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Guitar Player • Vol. 56 No. 10 OCTOBER 2022

MAGIC ACT • With electronics inspired by a famed 1970s studio console, Terry C. McInturff’s Spellcaster sounds like a Telecaster from your favorite classic rock album.

STRANGE BREW • Bartees Strange cooks up a heady, dynamic indie-rock concoction on Farm to Table.

TIP SHEET • Joe Satriani shares 10 pointers to improve your practice, playing and performance.

ZERO THE HERO • On Shinedown’s latest, Zach Myers does more with less and finds an elusive amp tone in a Kemper.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • Davey Johnstone picks a handful of hits from his decades-long run with Elton John.

The Leading Wedge • The attention-getting Watkins Dominator pointed the way forward to Marshall’s famed 18-watters.

The Blues Had a Baby • Elvis Presley’s Sun Sessions is the sound of rockabilly’s accidental birth.

FAST TRACK • From inside his home studio, Kurt Vile reveals his working methods. Writing songs, playing guitar — it’s all about capturing a “perfect moment.”

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING • With King Crimson on perhaps permanent hiatus, the notoriously interview-shy Robert Fripp does the unthinkable and sits down for a lengthy talk about his musical beginnings, Crimson’s history and the guitars with which he’s created some of prog-rock’s finest moments.

2022 IS HINDSIGHT • A health scare and the pandemic delayed his sixth studio album. With the release of 2020 Visions, Stephen Dale Petit reveals why this American-born blues guitarist is Britain’s hottest export.

PRIDE AND JOY • GIBSON’S MODERN FLYING V LANDS IN BRITAIN WITH A SPECIAL DELIVERY TO STEPHEN DALE PETIT.

THE BUD POWELL OF JAZZ GUITAR • One of the most gifted and musical jazz guitarists of today, Pasquale Grasso takes inspiration not from his six-string brethren but from the genre’s legendary ivory ticklers.

UNCOMMON THREAD • Peter Rowan’s remarkable career connects bluegrass legends from Bill Monroe, Jerry Garcia and Tony Rice to Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, both of whom join him on his new album, Calling You From MyD Mountain.

WHAT SHOULD I PRACTICE, Pt. 2? • We conclude our two-part lesson on how to make the most of your time in the woodshed with tips from Joel Hoekstra, Molly Miller and others.

‘Panama Red’ • Peter Rowan reveals the origin of his signature song — and explains how to play it.

FENDER • JV Modified ’50s Stratocaster HSS

BOSS • RE-2 and RE-202 Space Echo pedals

FANE • Ascension F25, F30 and A30 guitar speakers

FENDER • Paramount Bluegrass Collection PR-180E Resonator and PM-180E Mandolin

VALCO • KGB DIST distortion pedal

JACQUES • Prisoner BBD Analog Delay

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How I Wrote… “Someday, Someway” • Marshall Crenshaw reveals Gene Vincent’s role in his 1982 signature hit.