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THE YEAR THAT WAS… AND WILL BE

Guitar Player • Vol. 58 No. 3 MARCH 2024

TOP SCORE • Joe Yanuziello’s Gold Paisley Washi Paper Deluxe notches a win for both performance and looks.

BLUES BREAK • Robin Trower enjoys a shot of rhythm and blues as he teams up with Sari Schorr for Joyful Sky.

TIP SHEET • It all comes down to attitude. Jared James Nichols suggests five ways to bring your best.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • From Dwight Yoakam to Michelle Shocked — Pete Anderson picks the tunes that put him on the map.

Jim Crockett, 1937–2023 • The former Guitar Player publisher oversaw the rise of the magazine and its many spinoffs.

Moving in Stereo • In 1961, Gibson took a step in two dimensions with the GA-79RVT combo, a cool idea that never quite took off.

Sweet and Low • On My Guitar, George Van Eps makes the best case ever for playing with seven strings.

SIGNATURE MOMENT • From the Cult to Billy Idol to his new star-studded solo album and Knaggs signature axe, Billy Morrison’s rise to become a rhythm guitar star shows the power of a good right hand — and a whole lotta personality.

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE • Charlie Starr tells how Fender Champs and Princetons allowed Blackberry Smoke to play together in the studio to make their blazing-hot new album, Be Right Here.

INSIDE THE RIGS • Blackberry Smoke’s guitar trio share the gear behind Be Right Here.

REALITY BITES • Packed with hits like “Spoonman,” “Fell on Black Days” and “Black Hole Sun,” Superunknown made Soundgarden the reigning kings of grunge. Thirty years on, Kim Thayil recalls, “It didn’t budge the meter from everything sucking.”

DOWN ON THE LOW SIDE • Kim Thayil reveals Superunknown’s unusual dropped guitar tunings.

NO FOOLING • His serious success began with The Joker. As Steve Miller celebrates that classic album’s 50th anniversary with an expansive new box set, he reflects back on how it all began with a challenge to his record label.

CATCH ME! • Consummate soloist, impeccable accompanist, tireless educator, fearless improviser and bona-fide jazz legend, Joe Pass remains the paragon to which guitarists still aspire. Guitar Player pays tribute.

CLASS PASS: Essential Listening

THE GUITARS

ACOUSTIC OLYMPIAN • Wielding a three-necked guitar of his own invention, Luca Stricagnoli has become an internet sensation with his percussive fingerstyle approach.

MAKE THE FIVE COME ALIVE • Learn these colorful approaches to soloing over the V chord in a 12-bar blues, courtesy of the masters.

Digital Dream Rig • Exploring some acoustic applications for Fender’s Tone Master Pro.

FENDER • Vintera II ’50s Jazzmaster, ’60s Telecaster and ’70s Mustang

MARTIN • GPCE Inception Maple

TONE KING • Royalist MkIII 1x12 Combo

FRIEDMAN • IR-X Dual Tube Preamp and IR Pedal

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How I Wrote… “Turn Up the Radio” • Steve Lynch reveals how Autograph spun gold and conquered the airwaves with their 1984 debut single.