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YOU DON’T KNOW JAKE

Guitar Player • Vol. 57 No. 9 SEPTEMBER 2023

WEATHER CASTER • How climate extremes led Gene Baker to re-envision the acoustic-electric with b3 Guitars’ Cielo Deluxe.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS • On Double Exposure, Vinnie Moore unites both spheres of his rock guitar influences.

TIP SHEET • Nili Brosh shares hard-earned wisdom from her years as a solo and supporting guitarist.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • The Cult’s Billy Duffy tells the stories behind the tunes that made him an alt-rock guitar hero.

When Japan Was the Future • Intended as a Les Paul killer when it bowed in 1976, Yamaha’s SG-2000 appealed to players fed up with declining U.S. quality.

After the Flood • Devastated by his partner’s death, Alexandre Lagoya reclaimed his life and artistry on his own.

Whack in the U.S.S.R. • This Delfi Kosmos is a Gibson Moderne copy and a relic of rock and roll’s war against Soviet repression.

HOLIDAY IN THE SONS • With a new Rival Sons album in the charts, Scott Holiday is back in the spotlight following a four-year absence.

BOUGHT & SOLD • Scott Holiday reflects on great deals, bad trades, and why character beats pedigree every time.

SCOTT’S LIVE RIG

SHINE A LIGHT • As Greta Van Fleet prepare for a massive tour and the release of Starcatcher, Jake Kiszka talks tone, gear… and what everyone gets wrong about his 1970s hard-rock approach to guitar playing.

DRIVE SHE SAID • As she drops her latest album, Mother Road, Grace Potter reveals what she learned from playing on nylon strings — and why a Flying V is still the best rock and roll guitar.

FORCE of NATURE • Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed a torrent 40 years ago with his debut album, Texas Flood. Double Trouble’s Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton fill in the details.

THE BLUES BROTHERS

THE GYPSY IN HIS SOUL • As he wraps the 20th installment of his celebrated Django A GoGo Festival, Stephane Wrembel reflects on the guitarist whose musical essence inspires his own.

HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS • Our intrepid writer reports from Stephane Wrembel’s 2023 Django A GoGo.

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME • With their exquisite new album, I Only See the Moon, and ambitious new Los Angeles Folk Festival, Milk Carton Kids Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan are leading a modern folk revival.

TRIPPING THE LIGHT • Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka bridges the past to the present and beyond.

Open Source • The world of open tunings, according to Peppino D’Agostino.

UNIVERSAL AUDIO • Del-Verb Ambience Companion, Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo & Reverb and Max Preamp/Dual Compressor

ELLIS GUITARS • X Series Pickup Blending System

TAYLOR • Builder’s Edition 814ce

DEATH BY AUDIO • Disturbance Lockable LFO Modulator Pedal

“Crimson and Clover” • Pop icon Tommy James reveals the magic combination behind the Shondells’ timeless psychedelic hit.