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DEPARTMENTS
JUMP STREET
Blues duo Ball and Sultan, fingerstylist Colin Reid, budding pop
star John Mayer, Happenings,
and more.
REVIEWS
Live Ben Harper and Hit
List CDs.
A.G.
LETTER Jack Evans jams with Shetlands guitar
living legend Willie Johnson.
ON THE WEB
Cyber Market: The pitfalls and pleasures of buying guitars online.
By Ben Elder
SONG CRAFT
Creating on Tape: Why you should record yourself when you write.
By Stephen Dick
STAGE
AND STUDIO Hertz So Good: The mysteries of EQ revealed.
By Chris Proctor
GEARBOX
Six great kids’ guitars, new gear, plus equipment
picks from Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Doyle, John Mayer, and others,
plus new gear.
SHOPTALK
Compensation Blues: Can you ever get your guitar to play exactly
in tune? By Rick Turner
DEAR A.G.
Answers
to your questions about Decca 12-strings, multipiece backs,
music engraving software, and more.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Basics: Separating Melody and Bass in Travis-Style Picking. By
Eric Schoenberg
Music to "Angeline the Baker"
Flatpicking Techniques: Getting Beyond I–IV–V. By Scott Nygaard
Music to "Up the Creek"
Alternate Tunings: A Christmas Classic in Orkney Tuning.
By Steve Baughman
Music to "Oh Come Emmanuel"
MARKETPLACE Browse
the classified ads with live links to advertiser Web sites.
GREAT ACOUSTICS
Prewar Sunbursts. By Ben Elder
Cover: The late, great Chet Atkins. Photo by Scott Newton/Austin
City Limits.
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