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Walter Becker: 1950-2017

Steely Dan's guitar stylist, arranger, and songwriter blended blues and jazz with sardonic wit—and never hesitated to share the spotlight.

First Look: Hahn 112

The Lee Brice sideman has a go with luthier Chihoe Hahn's latest 6-string that is a fresh take on familiar concepts.

Jerry Reed's Red-Hot Picking

An in-depth look at the techniques used by one of the most influential fingerstyle guitarists of all time.

Morning Teleportation: Quadrophonic Friends with Benefits

Indie-psych-prog mastermind Tiger Merritt talks about painstakingly recording Salivating for Symbiosis with the help of pals from Modest Mouse, Cage the Elephant, and more.

Electro-Harmonix Canyon Review Echoes abound in a feature-stuffed and compact delay factory.

Tsakalis Experience Review A capable control set makes this Hendrix-inspired octave fuzz surprisingly versatile.
Reader Guitar of the Month: Parquet Paul A woodworker shares his favorite build: a neck-through Les Paul copy constructed of Honduran mahogany, purpleheart, and walnut.
Meris Mercury7 Review An elegant ambient reverb machine with powerful sound-shaping capabilities.
Trash or Treasure: Kingston S-style Model Twenty bucks at a garage sale lands a reader a guitar/amp/accessories setup, but is it an amazing deal or $20 too much?
Amptweaker PressuRizer Review Boost functionality makes a great core compressor a nuanced multitasker.

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