2018 AGS Magazine
Magazine for the 2018 Artisan Guitar Show
Magazine for the 2018 Artisan Guitar Show
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BUILD YOUR FLATPICKING SKILLS | PLAY LIKE BOOKER WHITE<br />
AUGUST 2017 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
MEET<br />
JOAN<br />
SHELLEY<br />
FOLK’S RISING STAR<br />
TALKS OPEN TUNINGS,<br />
INFLUENCES, AND WORKING<br />
WITH JEFF TWEEDY<br />
PLAY THE BLUES LIKE JIMMY PAGE | MEET GEORGE LOWDEN<br />
ST. LOUIS BLUES<br />
W.C. Handy<br />
A LITTLE LOVE,<br />
A LITTLE KISS<br />
Eddie Lang<br />
DAY AND AGE<br />
Julian Lage<br />
NEW RIVER TRAIN<br />
APRIL <strong>2018</strong> | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
Traditional<br />
GET YOUR JAZZ<br />
CHOPS WORKING<br />
WITH JULIAN LAGE<br />
AND<br />
FRANK VIGNOLA<br />
MIMI FOX<br />
MATT MUNISTERI<br />
RON JACKSON<br />
SEAN MCGOWAN<br />
A CENTURY<br />
OF ACOUSTIC<br />
JAZZ GUITAR<br />
ADD JAZZ<br />
TO ANY STYLE<br />
PLAY LIKE TAMPA RED | HOW TO SHOP FOR A USED GUITAR<br />
JANUARY <strong>2018</strong> | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
MAMA’S MAMAS GOT THE BLUES<br />
Bessie Smith<br />
A DAUGHTER IN DENVER<br />
Tom Paxton<br />
WILD INDIFFERENCE<br />
Joan Shelley<br />
MAPLE LEAF RAG<br />
Scott Joplin<br />
GEAR<br />
REVIEWS<br />
WATERLOO<br />
WL-S &<br />
WL-S DELUXE<br />
MARCHIONE<br />
OMC<br />
FENDER<br />
PARAMOUNT<br />
PM-3<br />
TAYLOR<br />
GS MINI-E<br />
BASS<br />
SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS<br />
Richard Thompson<br />
RUNNING ON FAITH<br />
Eric Clapton<br />
BIRDS<br />
Alberto Lombardi<br />
DAVID RAWLINGS LESSON | TRAVIS PICKING BASICS | BOUTIQUE PICKS<br />
HELL HOUND<br />
ON MY TRAIL<br />
Robert Johnson<br />
LOVE DIVINE, ALL<br />
LOVES EXCELLING<br />
Charles Wesley<br />
JEREMY<br />
Pearl Jam<br />
DECEMBER 2017 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
TOP<br />
GEAR<br />
2017<br />
READERS & EDITORS<br />
SHARE THEIR<br />
FAVORITES<br />
INSIDE THE<br />
AMERICAN<br />
ACOUSTIC<br />
TOUR<br />
CHRIS ELDRIDGE<br />
SARAH JAROSZ<br />
JULIAN LAGE<br />
AOIFE O’DONOVAN<br />
CHRIS THILE<br />
GEAR<br />
REVIEWS<br />
RAINSONG<br />
CH-OM ORCHESTRA<br />
RAINSONG<br />
CH-PA PARLOR<br />
GUILD<br />
D-55<br />
Waterloo WL-S<br />
DANNY KORTCHMAR | HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF | DAN BERN<br />
JULY 2017 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
DECEMBER 2016 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
TOP GEAR 2016: GUITARS, AMPS & MORE<br />
THE ENTERTAINER<br />
Scott Joplin<br />
THE BODY ELECTRIC<br />
Alynda Lee Segarra<br />
FREIGHT TRAIN<br />
Elizabeth Cotten<br />
ODD FELLOWS MARCH<br />
Duck Baker<br />
CAGE THE ELEPHANT<br />
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked<br />
MARTIN CARTHY<br />
