Advice Last Call: What Will the Gibson Les Paul Standard 100th Anniversary Model Look Like? What does the future hold for classic models? John Bohlinger Jun 27, 2025
Last Call 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. John Bohlinger Mar 28, 2025
Last Call 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. John Bohlinger Jan 31, 2025
Last Call Bohlinger at 60: Heavily Used 1964 Model Our Last Call columnist reflects on a big birthday with some thoughts about living one’s best life. John Bohlinger Dec 10, 2024
Last Call Bohlinger Ponders: Rachmaninoff or Rock-My-Socks-Off? Does the guitar player’s mind have the patience and focus of a classical musician, or are we on another tip altogether? John Bohlinger Nov 15, 2024
Last Call Why We Channel Our Emotions Through Our "Guitar Face" Ever watch a video of yourself playing guitar and wonder why you do “that thing” with your face? John Bohlinger Oct 14, 2024
Last Call The Music Dysmorphia Problem: Why You Dislike Your Own Playing For so many musicians, the flaws in our playing stick out loud and clear. So, how can we let go and just play? John Bohlinger Sep 02, 2024
Last Call Bohlinger’s Superpower: Johnny Can’t Read Does the guitar’s design encourage sonic exploration more than sight reading? John Bohlinger Aug 02, 2024
