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Gallery: Halo Guitars AshCourt Build

Halo Guitars shares with us the build of their AshCourt model reviewed this month.

An imperfectly perfect routing job.

Take a moment to appreciate those quirks in your instruments that reveal their maker’s hands.

Let’s talk about obsessions for a minute. They come in all sizes and shapes; some are benign and harmless, while others can be cruel, crippling, or even life threatening. Members of 12-step and self-help programs remind us of how insidious our own self-delusion can be, which intrigued me enough to take a look at my gear and, ultimately, myself.

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Club- or festival-provided stage amps can be hellish or angelic. Here are some of the devils and angels Premier Guitar’s editorial director has encountered along the road.

I have a slight allergy to backline amps. I shouldn’t, because I’ve played through a lot of them at clubs and festivals over the years, and most of my experiences have been fine, but I think a few bad combos and unfathomable heads put me off to a degree I can’t quite shake.

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On That’s the Price of Loving Me, ā€œWe’re Not Finished Yetā€ is a love letter to Wareham’s 1968 Gibson ES-335.

Photo by Mario Heller

The singer-songwriter-guitarist, known for his time with indie rock heroes Galaxie 500, Luna, and Dean & Britta, reunites with producer Kramer on his latest song-driven solo effort, That’s the Price of Loving Me.

ā€œYou want there to be moments where something unexpected hits you,ā€ says Dean Wareham. ā€œThey’ve done studies on this. What is it in a song that makes people cry? What is it that moves you? It’s something unexpected.ā€

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In the ’80s, Peter Buck’s clean, chime-y arpeggios defined the sound of alt-rock to come.

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