Tone
And Don’t Miss… - Staff Picks
March 2012 Staff Picks: Gear Abuse Confessions
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
Finding the Perfect Fretboard
Tech Tips - State of Stomp
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer of the Gods
And Don’t Miss… - Gear of the Month
1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom Reissue Black Beauty Fretless Wonder
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
Covering The Tonal Bases Part 2: Amps
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
How to Build a Recording Rig, Pt. 1
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Martin Style Types
Gigging & Recording - Last Call
Unoriginal? Join the Illustrious Club
Gigging & Recording - Tuning Up
Tuning Up: Pick a Platform—Any Platform (Plus! Ratings Revised)
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
More Primary Tele Tone Mods
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1957 Gretsch 6022 Rancher
And Don’t Miss… - Modern Builder Vault
HeliArc Guitars
Gigging & Recording - Walking the Wires
Chord Charts 101 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
The Rock Bass Tone that Won’t Go Away
And Don’t Miss… - Your Feedback
March 2012 Letters