Guitar Player back issues from October 2005:
Noise from the editor.
Oct 01, 2005; ... I don't use the "B" word lightly, but I, we, and you have been truly blessed by having Alexandra Zeigler art direct GP since the September 2002 issue. It's very difficult to accept that this fabulously creative, brilliant, funny, and inspirational artist has "moved up in the world" to ...
Letter of the month!(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2005; ... As usual, great issue [Aug. '05]. Keef, Fifteen ass-melting riffs! Awesome! I'd also like to comment on the Steve Vai cover story [July '05], because, although Vai played the devil in Crossroads, it was Ry Cooder who played Ralph Macchio's stunning solo during the film's climatic guitar ...
Keith Richards.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Oh my God! You guys rock! When I walked to the mailbox and pulled out GP, I nearly had a heart attack! I am obsessed with the Rolling Stones. I just turned 14 two days ago, and this is just another awesome birthday present. Rock on! Nicole Parker BENSON, NC ...
John Petrucci.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2005; ... I just wanted to thank you for a long overdue article on John Petrucci [Master Class, Aug. '05]. He is definitely one of my favorite guitarists. Why? Because he is a well-rounded guitar player. I mean. this guy can shred like nobody else, but it actually sounds like music when he does it ....
New order.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Wow! Just when I was at the end of my subscription, and giving up hope of ever seeing New Order interviewed about their guitar music, I get a great article [Aug. '05] and pictures of the group! Now you must recognize Andy Gill of Gang of Four and Daniel Ash of Bauhaus. These great ...
Riffs.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2005; ... I just finished reading the Hartley Peavey article in the August GP ["Gearmakers"], and I wanted to share the story of my recent quest for a great rock amplifier. This story is appropriate because it speaks directly to Hartley's comment: "People think our gear is great for the money." ...
Guitar hero 2005.(RIFFS)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Guitar Player's Guitar Hero 05 competition, held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 10, couldn't have been a more joyous event if it were scripted by Santa Claus. The ten finalists were gracious and talented, Tommy Rich's house band kicked ass, cleveland.com's ...
A fire at D'Andrea's pick factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has raised some questions in the community according the Allentown newspaper, The Morning Call.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2005 ... A fire at D'Andrea's pick factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has raised some questions in the community according the Allentown newspaper, The Morning Call. It was unclear what caused the fire, which broke out at around 7 a.m. on July 27, but it turns out that cellulose nitrate--the ...
Dan Erlewine's mod squad.(RIFFS)
Oct 01, 2005 ... It's time for me to introduce you to Elliot John-Conry, who, at age 24, has been working with me for 10 years, and is well along the road to guitar-repair greatness. John-Conry came up with the perfect fix for the '71 Gibson SG Deluxe shown here. The guitar arrived for a routine refret and ...
Oeuvre easy Wes Montgomery.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was a dedicated follower of Charlie Christian, and became a specialist at duplicating his solos in the mid 1940s. After recording under the radar with brothers Monk (electric bass) and Buddy (piano/vibes) for Pacific Jazz during the first phase of his solo ...
Full House, 1962.(INSPIRED)
Oct 01, 2005 ... The gentle giant, who always sat relaxed on a stool, smoked the folks at Tsubo's in Berkeley, California, on extended hard bop jams of originals ...
Jimmy & Wes The Dynamic Duo, 1966.(INSPIRED)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Surprisingly, the verbose big band arrangements of Oliver Nelson do not detract from the ...
For Wes, 1958.(REQUIRED)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Combining two of his Pacific Jazz albums featuring his "groove brothers," it shows Wes still far in the shadow of horn players, his smoldering power barely held in ...
The Wes Montgomery Trio, 1959.(REQUIRED)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Sprung unexpected on the jazz world at a time when the electric guitar was waning, this landmark had ...
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, 1960.(REQUIRED)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Introducing his classics "D-Natural Blues," "Four on Six," and "West Coast Blues"--along with five choice covers--Montgomery forged ...
Encores, 1960-1963.(REQUIRED)
Oct 01, 2005 ... If the Riverside box is too heavy, this spectacular selection ...
Bumpin', 1965.(REQUIRED)(Wes Montgomery)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Required because it shows that lush orchestration with silky strings could ...
Goin' Out of My Head, 1965.(TIRED)(Wes Montgomery)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Montgomery was bummed playing real jazz for 35 bucks a night, and couldn't pass up a chance to make some real bread by crossing over. The ...
A Day in the Life, 1967.(TIRED)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Moving to A&M resulted in a number-one jazz album and commercial acceptance (Montgomery's reward for covering ...
