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What are you raving about to your musician friends? Perhaps it’s that angel-voiced dreadnought you just can’t put down. Or maybe it’s that new amp you fell in love with the first time you plugged into it. Acoustic Guitar invites you to tell the world exactly what equipment makes playing more fun, licks flow faster, and gigs go more smoothly.
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The July issue of Acoustic Guitar is on newsstands now.
Access these features, articles, and lessons online:
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Chord Alchemist Andy Summers changed the sound of rock when he added his jazz-inflected chord palette to the Police in the late 1970s and early ’80s. By Andrew DuBrock
NEW GEAR: Scott Nygaard reviews the immaculately built, incredibly responsive Santa Cruz Vintage Southerner, a small-scale dreadnought which boasts clear, balanced tones and is excellent for roots music and powerhouse strumming. Hear how it sounds online.
HERE'S HOW: Restringing your guitar doesn’t have to be difficult, tedious, or time-consuming. Follow Rik Elswit’s simple steps (in “String Me Up!”) and give your instrument back its golden tone.
 LUTHIER'S WORKBENCH: Read Simone Solondz’ interview with Maine-based luthier John Slobod of Circa Guitars; he has learned from some of the finest builders, and now he crafts Martin-inspired, individually made masterpieces.
READER'S RIG: Berklee College of Music instructor and jazz/folk session guitarist Jane Miller relies on a pair of Martins and a 1967 Guild hollow-body for her busy six-string schedule.
We frequently feature one of our readers’ rigs in the magazine and on our website. To be considered, send a description of your setup to editors.ag@stringletter.com
LESSONS AND MUSIC TO PLAY:
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THE BASICS: The Guitar as Dulcimer. Give your arrangements a fuller sound. Ron Forbes-Roberts shows you how to use your guitar’s open strings to recreate the rhythmic drive and haunting drone of a dulcimer, while you play the melody on the bass strings.
 WOODSHED: Blues Beyond the Box. Norah Jones’ guitarist Adam Levy shows you how to break out of boring blues-scale patterns by soloing with compact triad shapes and then dress them up with some bluesy upper and lower “neighbor” tones.
 LICK OF THE MONTH: This month’s Private Lesson is with veteran Nashville guitarist John Knowles. Learn his “circle of fifths” lick online.
Also in the July issue: Guitarmaker GabFest 2006. The editors of Acoustic Guitar and representatives from some of the most respected “boutique” guitar outfits in the world convened for an in-depth discussion of the guitar industry at the Winter 2006 NAMM show last January. They discussed how their companies differentiate themselves from both the “big boys” and individual luthiers, the role of computerized production tools, and how their instruments have evolved over the years; Songs from the World Unseen. Roseanne Cash talks to Derk Richardson about how she came to terms with the passing of her parents by channeling her grief, anger, and disbelief into her potent new collection of songs, Black Cadillac; music to the Who’s “Pinball Wizard,” Rosanne Cash’s “God Is in the Roses,” and the Police’s “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”; reviews of new CDs by Bruce Springsteen, Jenny Lewis, Tom Russell, LAGQ, and more.
Subscribers gain access to even more online features, including audio files and lessons, via the password included in each issue of Acoustic Guitar.
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Enter by August 31, 2006, and you could be the lucky winner of an Alvarez Yairi DYM96, with a solid, distressed Canadian spruce top and nicely figured, solid ovangkol back and sides (retail value $2,349).
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UPCOMING IN ACOUSTIC GUITAR
August: DAVE GROHL of the Foo Fighters talks about going acoustic; an exclusive feature lesson with RALPH TOWNER; a survey of VINTAGE-STYLE FLATTOPS from contemporary guitar makers; a Private Lesson with VICKIE GENFAN; reviews of new guitars from Luna, Larrivée, and La Patrie; music to the Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Daydream” and the Foo Fighters’ “What If I Do?”; tips on when to refinish your guitar; and more.
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