March 2009
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KEY COLLECTION
Nashville Pro Dave Gant Fosters Impressive Gathering of Amps
When he’s not serving as musical director for country superstar Garth Brooks, Dave Gant spends...
February 2009
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Cool Rockin’ Daddy
From the Bushmen to the Bis-Quits, solo work to his gig as Rodney Crowell’s lead guitarist, the multi-talented player, producer, and songwriter...
January 2009
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ROCCO PRESTIA
The Power of Tower
What has been called “the hardest-working right hand in the bass business” belongs to Francis “Rocco” Prestia, who for most...
December 2008
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BRENT ROWAN
Nashville Trail Blazer
The studio vet has worked with everyone from George Jones to Robert Plant. A strong religious upbringing kept him from listening...
November 2008
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WARNER HODGES
Ahead of His Time... Two Times
The son of musicians who toured with USO bands, he grew up immersed in “cry in your beer”...
October 2008
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BEDLAM IN BELGIUM!
Lord Bizarre’s Electric Guitar and Amp Museum
When most Americans think of Belgium, they typically think beer, chocolate, or waffles. But for those...
September 2008
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STEVE LUKATHER
Solid-Gold Guitar Slinger
A chops monster who epitomizes taste and understatement, he’s also an international pop star and a hard-rocking muso. And his ’59...
August 2008
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COOL LOOKS, CLASSIC SOUNDS
Retro-Inspired Basses
As with fashion, cars, music, and other elements of pop culture, today’s electric bass market is chock full of instruments...
July 2008
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BOB WOOTTON
“Boom-Chika” and the Man in Black
They’d never met, but minutes after Bob Wootton rolled up backstage in a pickup truck, Johnny Cash handed...
June 2008
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STEVE WINWOOD
Voice of a Guitar Great
One of rock’s greatest keyboard players, he also possesses one of the great singing voices in the genre. But...