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Guitar Player • Vol. 57 No. 8 AUGUST 2023

MESA’S GREATEST HITS • The company’s Mark VII 1x12 combo puts the long-running amp maker’s best-loved circuits in one compact rig.

DUANE BETTS STEPS OUT SOLO • The guitarist makes his full-length debut with Wild & Precious Life, featuring guests Derek Trucks and Marcus King.

AN AMERICANA SALUTE TO VETS AND LIFE BUDDIES • Nashville’s Billy Dawson makes a musical tribute that supports soldiers and service dogs, with help from Billy Sheehan and others.

TIP SHEET • “Put the guitar down.” On his solo recordings or with Jason Isbell, Sadler Vaden lives by these pointers.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • Kansas founding guitarist Rich Williams picks his greatest cuts from the group’s 50-year history.

The Vintage Acoustic Maker No One Talks About Today • In the early 1920s, Lyon & Healy rivaled Martin with X-braced tops and plenty of bling.

How Django Changed My Life • The gift of a Django Reinhardt album has kept on giving.

Rhythm of Nations • How former West African star Peter One returned to music on his solo debut, Come Back to Me.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS • Duane Allman’s death might have been the end of the Allman Brothers Band. Instead, it marked the start of a remarkable era in the group’s life — and rock history.

KEEPING THE PEACE • Recorded during the pandemic simultaneously with 2021’s Heavy Load Blues, Gov’t Mule’s Peace…Like a River is an exercise in taking risks. It was also, says Warren Haynes, “a way of not going crazy.”

THE LAST REBEL • When Gary Rossington died, Lynyrd Skynyrd lost its last link to the band’s hell-raising origins. In this tribute, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke recall his music, legacy and southern spirit.

FRESH LEFTOVERS • From slide to fingerstyle, Catfish Keith’s modern technical virtuosity makes old-time country blues simmer with new flavors.

THE OTHER BROTHER • A tribute to Dickey Betts’ inspired writing and playing on the pivotal 1973 Allman Brothers Band release, Brothers and Sisters.

SKYN DEEP • As Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album turns 50, we dive into its guitar stylings, as performed by Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Ed King.

Django Explained • Stephane Wrembel delivers insights on Django Reinhardt’s style of gypsy jazz.

PRS • SE Zach Myers Signature

COLE CLARK • True Hybrid TL2EC-BLBL-HSS

DANELECTRO • ’59 Triple Divine

EHX • Lizard Queen Octave/Distortion

GATOR CASES • GTR Minivault E2

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“Long White Cadillac” • Dave Alvin opens up about the many lives of his long-running ode to country music icon Hank Williams.