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The Convergence is an ergonomically sculpted shred machine for the discriminating metal player. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Origin_Guitars_Announce_Convergence_6_and_7_String_Guitars.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT New offerings include an expanded line of loaded pickguards, new hybrid humbucker, and a signature Joe Bonamassa set from the Custom Shop. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Seymour_Duncan_Releases_New_Pickguards_59_Custom_Hybrid_Pickup_and_Joe_Bonamassa_Signature_Custom_Shop_Set.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT For studio cats that love high gain tones, the Tubemeister 5 is a killer choice. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Hughes_Kettner_Tubemeister_5_Amp_Review.aspx Jordan Wagner Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120209/1813/NAMM_12_Audio_Technica_AT2005USB_Cardioid_Dynamic_USB_XLR_Mic.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120209/1811/NAMM_12_Koll_Guitars_Troubadour_Demo.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120209/1810/NAMM_12_Lag_Guitars_TN200A14CE_Auditorium_Nylon_Demo.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120209/1812/NAMM_12_PRS_Guitars_P22_Signature_Limited_and_SE_Acoustic_Demos.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120209/1809/NAMM_12_Red_Monkey_Straps_John_5_Interview.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120209/1808/NAMM_12_Vox_Amps_Bruno_TB18C1_Combo_Demo.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120209/1814/NAMM_12_Carr_Amps_The_Bloke_Demo.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120209/1815/NAMM_12_Earthquaker_Devices_Rainbow_Machine_Organizer_and_Tone_Job_Demos.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1805/Gretsch_Custom_Shop_Tour.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1800/NAMM_12_BC_Rich_Mockingbird_SL_Deluxe_Mockingbird_10_Supreme_Matt_Tuck_Signature_V.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1801/NAMM_12_DV_Mark_DV_403_CPC_Triple_6_and_DV7_Distorsore_Demos.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1802/NAMM_12_Fender_Machete_Amplifier_Demo.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1803/NAMM_12_Hughes_Kettner_TubeMeister_5_Demo_TubeMeister_Combos.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1806/NAMM_12_Diezel_Amplification_Hagen_Amp_Demo.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1804/NAMM_12_Jet_City_Amplification.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1799/Video_Lesson_Acoustic_Blues_Boogie_Woogie.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1797/Video_Lesson_Acoustic_Blues_Delta.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120208/1798/Video_Lesson_Acoustic_Blues_Piedmont.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taking instructions, reading music, and prepping your gear. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Inside_a_Session_Gig.aspx Peter Thorn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/DV_Mark_Announces_New_Amps_and_Pedals_for_2012.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Fishman_Announces_the_Triple_Play_Wireless_Guitar_Controller.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Gretsch_Introduces_the_Roots_Collection.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Tech_21_Adds_4_New_Effects_to_their_Boost_Series_Line.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Two_Notes_Audio_Engineering_Announces_the_new_Torpedo_C_A_B.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A Different Kind of Truth—the band’s first full album with Roth in 28 years—is the type of truth that raises a lot of questions. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Album_Review_Van_Halen_A_Different_Kind_of_Truth.aspx Shawn Hammond Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT We decided to test out four of the newest boutique booster pedals on the market to find out what they can add to the sonic brew. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Boost_Roundup_Lotus_Desire_Boost_Pigtronix_Class_A_Boost_Olympia_Icarus_Boost_and_Whirlwind_The_Bomb_Pedal_Reviews.aspx Jordan Wagner Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Today we’ll look at three types of bass lines that help define the sound of three sub-styles of fingerstyle blues: monotone bass, alternating bass, and boogie-woogie bass. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Style_Guide_Acoustic_Blues_Guitar.aspx Mike Cramer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120207/1790/NAMM_12_Diamond_Pedals_Cornerstone_Overdrive_Quantum_Leap_Delay_Flanger_Demos.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120207/1792/NAMM_12_LR_Baggs_M80_Acoustic_Pickup_Demo.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120207/1791/NAMM_12_Pigtronix_Fat_Drive_Infinity_Looper_Demos.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120207/1793/NAMM_12_Reverend_Guitars_Sensei_RA_Pete_Anderson_Eastsiders_Demos_15th_Anniversary_Flatroc.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120207/1794/NAMM_12_Schecter_Guitars_Blackjack_SLS_Collection_Hellraiser.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120207/1795/NAMM_12_SKB_Cases_Waterproof_Guitar_Cases.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120207/1796/NAMM_12_Warwick_Artist_Series_Robert_Trujillo_Steve_Bailey_Jack_Bruce_Alien_Acoustic_6_string.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120206/1788/NAMM_12_Fuchs_Audio_Casino_Series_Blackjack_21_Mk_II_Bruiser_Bass_Amp_Demos.aspx Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120206/1786/NAMM_12_Gibson_Acoustic_J_200_Ray_Whitley_Special_Golden_Age_SJ_200_50th_Anniversary_Dove_N.aspx Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120206/1787/NAMM_12_Jaguar_Amplification_Briton_Prototype_Demo.aspx Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120206/1785/NAMM_12_Parker_Guitars_MaxxFly_PB12_Bass_MaxxFly_7_String.aspx Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120205/1780/NAMM_12_Fender_Johnny_Marr_Signature_Jaguar_Demo.aspx Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120204/1779/NAMM_12_Two_Rock_Amplification_Matt_Schofield_Signature_Amp_Demo.aspx Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120203/1782/NAMM_12_Breedlove_Guitars_Custom_Shop_Master_Class_Revival_Series.