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Gallery: Riot Fest 2018

We cherry-picked the essential guitar-centric happenings from Chicago’s three-day celebration, including performances from Johnny Marr, Elvis Costello, Incubus, Weezer, Bad Religion, Jesus Lizard, and more!

Bad Religion’s Mike Dimkich and Jay Bentley

Dimkich goes old school by rocking a 1958 Gibson Les Paul Junior that is all stock, aside from a refinish and tuners. He loves the raw sound of a P-90: “It’s probably recorded more classic rock ’n’ roll records than folks would ever imagine and has been on most classic punk albums—NY Dolls, Sex Pistols, the Clash, 999, the Avengers,” he says, “plus the single pickup and minimal controls makes a guy’s life far easier in the heat of battle onstage!”

Co-founding bassist Jay Bentley, for the band’s 1988 classic Suffer and a few fan favorites, he rode hard and fast with his 1977 Fender Precision bass that has a DiMarzio DP122 pickup and a Badass bridge. And if you look closely, you’ll see that he has no tone or volume controls because “turning down isn’t an option.

Whores Rig Rundown [2024]
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The Georgia-based sludge slingers rely on a Tele-to-Marshall combination for their punishing performances.

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Listen to the new track from Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Steve Vai's G3 Reunion Live.

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These before (left) and after (right) shots demonstrate only a fraction of the restoration process our columnist carried out.

Photos courtesy of Delgado Guitars

This centuries-old instrument, which belonged to the daughter-in-law of President Andrew Jackson, has witnessed almost 200 years of American history.

We tend to think of “history” as something we read about or learn from our elders, rather than something we live and contribute to. I’ve often wondered if my great-uncle knew he was making history when, as a Mexican immigrant, he built the original Mickey Mouse guitar for Walt Disney in the early 1950s.

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Orangewood Juniper Live Acoustic Guitar Demo
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PG contributor Zach Wish demos Orangewood's Juniper Live, an all-new parlor model developed with a rubber-lined saddle. The Juniper Live is built for a clean muted tone, modern functionality, and stage-ready performance.

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