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Last Call: Ghost in the Machine
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Last Call: Ghost in the Machine

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Last Call: Creativity Is Gardening, Not Architecture
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Last Call: Creativity Is Gardening, Not Architecture

Last Call: How Record Labels Survived the Digital Apocalypse
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Last Call: How Record Labels Survived the Digital Apocalypse

Analog vs Digital Guitar Gear: Why the Future Is Already Here
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Analog vs Digital Guitar Gear: Why the Future Is Already Here

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A Guitar and a Pen
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A Guitar and a Pen

Is Music Telepathy Real? | Last Call with John Bohlinger
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Is Music Telepathy Real? | Last Call with John Bohlinger

A man smiles as another signs an acoustic guitar in a backstage setting.
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Willie Nelson and the Lost Art of Relentless Creation

A reflection on a long-running career.

Red Light Fright
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Red Light Fright

Studio recording anxiety can be crippling, but try to make it liberating.

Be More Like Led Zeppelin
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Be More Like Led Zeppelin

John Bohlinger’s Last Call: “I Get Paid for the Attempt”
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John Bohlinger’s Last Call: “I Get Paid for the Attempt”

If artists aren’t allowed to take risks, and even fail, great art will never be made. Need proof? Check Picasso, Hendrix, Monk, and Led Zeppelin.

Last Call: What Is Musical Telepathy?
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Last Call: What Is Musical Telepathy?

Last Call: Pedal Steel—The Most American Instrument
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Last Call: Pedal Steel—The Most American Instrument

An ode, and historical snapshot, to the tone-bar played, many-stringed thing in the room, and its place in the national musical firmament.

Last Call: A New Way to Track and Document Your Gear
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Last Call: A New Way to Track and Document Your Gear

Our columnist takes a good look at his guitars—and a stroll down memory lane—via famed luthier Joe Glaser’s new, free Gearcheck service.

John Bohlinger’s Last Call: What I Learned From Nile Rodgers
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John Bohlinger’s Last Call: What I Learned From Nile Rodgers

How the rhythm-playing hitmaker behind Chic—and our columnist—learned to love pop music, and why maybe you should, too.