Scarborough Fair<br />
TRADITIONAL<br />
Wasn't That<br />
a Mighty Storm<br />
GEAR<br />
REVIEWS<br />
GUILD<br />
M-40E<br />
TAYLOR<br />
ACADEMY<br />
SERIES<br />
FENDER<br />
ACOUSTIC<br />
200 AMP<br />
FIND THE RIGHT TEACHER FOR YOU • EVALUATE YOUR OWN PLAYING<br />
DEVELOP YOUR OWN FINGERSTYLE • PLAY THE BLUES LIKE ELIZABETH COTTEN<br />
GET THE MOST FROM SKYPE LESSONS • NAIL THE BASICS OF SOLOING<br />
DYLAN UNPLUGGED<br />
LEARN THE SECRETS OF BOB'S ACOUSTIC TECHNIQUE<br />
7 NYLON-STRINGS UNDER $500 | TRANSPOSE SONGS TO ANY KEY<br />
NOVEMBER 2017 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
EXPLORE HIS APPROACH TO GUITAR<br />
4 SONGS TO PLAY<br />
WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE GLEN CAMPBELL COLD BLACK HAMMER JOE ELY<br />
CORCOVADO ANTÔNIO CARLOS JOBIM CLASSICAL GAS MASON WILLIAMS<br />
GEAR REVIEWS<br />
MARTIN 0-18 TANGLEWOOD JAVA PARLOR & WINTERLEAF OM GRETSCH G 9511<br />
8 DREADNOUGHTS UNDER $500 | HOW TO PLAY LIKE SKIP JAMES<br />
OCTOBER 2017 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
LEARN HI SIMPLE<br />
& SINGULAR STYLE<br />
MARIACHI<br />
REVOLUTION<br />
WHAT TO PLAY<br />
HOW TO PLAY<br />
WHY IT MATTERS<br />
GEAR REVIEW<br />
FENDER<br />
FORTIS F-10BT<br />
ANN SAVOY | BERT JANSCH | KATIE MELUA | ADAM KARCH<br />
APRIL 2017 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COMCOM<br />
BLUEGRASS<br />
MASTER<br />
CLASS<br />
TIPS, TUNES & CHIT-CHAT<br />
SHAWN CAMP, RON BLOCK,<br />
DAVE BRUZZA, SCOTT FORE,<br />
COURTNEY HARTMAN,<br />
BILLY STRINGS & MORE<br />
NEW GEAR<br />
BREEDLOVE<br />
MYRTLEWOOD CONCERTO<br />
THOMPSON<br />
DREADNOUGHT D-MA<br />
EPIPHONE<br />
MASTERBILT CENTURY DE LUXE<br />
GRACE<br />
ALiX PREAMP<br />
TINY GUITAR NATION<br />
GUILD<br />
JUMBO JUNIOR<br />
MARTIN<br />
DREADNOUGHT JR.<br />
TAYLOR<br />
GS MINI<br />
MOTHER NATURE'S SON<br />
The Beatles<br />
HITCHHIKER<br />
Neil Young<br />
EL CASCABEL<br />
Lorenzo Barcelata<br />
LAURA MARLING<br />
Master Hunter<br />
PETER ROWAN<br />
Walls of Time<br />
SCOTT FORE<br />
Blackberry Blossom<br />
BERT JANSCH<br />
Blackwaterside<br />
TIM FARRELL<br />
The Backpacker<br />
MARY FLOWER<br />
Jitters<br />
MOLLY TUTTLE<br />
Wildwood Flower<br />
MOLLY TUTTLE<br />
OFFERS<br />
CROSSPICKING<br />
ADVICE, p. 50<br />
JOAN BAEZ | GEOFF MULDAUR & JIM KWESKIN | JIMBO MATHUS<br />
NOVEMBER 2016 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
DIP INTO THE<br />
DELTA<br />
BLUES<br />
Son House, Charley Patton,<br />
Muddy Waters & more<br />
JUNE 2017 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
SOLOING AROUND CHORD SHAPES | PLAY THE BLUES LIKE SON HOUSE<br />
MARCH <strong>2018</strong> | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
TOMMY EMMANUEL<br />
JOHN KNOWLES<br />
STEVE WARINER<br />
WHAT THE CERTIFIED GUITAR<br />
PLAYERS LEARNED FROM<br />