Road Song, 1968.(TIRED)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Like the mythical John Henry, whose heart burst battling the railroad machine, it's said that ...
Polish "guitar city" hosts Hendrix Festival.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... On May 21, 2005, master guitarist Leszek Cichonski and 1,201 guitarists played "Red House," "Little Wing," "Hey Joe," and "Wild Thing" in Wroclaw, Poland's Old Town Square as the highlight of the city's third annual Thanks Jimi Festival. Cichonski and friends were hoping to wrestle the ...
Mike and the bike.(NEWS)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Combine a guitarist, a bicycling legend, and kids, and you get Mike and the Bike. Michael Ward--a guitarist who's worked with Ben Harper and the Wallflowers--has written the new children's book, and gotten his long-time friend, Lance Armstrong, to write the foreword. Illustrated by Bob ...
Eight is enough for Cooley.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... "It's not that I feel I've exhausted all the possibilities of a standard guitar," says renowned shred maestro Rusty Cooley of his decision to play an 8-stringed Conklin Sidewinder. "But the added versatility of an 8-string suits my style better. I've always been an aficionado of classical ...
Electric gauchos' transcontinental alt-prog.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... "The Electric Gauchos is one of about 50 bands that have spun-off from Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft school," says Steve Ball, one of the Gaucho's three principle guitarists. "We're more electric, raw, and streetwise than most other 'crafty' bands playing in Fripp's New Standard Tuning [C, ...
Passing notes.(RIFFS)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Bluegrass musician John Herald passed away in July. He was 65. He played with Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt, but was most famous as guitarist and vocalist for the Greenbriar Boys--part of the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk scene .... Long John Baldry--the British blues and R&cB ...
Mike Varney's spotlight.(RIFFS)
Oct 01, 2005 ... No matter how old you are, where you live, or what style of music you play, this column offers you the potential to be recognized by your peers. If you're chosen for Spotlight, you'll receive an Ernie Ball t-shirt, customized EB picks with your name on them, and a box of the Slinky strings ...
Strapping young lad.(BUZZ)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... "I like the idea of extreme music more so than extreme metal," explains Devin Townsend, guitarist/singer for Strapping Young Lad. "Sure, I'm a metal head--I always have been, and I always will be--but I'm a musician first. I want to take everything from West Side Story, Jesus Christ ...
The Greenhornes.(BUZZ)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... "Now that I'm the only guitarist in the band, I have a ton more responsibility," admits the Greenhornes' Craig Fox. "I can't kick back and strum barre chords anymore. I've had to learn how to play chord patterns and melodic lines in different positions so I can quickly jump back and forth ...
Out now!(Product/Service Evaluation)
Oct 01, 2005; ... FIBENARE GUITARS EROTIC GUITAR * Carved mahogany back with carved bookmatched curly maple top * Flame maple neck with rosewood fretboard * Transparent red stain finish with high-gloss polyester lacquer top coat * Hand-wound ...
John Williams.(PATRON SAINT)(Interview)
Oct 01, 2005; ... John Williams is probably the only classical guitarist on earth who has garnered praise from maestro Andres Segovia and Beatles producer George Martin. In fact, when Williams made his professional debut at 17 in 1958, the concert bill included Segovia's now-famous quote: "A prince of the ...
The king of shred: Yngwie Malmsteen talks clones, tones, and why people just don't get him.(Interview)
Oct 01, 2005; ... "Growing up, I hated being called Yngwie. It's a stupid, ancient Viking name. But mow that stupid name has become an adjective for an entire style of guitar playing!" * When Yngwie Malmsteen appeared in GP's Spotlight column in February 1983, nobody in their right mind could have ...
The top ten Yngwie Malmsteen riffs of all time.(LICK LIBRARY)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Compiling the top ten riffs, melodies, fills, and other masterful lead guitar moments in Yngwie Malmsteen's massive 24-album catalog is a daunting task at best. For one thing, at a zillion-notes-per-second, the Scandinavian guitar hero's unparalleled shred maneuvers are enough to keep even ...
Punk 3.0: Tim Armstrong and the transplants smash up a bevy of influences to revitalize punk rock.(Interview)
Oct 01, 2005; ... It's a tribute to the original architects of punk rock that, some 30 years after its birth, the music continues to defy facile categorization. Call it whatever you want, and you always risk being wrong--and right. Much to the media's chagrin, punk was never solely about razor blades, ...
Parallel lines: a conversation with fusion giants John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth.(Interview)
Oct 01, 2005; ... To assert that John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth invented jazz-fusion guitar would be something of a stretch, but only a short one. Beginning as primarily a jazz guitarist, McLaughlin quickly assimilated the high-voltage sounds of Hendrix and other rockers into his playing, and his ...
