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ISSUE 453  DECEMBER 2 019

REGULARS 030..........Gas Supply 032..........The Lineup 034..........Opinion 038..........Substitute 040..........Feedback 042..........New Music 044..........Backtracking 046..........One For The Road 124..........Subscribe 132..........Tone Makers 134.......... Board Games 136..........Longterm Test 140..........The Mod Squad 144..........Classic Gear 152..........Reader Ads 154..........Next Month

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FEATURES 048.......... J Mascis 054.......... Own Your Tone 076.......... Zappa Plays Zappa: Hot Rats 084........... The Gary Moore Collection Auction 094........... The Build: Martin Mahogany

Dreadnought Kit (Part 2) 100........... Historic Hardware: Fender Precision Bass,

Gibson EB-1 & EB-2, Epiphone Rivoli, Fender Jazz Bass & Gibson Thunderbird II

NEW GEAR 010........... Alvarez Masterworks MF60CEOM

& Artist Elite AFA95CESHB 016........... Music Man Mariposa Standard 022........... Gibson G-45 Studio & G-45 Standard 028........... PRS Private Stock Modern

Eagle V Limited Run 108........... Fender American Ultra

Stratocaster & Telecaster 118........... Yamaha THR30II Wireless combo 126........... Aclam Guitars Dr Robert 128........... Hudson Electronics Broadcast-AP 130........... Fredric Effects Verzerrer

TECHNIQUES 148........... Blues Headlines with Richard Barrett

VIDEO & AUDIO To enjoy all of the video and audio content in this issue, type the following link into your browser and follow the instructions in the post entitled ‘Guitarist video and audio’: http://bit.ly/guitaristextra

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