CHET<br />
ATKINS<br />
COWBOY GUITARS<br />
TURN YOUR 12-BAR BLUES<br />
INTO BEBOP<br />
GEAR REVIEWS<br />
BREEDLOVE<br />
OREGON CONCERTINA E<br />
HUGHES & KETTNER<br />
ERA 1 AMP<br />
MARCH 2017 | ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM<br />
SPECIAL<br />
FOCUS<br />
WOMEN,<br />
GUITARS &<br />
SUCCESS<br />
Explore Son House’s<br />
roots on the Mississippi<br />
Blues Trail, p. 32<br />
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE<br />
DID IT HER WAY<br />
CHARLEY PATTON<br />
Pea Vine Blues<br />
WILL ACKERMAN<br />
Anne’s Song<br />
WOODY GUTHRIE<br />
Do Re Mi<br />
HOW TO PLAY<br />
NATURAL HARMONICS<br />
A PIANO-INSPIRED<br />
APPROACH TO GUITAR<br />
NEW GEAR<br />
GIBSON<br />
HUMMINGBIRD VINTAGE<br />
GUILD<br />
M-20<br />
MARTIN<br />
MACASSAR<br />
MICHAEL KELLY<br />
FORTE PORT<br />
RALPH TOWNER | AIMEE MANN | MAC WISEMAN | MADELINE PEYROUX<br />
STEPHANE WREMBEL<br />
CHASING<br />
DJANGO<br />
A GYPSY-JAZZ PRIMER<br />
PLAY THE BLUES<br />
LIKE R.L. BURNSIDE<br />
ROCK BASICS:<br />
7TH CHORDS & MORE<br />
WINDY AND WARM<br />
Chet Atkins<br />
GUITAR BOOGIE<br />
Tommy Emmanuel<br />
CAN’T FIND<br />
MY WAY HOME<br />
Blind Faith<br />
JOSH WHITE | TAJ MAHAL | PEGI YOUNG | GUITARRAS ZEPEDA<br />
IN HER<br />
OWN WORDS<br />
CONVERSATIONS<br />
WITH 14 PLAYERS,<br />
MAKERS &<br />
EDUCATORS<br />
MATRON<br />
SAINTS<br />
6 LEGENDS<br />
WHO BLAZED<br />
THE TRAIL<br />
STEPHANE WREMBEL<br />
Windmills<br />
BUCK CURRAN<br />
River Unto Sea<br />
BIG BILL BROONZY<br />
Trouble in Mind<br />
NEW GEAR<br />
MARTIN<br />
D-1 AUTHENTIC 1931<br />
BEDELL<br />
REVOLUTION<br />
PARLOR<br />
SEAGULL<br />
COASTLINE<br />
MOMENTUM<br />
DOLLY PARTON<br />
Jolene<br />
JACK WILLIAMS<br />
A Natural Man<br />
TRADITIONAL<br />
Danny Boy<br />
IMPROVE YOUR<br />
BOTTLENECK<br />
SLIDE TECHNIQUE<br />
LEARN TO<br />
SYNCHRONIZE<br />
YOUR HANDS<br />
NEW GEAR<br />
BOSWELL<br />
00 -14<br />
TAYLOR<br />
410CE-R<br />
FENDER<br />
T-Bucket<br />
400CE<br />
SKYSONIC<br />
Pro-1<br />
Pickups<br />
THE LIVES AND WORKS OF JOHN D’ANGELICO<br />
AND JAMES L. D’AQUISTO<br />
Guitars made by John D’Angelico and James L. D’Aquisto are regarded as<br />
the pinnacle of 20 th century lutherie. Paul Schmidt has written the definitive<br />
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• The complete story of the makers with new interviews and stories<br />
• Coffee table format with fine photo detail and elegant design<br />
• New e-book edition for your tablet<br />
• Rare and exclusive online archives and videos<br />
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Acknowledgements -<br />
Event and <strong>Magazine</strong> Staff<br />
Sharon Altland<br />
Denise Detrick<br />
John Detrick<br />
Tom Detrick<br />
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