Contents

egulars 003.......... Editor’s Welcome 027.......... The Lineup 032.......... Opinion 034 ......... Substitute 036.......... Perfect 10 038.......... Readers’ Letters 042.......... New Music 044.......... One For The Road 046.......... Start Me Up 108.......... Subscribe 124.......... Workshop 128.......... Longterm Test 133.......... Gear Q&A 138.......... Next Month 140.......... Old Gold 152.......... Reader Ads

FEATURES 050.......... Headstock: Julian Lage 054.......... Dumble Overdrive Special 060.......... Andy Timmons 068.......... Doug Rappoport 078.......... Historic Hardware: Ibanez JEM

Messner & Mayflower 120........... Alvarez Delta 00E & AG80EFM 122........... Cort Sunset Nylectric 123........... Bohemian Oil Can Guitar TECHNIQUES 143.......... Martin Taylor: The Major 3rd 147.......... Blues Headlines: Swinging Chords ISSUE 416  FEBRUARY 2017

New Gear 010........... Teye Super Coyote 016........... Patrick James Eggle The 96 Carved Top 020........... Schecter Diamond Series Solo I Special

& Axl USA Bel Air 086........... Fender American Professional

tratocaster, Telecaster, Stratocaster HS Shawbucker & Stratocaster HH Shawbucker 098........... Supro 1610RT Comet 104........... Boss GT-1 112........... Ernic Ball Expression Overdrive

& Ambient Delay 114........... Strymon Riverside 116........... Walrus Audio Ascent, Bellwether,

cover photography by

Neil Godwin

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