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GALLERY: Show Us Your Gear - #1 Guitars

In our inaugural Show Us Your Gear Gallery, we feature the go-to instruments of our readers.

"My #1 guitar is from the Vox Custom Shop in Marin County, CA. It was built by Bob McDonald, ex-head engineer for Modulus Graphite. It was on display at the Vox booth at the 2010 Winter NAMM show. This guitar is a custom one-off variation on Vox's current production model SDC-55. The body and neck are Spanish cedar, with an ebony fingerboard. The headstock is overlaid with a custom cut piece of ebony, shaped to resemble the treadle of a Vox wha pedal. The pickups are Vox's new proprietary noiseless design called CoAxe. There is a master switch to select single or dual coil modes, and a 5 way strat-style blade switch to select amongst the 3 pickups. This gives the guitar 10 distinct pickup combinations, all noise and hum free. This is the only Vox guitar in existence with 3 CoAxe pickups. The guitar's finish is silver sparkle with white binding. The guitar was shipped in a custom semi-hard case, finished with leather that looks like crocodile skin. I own several fine guitars, but this one is my #1 because it has unsurpassed playability, and I can get any tone I want via the simple and elegant switching system. It is a unique and beautiful guitar. have named a few of my most special guitars; this one I named Sylvia. - Rick Greenly "

Some names you’ve heard, others maybe not. But they all have a unique voice on the instrument.

Intermediate

Intermediate

• Open your ears to new influences.

• Understand how to create interlocking rhythm parts.

• Develop a new appreciate for the rhythmic complexity of Wayne Krantz, the effortless bebop of BirĆ©li LagrĆØne, and the driving force that is David Williams.

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The guitar has been a major factor in so many styles of music over the last 70 years, and any experienced musician can tell you that playing any one of those styles with authenticity takes countless hours of dedication. As we learn the instrument, we seek out music that we find inspiring to help guide us toward our voice. The legends we all know in the guitar pantheon have inspired millions of players. In my musical journey over the years, I’ve always been thrilled to discover unique musicians who never attained the same recognition as their more famous counterparts. With so much music at our disposal these days, I thought this group of guitarists deserved a little more spotlight. The inspiration and knowledge they have provided me were paramount in my development, and I wouldn’t be the player I am without them.

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