Beyond blues: songcraft takes center stage on twenty as Robert Cray saves his deepest licks for the live arena.(Interview)
Oct 01, 2005; ... On the opening night of its summer tour--a Music in Schools benefit at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre--the Robert Cray Band began its set with "Poor Johnny," an easy, laid-back tale of infidelity that opens the group's new album, Twenty [Sanctuary]. But there was a distinct difference to ...
Eric McFadden Trio: Joy of Suffering.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Oct 01, 2005; ... The Eric McFadden Trio's Joy of Suffering gets my vote as the best and most original guitar recording of the year so far. The overdriven tones McFadden conjures by amplifying an ancient Gibson archtop (as well as a classical nylon-string) are as unique as his Gypsy-jazz-inspired trills and ...
Grateful Dead: Truckin' up to Buffalo.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Oct 01, 2005; ... This is not just another recording from the Dead's bottomless concert archive. It's the soundtrack to their spirited 1989 Fourth of July performance in upstate New York (also now available on DVD). The musicianship is sharp and exuberant, and the material showcases everything from Dead ...
Various: Progressions--100 Years of Jazz Guitar.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Oct 01, 2005; ... A monumental work, this four-CD box set celebrates the evolution of jazz from the perspective of our favorite instrument. Featuring representative cuts from 75 pivotal players, 100 Years of Jazz Guitar offers selections from the dawn of recorded music (originally captured on Edison ...
What's spinning in the editors' heads this month?(RANTS AND RAVES)
Oct 01, 2005 ... BARRY CLEVELAND Ennio Moricone, Crime and Dissonance Van Der Graaf Generator, Present David Cross, Closer Than Skin ANDY ELLIS Memphis Slim and Sonny Boy Williamson, Live in Europe [DVD] Raul Midon, State of Mind Audioslave, Out of Exile EMILY ...
Brian Stoltz: God, Guns & Money.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Considering that America has now been fighting the War on Terror in Iraq for well over two years under dubious pretenses, and with no end in sight, it's pretty amazing that the musical community continues to go about its business with little mention of foreign affairs, let alone actually ...
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: Vienna Nights/Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Recorded on several dates in 2004, the double-disc Vienna Nights captures two versions of the keyboard maestro's live band, performing material from his long and illustrious career--including a few vintage Weather Report tunes. The Zawinul Syndicate has always showcased extraordinary ...
The Mighty Jeremiahs: The Mighty Jeremiahs.(AUDIO)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Chicken-skin alert: If you're a Les Paul-through-Marshall fanatic and believe that the ripe, searing sounds of Paul Kossoff with Free, Mick Taylor with the Bluesbreakers, and Fresh Cream-era Eric Clapton represent the apex of Sunburst tone, then don't miss Greg Martin's plangent licks with ...
Pro Tools DVD: Volume I.(INSTRUCTION)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... By Ken Walden Like most guitar players, I have an aversion to instruction manuals--particularly when they weigh in at the size of some cities' phonebooks. Facing the daunting 600 pages of printed text that came with my Pro Tools LE software (and remember, this is just ...
Talk Jazz Guitar.(INSTRUCTION)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Oct 01, 2005; ... By Roni Ben-Hur A refreshing alternative to boring compendiums of scales, modes, or chord voicings, Talk Jazz Guitar is a bona fide method for soloing over chord changes. In this 80-page book and CD package, Roni Ben-Hur presents several techniques originally codified by pianist ...
Terrifying tele: a hot-rod country lesson with Ray Flacke.(MASTER CLASS)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Like firecrackers in a Chinese New Year's parade, a barrage of popping sounds fills Ray Flacke's Nashville living room. But rather than exploding lady fingers, it's snappy runs and double-stops--trademark tones which have earned Flacke a place on the world's short list of Tele ...
Rock guru John Petrucci: the magic of pedal tones.(INTERMEDIATE)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... There are many ways to make chords sound richer. One thing I like to do is mess up ordinary chords a bit by adding different tensions and extensions. A lot of times, a simple chord progression can be made more magical through the use of pedal tones--ringing or repeated notes that appear ...
Jazz guru Larry Carlton: jazzin' the blues with an altered I-IV ramp.(ADVANCED)
Oct 01, 2005; ... When playing blues, sometimes my ear tells me to seek more color in my chord voicings. The standard approach for generating such color is to play an altered I chord going to the IV. For altered harmony, I like using the raised 5, often with a raised 9 or lowered 9. In the key of A, for ...
Prog guru Steve Morse: 3-pronged attack.(BEGINNER)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Of all the possible chord tones, the 3 is arguably the most defining of the bunch, because it determines whether a given chord is major or minor. Generally speaking, a chord with a major 3 is major, and one with a minor 3 is--you guessed it--minor. But a lot of beginning guitarists don't ...
Metal guru Rusty Colley: single-note brutality.(INTERMEDIATE)
Oct 01, 2005; ... It's hard to make a lone note sound brutal and crushing in its effect on the listener. Strike that same note repeatedly, though, and--with the right tone and a steady attack--that note, like a jackhammer, has a penetrating effect in a short amount of time. Listen to your average ...
EZ street: melodies in motion.(BEGINNER)
Oct 01, 2005; ... We've seen how layering two melodies can generate fluid, colorful harmony and make your guitar sound like a miniature orchestra. (To review the basic concept, see "Exploring Counterpoint" and "Counterpoint meets Ornamentation" in the Aug. '05 and Sept. '05 issues.) This layering technique ...
How to play like ... Charlie Christian.(INTERMEDIATE)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Jazz guitar has known no shooting star like Charlie Christian. Though the Texas-born guitar phenom succumbed to tuberculosis in 1942 at just 25 years old, he was arguably the most influential jazz guitarist ever. Armed with powerful and, at the time, relatively new guitar ...
Production strategies: Dungen's home-grown psychedelia.(RECORDING)
Oct 01, 2005; ... When I first heard Ta Det Lugnt [Kemado] by Swedish acid-rockers Dungen, I thought it was almost certainly a reissue of an album recorded in the late '60s by the Pretty Things or some other seminal psych band. From the raging Fuzz-Faced guitar lines, to the vintage keyboards, to the ...
Mic party!(60-SECOND BUYER'S GUIDE)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2005; ... Fact: A home studio can never have enough microphones. Ever. Here's an assortment of different mic models that offer a tremendous amount of tonal options. Buy all ten and shiver with bliss, or grab just a couple to fill in some sonic gaps in your current collection. Blue ...
Gizmo watch.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
Oct 01, 2005; ... It's software! it's an Audio CD for jamming! Under the Groove's Jam Tracks ($15; underthegroove.com) comes on an enhanced CD that plays 41 backing tracks in your audio CD player. If you have a PC handy, however, you can use the software that categorizes the tracks, and provides on-screen ...
The firepod.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... PreSonus Now Available FIREPOD is a 24-bit/96K 10x10 FireWire recording system with eight class A PreSonus microphone preamplifiers, SPDIF and ...
Central Station.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... PreSonus Now Available The Central Station is the ultimate studio*monitoring interface featuring a purely passive signal path with five sets of stereo inputs [three analog, two ...
Firebox.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... PreSonus Now Available The FIREBOX is a professional mobile recording system with six inputs including two Class A microphone/instrument preamps, eight outputs, 24-Bit/96k ...
BlueTube DP.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... PreSonus Now Available The BlueTube DP is a two-channel microphone and instrument preamplifier with Dual Path technology enabling the ability to switch between a ...
Eureka.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... PreSonus Now Available The Eureka is a professional recording channel strip featuring a discrete class A transformer-coupled microphone preamplifier, compressor, and ...
Replica.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... T-Rex Now Available One of the best echo pedals money can buy. With the simple flick of a switch you can alter the delay's subdivision parameter from 1/4" to 1/8" ...
UAD-1 Project Pak.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Universal Audio Inc Now Available The Project Pak is the ultimate upgrade for Native DAW's and brings UA's revolutionary combination of super-computing DSP hardware and ...
Kickball.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Blue Microphones Now Available The Kickball features a 3-position bass frequency switch allowing 3 different EQ curves. On stage or in the studio, the Kickball's punchy ...
Reamp[R] pro 2005.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Reamp Now Available This ultra high-quality device interfaces professional recording gear to instrument amps and effects pedals easily. The Rolling Stones, U2, Dave Matthews and Green ...
Auralex elite pro system EPS-168T.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Auralex Acoustics, Inc. Now Available Class A, fabric-wrapped, all-inclusive acoustical treatment solution for your studio. Comes complete with absorption, corner bass traps and ...
PSM powered speaker enclosures.(STUDIO PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Create Audio Now Available Powered bi-amped molded enclosures; Cast-frame LF driver with edge-wound voice coil, 1.5" Titanium HF driver, dual-Darlington protection circuitry. Gain, 3 band EO, Level, combo XLR-1/4" in, balanced ...