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120203/1781/NAMM_12_Bugera_Amps_TRIREC_Infinium_Amp_Demo.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120203/1784/NAMM_12_Cort_Guitars_Sunset_I_Demo.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120203/1783/NAMM_12_Loar_LO_216_Acoustic_Recording_King_RD_310_RD_316_RNJ_26_Acoustics.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120202/1778/Video_Review_Lollar_Guitars_El_Rayo_Humbuckers.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120202/1777/Video_Review_Way_Huge_Red_Llama_Overdrive_MkII.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120201/1773/NAMM_12_Ibanez_25th_Anniversary_RGs_and_Steve_Vai_JEM_EVO_M8M_Meshuggah_8_String.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120201/1775/NAMM_12_Jack_Deville_Electronics_Deuce_Coupe_Overdrive_Demo_Click_Less_Audio_Control_System.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120201/1772/NAMM_12_Knaggs_Guitars_Kipawa_Acoustic.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120201/1774/NAMM_12_T_Rex_Effects_Hobo_Drive_Demo.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120201/1771/NAMM_12_Taylor_Guitars_SolidBody_T3_Vintage_Alnico_Humbuckers_Demo.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120201/1770/NAMM_12_Engl_Amps_Retro_Tube_100_Demo.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120201/1769/NAMM_12_Godin_Session_Plus_Session_Custom_Left_Handed_Session_and_Shifter_Classic_Bass.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/GALLERY_Gear_Ads_of_the_1980s_Volume_II.aspx Shawn Hammond Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Spaceman_Aphelion_Harmonic_Overdrive_Pedal_Review.aspx Matthew Holliman Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Markbass_Announces_2012_Product_Line.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/TC_Electronic_Announces_the_Dreamscape_John_Petrucci_Signature_Pedal.aspx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Deep_Blues_9th_Chords_and_the_Truth_Pt_2.aspx Dennis McCumber Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/ESP_LTD_Vintage_204_Bass_Review.aspx Jordan Wagner Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120131/1762/NAMM_12_Eminence_Speakers_Eric_Johnson_EJ1250_Signature_Speaker_Demo.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120131/1761/NAMM_12_Ernie_Ball_Music_Man_Cobalt_Strings_JP12_and_Luke_III_Demos.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120131/1763/NAMM_12_Fender_Mustang_Floor_Demo.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120131/1766/NAMM_12_Matchless_Amplifiers_Hot_Box_3_Demo.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120131/1760/NAMM_12_Red_Witch_Pedals_Synthotron_Demo.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Video/20120131/1767/NAMM_12_Tone_King_Amplifiers_Falcon_Demo.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/B_C_Rich_Custom_Shop_Announces_the_new_Bich_10_Supreme.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Gibson_Introduces_the_Shred_Les_Paul_Studio_and_the_SG_Diablo_Tremolo.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Lotus_Pedal_Designs_Introduces_the_Desire_Boost_Pedal.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/VOX_Announces_the_AC4HW1_and_TB18C1.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT VOX Brings Back Custom 1963 Styling with Blue Vinyl http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/VOX_Introduces_the_New_Blue_Vinyl_Amps.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT This handwired Wah pedal pays homage to the original Wah Wah pedal, first introduced by VOX in the 1960s. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/VOX_Introduces_the_V846_HW_Wah_Wah_Pedal.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/VHT_Introduces_The_Special_12_20RT.aspx Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The HT-Metal has two ultra-high gain channels and offers cascaded tube gain stages and authentic tube amp response. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Blackstar_Introduces_HT_Metal_Pedal.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Similar in style, the Luke III exhibits a broader, more defined tone while retaining the familiar shape and feel as the original Luke model. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Ernie_Ball_Announces_the_Music_Man_Luke_III.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Ernie_Ball_Announces_the_New_Cobalt_Slinkys_and_the_Everlast_Acoustic_Strings.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The JP12 is the newest collaborative effort between John Petrucci and the Music Man research and development team. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Ernie_Ball_Introduces_the_Music_Man_JP12.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A simple strum reveals the current tuning status of all strings simultaneously, saving time and effort for convenient tuning. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Korg_Announces_the_New_Pitchblack_Poly_Pedal_Tuner.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The SLS Collection is all about options, and the standard models are available with the player’s choice of pickups. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Schecter_Introduces_the_Blackjack_SLS_Guitars.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The AGA30 acoustic amp shares many of the features of the current AGA70 and AGA150, and provides 30 Watts of power, while the AGA4-AT is a 4-Watt, Class A, all-tube acoustic amp. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Vox_Adds_AGA30_and_AGA4_AT_to_Its_Acoustic_Amplification_Line.