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Summer Gear Slam

J. Rockett Audio Designs Clockwork Echo - Summer Gear Slam '21

Hear and get the scoop on the company's new collaboration with legendary Memory Man designer Howard Davis.

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Jerry Garcia plays a Takamine acoustic at Lincoln Center in Manhattan in 1984, where he performed with bassist and frequent collaborator John Kahn.

Photo by Susana Millman

The Grateful Dead leader’s guitar playing traveled a long and complex road that begins in the dusty fields of American music. Here’s your guide, from the Black Mountain Boys to Workingman’s Dead to Dawg.

Twenty-eight years after his death, Jerry Garcia may be more famous than ever. There are reputed to be over 5,000 Grateful Dead cover bands in the U.S. alone. Guitarists in towns small and large mine his electric guitar solos for existential wisdom, and his bright, chiming tone and laid-back lyricism continues to enthrall successive generations. What is less talked about is his acoustic guitar playing, which is, after all, where it all began.

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Vola Guitars Oz And Vasti V3 - Summer Gear Slam '21

Classic S- and T-style designs get modern touches and updated looks for a unique mix of vintage tones and 21st-century playability.

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Darkglass Electronics Elements - Summer Gear Slam '21

Check out this utilitarian device that is bound to be able to a place in nearly any rig.

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Hughes And Kettner Spirit Series Amplifiers - Summer Gear Slam '21

A trio of tiny heads that are simple, powerful, and impressively loud.

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