Cheap and Cheerful

Love Her Madly

THE PANDEMIC MAY have killed off live performances

OPENING NOTES

Progressive Movement Thanks for a wonderful issue on

Tele Mundo

With respect and relentless attention to detail, Ignacio “Nacho” Baños pays tribute to Leo Fender’s early 1950s creations

‘It’s Not a Guitar Record’

On Headway, Ariel Posen makes the instrument a tool for ideas

My Career in Five Songs

Joe Bonamassa reveals his “survival rig” as he tells the tales behind a handful of favorites from his catalog

Spin Doctor

The Fender Vibratone rotary-speaker cabinet had the cure for common guitar tone

The Book of Ray

Ray Charles brought gospel to the masses disguised as soul

Victoria’s Secret

Sold under a variety of brand names, this Made-in-Japan mystery axe reveals a world of uncommon tones

BLUES POWERS

Meet 10 guitarists who are keeping the blues alive and well for a new generation of players

JARED JAMES

The fiery fingerstylist testifies to his blues devotion with every note

BLUES POWERS

ERIC STECKEL What does blues mean to you?

ERJA LYYTINEN

Carlos Santana called her “the future” of guitar music. Naturally, she knows a thing or two about the blues

L.A.MEN

Robby Krieger and John Densmore unmask the myths behind the Doors’ final album, 1971’s L.A. Woman

A TEXAS TORNADO IN TINSELTOWN

Marc Benno recalls his L.A. Woman session

ALWAYS A WORD MAN

Jim Morrison’s literary legacy comes home

SOLOS to leave you SPEECHLESS

On Frampton Forgets the Words, the rock icon lets his Les Paul do the talking

TALK BOXES & MODDED MARSHALLS

Frampton’s gear comes alive

ARE YOU READY?

Celebrating 50 Years of Humble Pie’s Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore.

THE GREAT UNKNOWN

For more than 30 years, Lyle Workman has been the go-to sideman, session player and film music composer for discriminating artists. On Uncommon Measures, he revels in his own artistic identity

BEYOND BORDERS

Joe Robinson reflects on acoustic highlights and offers insights into his new album and signature Maton

SWORD PLAY

With its wildly asymmetric body, Yamaha’s SG-7 earned the nickname Flying Samurai when it debuted in 1967

Melodic-Harmonic Framework, Part 2

The conclusion to our survey of triad and 7th-chord arpeggios, moving across all six strings

Stageworthy Strategies

Gigs are coming back! Here’s how to get geared up and ready to perform

Fender

AMERICAN ACOUSTASONIC JAZZMASTER

Takamine

TSP 138C

Rush

PEPBOX FUZZ PEDAL

Pigtronix

CONSTELLATOR AND SPACE RIP PEDALS

Fender

’68 CUSTOM VIBRO CHAMP REVERB-AMP

“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”

Buck Dharma’s rocker about love after death roared to life on 1970s radio