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Tony Rice
A lot of guitars have some stories in them, but few guitars are as storied as Tony Rice’s legendary D-28. The Martin, which formerly belonged to Clarence White, is the stuff of legend. Art Dudley interviews Rice on this Holy Grail guitar and gets the inside story to all the damage, repairs and travels this amazing instrument has taken over its lifetime. Included are all-new photographs of Rice with the guitar, the guitar’s specs and more. Also a short piece by Richard Hoover of Santa Cruz Guitars on working with Rice. |
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Bill Kirchen
There’s a lot more to Telecaster master Bill Kirchen than Commander Cody’s famous “Hot Rod Lincoln.” As writer Dan Forte discovers, Kirchen’s biggest music influence may very well have been the Folk movement of the early 1960s. Kirchen walks us through his various recordings, the mods that have been done to his Telecaster (he’s played the same guitar since 1969) and a lot more. Plus great new photographs of Kirchen from Lely Constantinople.
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Gurian Guitars
These days, Gurian Guitars are cult classics quickly snatched up by collectors. But back in the ’60s and ’70s, Gurian was poised to give the acoustic guitar industry giants a run for their money. Luthier Rick Davis writes about the rise and fall of this great guitar brand, and the singular personality of its founder, Michael Gurian.
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Taj Mahal
There seems to be no limit to the musical influences that have fallen on Taj Mahal. For over thirty years, the genre-blurring guitarist has mined sounds from Hawaii, Tanzania, Mali and Jamaica, to name a few. John Kruth interviews Mahal about the music that speaks to him today, the magic of Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence and much, much more. |
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Stefan Sobell
In his interview with Brad Warren, British mandolin and guitar luthier Stefan Sobell readily admits, “It has been suggested that just about everything I do involves the maximum amount of inconvenience and effort as compared to standard guitars.” As many Sobell fanatics know, it’s precisely that attitude that makes his instruments so coveted. Warren’s photographs give us a behind-the-scenes peek into this building master, and show off some of his latest creations. |
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Rick Shubb
You’ve played his capos, now see the far out poster art that Rick Shubb created in the 1960s. Derek See interviews Shubb about the handful of posters he created for the Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco. Full page reproductions featuring each of Shubb’s finished posters are shown inside the issue.
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Jordi Savall
Viola da gambas are the Early Music precursor to the modern cello, featuring tied frets and (typically) six strings. And, more than anyone else alive today, Jordi Savall is making sure that the instrument continues to be heard. Michael Simmons interviews Savall about the instrument, the movie All the Mornings of the World and his latest projects. |
Bill Nash
Every day in his workshop in Washington State, Bill Nash and his employees beat, sand, scrub and tarnish new electric guitars in hopes of making them look like well-played vintage models. In this interview by Jason Verlinde, Nash reveals some of the secrets of his trade and his recipe for making a new guitar look like it’s seen the last three decades of abuse.
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| Plus: Charles Fox’s Ergo Guitar, Sugar Hill Records, the Neptunes and much more. |
| Available in February 2007 via Subscription and at finer music stores, Borders, Barnes & Noble and select newsstands. |
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