On the Cover:
JANUARY 2015
JANUARY 2015
Blakhart HEX FM Philip
Fasciana Signature
RORY BLOCK • BLACK VEIL BRIDES • MAGGIE BJÖRKLUND • SEAN LENNON
CONTENTS January 2015
16 PREMIER GUITAR JANUARY 2015
EVH • B.C. RICH • PRS • BLAKHART
19 GUITAR & BASS REVIEWS
Opening Notes
Obituary: Jack Bruce
Tools for the Task
Staff Picks
Esoterica Electrica
Last Call
GEAR
30 Rig Rundowns
46 Bottom Feeder
48 Vintage Vault
60 Tone Tips
HOW-TO
70 Acoustic Soundboard
98 The Recording Guitarist
112 Guitar Shop 101
114 On Bass
116 Bass Bench
128 Mod Garage
130 Ask Amp Man
132 State of the Stomp
Above Left: Photo by Ken Settle Bottom Left: Photo by Tim Mullally
—Steve Cook,
Obituary: Jack Bruce,
p. 28
Gear Radar
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“As a bassist,
Jack led by
example,
demonstrating
that a bass
player could
write, sing, and
drive a band
with melody,
intense energy,
and finesse all at
the same time.”
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4 MID-PRICED
SHRED AXES REVIEWED
BOSS / FENDER / BLACKSTAR / KEELEY / BRUBAKER / D'ANGELICO
TC ELECTRONIC / EHX / DIGITECH / HOTONE / & MORE!
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