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT DelayLab combines a wide array of modeled delay effects with multi-mode stereo looping and complete expressive control of all the delay parameters. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/VOX_Announces_the_New_DelayLab_Delay_Pedal.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Walden_Guitars_Introduces_4_New_Acoustic_Guitars.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The pentatonic scale is where it all begins. However, I have found a few new ways to make it a little more interesting. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Future_Rock_Pentatonic_Derby.aspx Justin Derrico Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 8 tips on making video-chat guitar lessons as painless as possible. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/How_to_Teach_Guitar_on_Skype.aspx Gayla Drake Paul Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Nels Cline spends 40 glorious minutes detailing and demoing his Wilco rig. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Rig_Rundown_Wilcos_Nels_Cline.aspx Rebecca Dirks Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT In addition to its super-small footprint, the pedal features the new version of the PolyTune software with Capo Tuning and a massively requested Drop-D mode. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/TC_Electronic_PolyTune_Mini_Tuner_Review.aspx Jordan Wagner Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT This new incarnation offers the same searing tones as the original, along with hefty amounts of volume boost. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Way_Huge_Red_Llama_Overdrive_MkII_Pedal_Review.aspx Jordan Wagner Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/NAMM_2012_Editors_Picks_Day_4.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Edge Activator HD is 100% analog circuitry, has a high-headroom preamp and expanded features and versatility, and a constant volume continuous wet/dry blend capability between two internal channels. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Daring_Audio_Introduces_The_Edge_Activator_HD.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Freekish_Blues_Introduces_the_Alpha_Drive_II_Red_Dot_and_the_Alpha_Drive_II_Standard.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT NAMM Day 4 Photos http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/GALLERY_NAMM_2012_Day_4.aspx Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT NAMM Day 4 Photos http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/GALLERY_NAMM_2012_Day_4.aspx Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Photos from the floor of NAMM on day 3. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/GALLERY_NAMM_2012_Day_3.aspx Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT What PG's editors found particularly intriguing on the third day of NAMM. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/NAMM_2012_Editors_Picks_Day_3.aspx Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Black_Cat_Introduces_the_New_Wee_Buzz.aspx Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The classic body shape still delivers the sweetness and ideal tonal blend characteristic to slope shoulder guitars, but the longer scale gives it just a touch more volume to help cut through the mix. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Recording_King_Introduces_the_Updated_Century_Jubilee_Series_Slope_Shoulder_Guitars.aspx Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Carvin’s new Legacy III combines the best aspects of the Legacy I and Legacy II, in a compact chassis that’s lightweight and easily transportable. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Carvin_Announces_the_New_Steve_Vai_Legacy_III_Amp.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT Hand-wired and assembled in the U.S.A. using the most premium components available, the Heritage R-12R offers the authentic tube-driven reverb and smooth tremolo that made the original one of the most revered guitar combos ever. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Ampeg_Announces_the_Heritage_R_12R_Reverberocket_Tube_Guitar_Combo.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ampeg is doubling the number sold for 2012 and will be shipping worldwide. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Ampeg_Announces_the_Return_of_the_Limited_Edition_Heritage_B_15.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Offering the undeniable vibe of the revered SVT in a size more befitting a living room than a stadium, the Micro-CL Stack is the perfect entry point into the world of Ampeg. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Ampeg_Introduces_the_Micro_CL_Stack.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The original nickel-plated Elixir Strings for bass, now have improved tone, feel and flexibility. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Elixir_Strings_Introduces_New_Stainless_Steel_and_Improved_Nickel_Plated_Coated_Bass_Strings.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The richly resonant Rancher first appeared in the early 1950s with its triangular sound hole and sweepingly elegant pickguard, and Gretsch is now re-introducing the model. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Gretsch_Reintroduces_Rancher_Acoustic_Guitars_with_5_New_Models.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The tenor ukulele, designed by Willie K and Avi Rohen, features a body made exclusively from beautiful Hawaiian koa. It is a 5 string ukulele with a low G string, allowing a pure Hawaiian sound. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Oscar_Schmidt_Introduces_Uncle_Willie_Ks_New_Signature_Ukulele.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Parker_Guitars_Introduces_the_new_Maxx_Fly_7_String_and_Maxx_Fly_Bass.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT In the spirit of one of the most famous “lost” guitars in history, the Greenwich Village has loads of vintage vibe and tone. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Recording_King_Introduces_the_New_Greenwich_Village_Guitar.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Washburn_Announces_3_New_Hollowbody_Guitars.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Washburn_Introduces_the_Fretless_Model_of_Stu_Hamms_Signiture_Bass_and_the_Stu_Hamm_Electric_Bass_Series.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Pictures from the floor on the second day of NAMM. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/GALLERY_NAMM_2012_Day_2.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Our editors pick their favorites from the second day of Winter NAMM. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/NAMM_2012_Editors_Picks_Day_2.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Everything PG editors saw at NAMM on Thursday. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/GALLERY_NAMM_2012_Day_1.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT PG Editors pick the cream of the crop from the first day of Winter NAMM 2012. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/NAMM_2012_Editors_Picks_Day_1.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The uncovered 59/09 pickups are being updated with new, contoured bobbins that arc with the strings for a more spread out, open tone. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/2012_PRS_Custom_24_Refined_with_Addition_of_New_Contoured_Pickup_Bobbins.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Parker ATDF842 MaxxFly is the first guitar to integrate the full range of Auto-Tune For Guitar features in a state-of-the art electric guitar. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Antares_and_Parker_Launch_Auto_Tune_MaxxFly_Guitar.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Peavey AT-200 utilizes Auto-Tune for Guitar to work behind the scenes to bring the clarity of perfect pitch to a quality instrument in an unobtrusive manner. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Antares_and_Peavey_Launch_the_Peavey_AT_200_Auto_Tune_Guitar.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT With its ultra-precise tuning accuracy and stylish, compact, and durable design, the TU-10 is a must-have addition to any case or gig bag. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/BOSS_Announces_the_New_TU_10_Clip_On_Chromatic_Tuner.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/BOSS_Introduces_the_New_GT_100_Amp_Effects_Processor.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Catalinbread_Announces_3_New_Pedals_the_Custom_Shop_Fuzz_Flowers.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Earthquaker_Devices_Introduces_the_Organizer_and_the_Tone_Job_Pedals.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The two amps resemble the esoteric finds you might discover in a pawnshop or second-hand store, and make for the most distinctive addition to any musician’s collection. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Fender_Introduces_Pawn_Shop_Special_Ampifiers.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT With a very responsive feel and open tone, TUSQ Picks enhance playability by generating tones right at the hit of each stroke. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Graph_Tech_Guitar_Labs_Announces_the_New_TUSQ_Picks.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT I want you to learn the songs I learned for my Italian clinic tour. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Shred_Your_Enthusiasm_Buonasera_Roccaforzata.aspx Paul Gilbert Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT When the Fender Precision bass was introduced in late 1951, almost immediately it had a dramatic and lasting effect on how music was heard and played. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/1965_Fender_Precision_Bass_and_70s_Ampeg_B_15_S.aspx Dave Rogers, Laun Braithwaite, and Tim Mullally Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT If imitation truly is the sincerest form of flattery, then CBS-owned Fender was infatuated with Gibson’s ES line of semi-hollow electric guitars. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/1976_Fender_Starcaster.aspx Chris Kies Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Virgil is a 30-watt, two-channel, 6V6-powered amp based on the Hiwatt-meets-Marshall BW119 that 3 Monkeys designed for Whitford in 2006. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/3_Monkeys_Virgil_Amp_Review.aspx Joe Charupakorn Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT With no softening around the edges, the 21-song Let’s Go Eat the Factory represents the true essence of Guided by Voices. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Album_Review_Guided_by_Voices_Lets_Go_Eat_the_Factory.aspx Rich Osweiler Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT The band's latest lineup showcases Wennerstrom’s hauntingly gruff voice dancing with dirty blues-rock riffs in a way that’s distinctive and starkly wholesome. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Album_Review_Heartless_Bastards_Arrow.aspx Tessa Jeffers Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT On their new album, What Happened to the La Las, the band balances the accessibility of sing-along choruses with fierce guitar playing from Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Album_Review_moe_What_Happened_to_the_La_Las.aspx Jason Shadrick Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT If you’re a fan of late-’60s psych rock and incessantly grooving early-’70s metal, chances are you’ll dig it. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Album_Review_Radio_Moscow_The_Great_Escape_of_Leslie_Magnafuzz.aspx Shawn Hammond Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT It takes a lot of brass to tackle the music of Thelonious Sphere Monk, and when the musician attempting this feat is a solo guitarist, well, that makes the challenge even more daunting. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Album_Review_Sean_McGowan_Sphere.aspx Andy Ellis Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes—Animals as Leaders’ jaw-dropping dualguitar team—live up to their name and create a new progressive-rock beast by cross-breeding jazz, classical, and metal techniques in a way that simultaneously blows your mind and defies the genre’s stereotypes. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Animals_as_Leaders_A_Different_Breed.aspx Joe Charupakorn Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT The sound of slide guitar is incredibly intoxicating. I’ve always been drawn to it because of the singing, vocal quality that it has—so emotional and expressive. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Beyond_Blues_Slip_Slidin_Away.aspx Geoff Hartwell Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT nashville session ace Brent mason discusses his new recording how-to dvd, his heavily modified ’68 Tele workhorse, and how sight-reading can sometimes make him “sweat blood.” http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Brent_Mason_A_Chameleon_in_Tune_Town.aspx Joe Charupakorn Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Founder and designer Brian Gerhard discusses how being a player and paying attention to such minutia as speaker glue, transformer size, and filtering has made his amps go-to choices for everyone from Los Lobos to My Morning Jacket and studio aces like Michael Landau. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Builder_Profile_Top_Hat_Amps.aspx Sean Weaver Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Compared to choosing a guitar for its color, commissioning a custom instrument can be a labyrinth of unknowns for the average guitarist. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Building_Blocks_of_Sound.aspx Jol Dantzig Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT The main goals of the JohnnyBlades are to deliver great single-coil tone, stay noiseless, and be versatile enough to cover a wide range of genres. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/D_Allen_Johnny_Hiland_JohnnyBlades_Pickups_Review.aspx Jordan Wagner Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Today I want to explore ways to approach improvising long, fluid, rhythmically dynamic lines. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Digging_Deeper_Let_Your_Line_Shine.aspx Julian Lage Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Dudley acquired the attitude and confidence that he could build anything he could imagine—at the highest level of craft and artistry—and invent new techniques to solve any aesthetic goals. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Dudley_Custom_Guitars.aspx Rich Osweiler Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT There is no denying Rickenbacker’s status as one of the four or five most important electric guitar companies of all time. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Eight_Decades_of_Rickenbacker.aspx Charles Saufley Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/February_2012_Letters.aspx Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT We could never really just pick one, but PG editors, along with Guest Picker Robert Randolph, ponder some of the most pivotal guitar solos ever performed. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/February_2012_Staff_Picks.aspx Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT I had been in the hospital for nearly four months with a heart condition. Two of those months I just laid flat in bed. So when I got back home and started to play again, I tried to pick up where I had left off. Wrong! http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Fretboard_Workshop_A_Bitter_Pill_to_Swallow.aspx Pete Huttlinger Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT In order to make sure your equipment is in top shape and can be fixed quickly if something takes a dive, I’m going to share a few tricks I’ve come up with on the fly—often in the middle of a show. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Gear_Paramedic.aspx Paul "TFO" Allen Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT The scariest moment was sawing off the lower body—I wanted to make sure we avoided the control cavity, as that could damage wires and leave a gaping hole in the bottom of the guitar. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Giving_A_Squier_Tele_the_Cigar_Box_Treatment.aspx Will Ray Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Aside from using the loops in my TV productions, I like jamming to them. It’s a great way to practice locking into a real drummer’s beats. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Grooving_To_A_Virtual_Drummer.aspx Rich Tozzoli Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Lutherie provides the opportunity to meet and get to know a whole bunch of interesting people who are sometimes quirky, but never stupid. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Guitar_Making_The_Ultimate_Hobby_In_Retirement.aspx Ervin Somogyi Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Here we take a look at the semi-hollow Viking 4-string bass—a variation on the company’s 1960s Concord bass. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Hagstrom_Viking_Bass_Guitar_Review.aspx Steve Cook Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT Hartke's powerful new Kilo head features built-in compression, overdrive, muting, a slew of EQ controls, and multiple connection features. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Hartke_Kilo_and_Hydrive_410_Amp_Review.aspx Jordan Wagner Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT If you’ve ever thought about creating your own pedals—or are just curious about what challenges a boutique builder faces—read on. http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Feb/Look_Before_You_Leap.aspx Keven Bolembach Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT