“LUNATIC FRINGE”

WOODSHED

AND WE DID IT WITHOUT USING ANY PHISH/FISH PUNS IN THE HEADLINES

READER ART OF THE MONTH

If you’ve created a drawing, painting or sketch

DEFENDERS of the Faith

Mark J. Shapiro AGE: 74 (really!) HOMETOWN: Fountain

THE GEAR HUNTER: VICTORY AMPS

With notable users including Guthrie Govan, Richie Kotzen, Chris Buck and Bill and Brent from Mastodon, VICTORY has gone from strength to strength since launching just over a decade ago

ERIC BAZILIAN

The Hooters frontman/guitarist talks gear, massive Eighties success, his one-take “All You Zombies” guitar solo and forging hits with Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne and Mick Jagger

dc UNIVERSE

CARLOS O’CONNELL — half of the rapidly rising Irish rockers’ twin-guitar attack — discusses the importance of space in a mix, the finer points of his Fender Rory Gallagher Strat and why the band’s singer played what just might be the best guitar solo on their new album, Romance

FIRE STORM

MATT PIKE and JEFF MATZ discuss the lead-up to — and aftermath of — HIGH ON FIRE’s latest release, Cometh the Storm, an album that couldn’t have come at a better time for the Oakland metal masters

SAVING Savatage

In 1994, following the death of Criss Oliva, their brilliant young guitarist, reeling Tampa metallers Savatage enlisted then-ex-Testament man ALEX SKOLNICK for an album and tour. Although his time with the band was brief, it would have a lasting impact...

RENAISSANCE MAN

AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR 41st YEAR TOGETHER, PHISH ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR RENAISSANCE — AND THE BAND IS JUST ONE OF FRONTMAN/GUITARIST TREY ANASTASIO’S MANY PROJECTS. IN THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND INTERVIEW, TREY DISCUSSES HIS MUSICAL REBIRTH, CREATIVE PROCESS, INTENSE PRACTICE REGIMEN AND SO MUCH MORE

A LIVE ONE

AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO TREY ANASTASIO’S LIVE RIG, COURTESY OF HIS TECH, JUSTIN STABLER

MAN OF ADVENTURE

A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CREATIVE WAYS IN WHICH TREY ANASTASIO DRAWS UPON HIS DIVERSE RANGE OF STYLISTIC INFLUENCES TO TAKE AUDIENCES ON A THRILLING MUSICAL RIDE

ROCK THIS WAY!

Get a grip on the Aerosmith co-founder’s style — and put some swagger in your riffs and swing in your solos

Purple Pro

DEEP PURPLE GUITARIST SIMON McBRIDE ON THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM, TAKING THE REINS FROM STEVE MORSE AND HOW HE PLAYS “SMOKE ON THE WATER”

MY PE DALBOARD STEVE MORSE

WHAT THE DIXIE DREGS, KANSAS AND DEEP PURPLE VETERAN SEES WHEN HE LOOKS DOWN

Jimi Hendrix, a Space Odyssey

IN A NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL, THE GUITARIST IS REINVENTED AS A SPACE TRAVELER AND POLITICAL FIGURE WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE BIGGEST ROCK STAR IN THE GALAXY

LOST CLASSICS: Helmet

PAGE HAMILTON REVISITS THE MAKING OF THE NYC ALT-ROCKERS’ NOW-BELOVED 1994 CURVEBALL OF AN ALBUM, BETTY

The Last Dinner Party

LEAD GUITARIST EMILY ROBERTS ON THE ETHEREAL TONES SHE CONCOCTED FOR ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING DEBUTS YOU’LL HEAR THIS YEAR

McKinley James

WHY ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS A GUITAR, A DRUMMER AND SOME SERIOUS LOW-END SIX-STRING SKILLS

Absolution Blues

JIMMY PAGE’S 10 GREATEST NON-LED ZEPPELIN GUITAR SOLOS

Creatures of the Night

A BRIEF HISTORY OF KISS’S SESSION GUITARISTS

Kittie

GUITARISTS MORGAN LANDER AND TARA McLEOD DISCUSS THE CANADIAN METAL POWERHOUSE’S UNEXPECTED REBIRTH — BY FIRE!

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

HOW A CORNISH AXMAN AND A NEW ORLEANS CHANTEUSE ARE FORGING A FRESH BLEND OF BLUES

COVER MODELS

When and where did you buy this guitar?

Blackstar HT Series MK III amps

THERE WILL ALWAYS be a time and a

Ultimate Ears Pro UE 150, UE 250 and UE 350 In-Ear Monitors

UE150, UE 350 (with accessories) and UE250 IT

Fender 70th Anniversary Vintera II Antigua Stratocaster

CHEAT SHEET STREET PRICE: $1,499.99 MANUFACTURER: Fender, fender.com

PJD Guitars St. John Standard

Buzz Bin

Death By Audio/ EarthQuaker Devices Time Shadows II

COLLABORATIONS OR CROSS- OVERS can be a very

WIDE RANGE

Developing flatpicking technique, and how to play “Free Range Chicken”

PURE GOLD

A tribute to the legendary Dickey Betts

THE SONG WITHIN THE SONG

Approaching a solo as a mini composition

KEEP IT CLEAR

Applying two-hand muting techniques to make rhythm parts articulate and precise

Performance Notes

HOW TO PLAY THIS MONTH’S SONGS

POWER TOOLS

1987-PRESENT SOLDANO SLO-100 CATEGORY: AMPLIFIER HEAD THE BOUTIQUE

“KILL THE NOISE”

Papa Roach

“AUTUMN LEAVES”

Joe Pass