LEE RITENOUR 58
One of LA’s busiest session men—a veteran at age
27—talks about his rigorous training and what it takes
to survive the tough competition for studio work.
MICK JONES 28
British-born lead guitarist for Foreigner.
TOMMY CALDWELL 32
Innovative bassist for the Marshall Tucker Band.
LAWRENCE LUCIE 38
Jazz guitar great for over 45 years.
GUITAR SYNTHESIZERS 44
A comparative look at specs of current models.
ROGER MAYER 46
The electronics wizard behind Hendrix’s effects.
AMERICAN GUITAR: PART IV 52
Local retailers respond to GP's industry survey.
Columns
Brian Rohan: A Pro Replies 8
John Carruthers: Stringing Classical Guitar, 1 16
George Gruhn: Texas Guitar Show 18
Michael Lorimer: Balance 22
David Friend: Guitar Synthesizers 24
Craig Anderton: Installing Bypass Switches 26
Tom Darter: Music Theory Seminar 150
Lee Ritenour: Playing Your Part 151
Jimmy Stewart: Eric Clapton 152
Tommy Tedesco: “California Suite” 153
Howard Roberts: Use Of Space 154
Jeff Newman: Steel Symposium 155
Herb Mickman: Bass Guitar Forum 156
Jerry Silverman: Encountering Blues 157
Stefan Grossman: John James, Part I 158
Larry Coryell: Wes Montgomery’s “Movin’ On” 159
Arnie Berle: Modes From The 3rd Fret 160
Letters To The Editor 4
Bookpicking: New Reading Material 10
Rare Bird: Double-Cutaway D’Angelico 12
Guitaring: What’s Happening 110
Ad Index: This Issue’s Advertisers 114
Questions: And Answers 149
Album Notes: New Guitar LPs 161
It’s New: Products For Guitar 162
THOUGH ONLY 27, Lee Ritenour has
worked in a wider variety of musical
settings than most musicians do in a
career. He is one of a tiny handful of premier
Hollywood studio musicians (i.e., those who
can command triple scale), and his guitar
has turned up on a list of recordings as long
as your arm and in the company of a virtual
who’s who of American popular music. It
would almost be easier to list the artists he
has not worked with than those he has—
Barbra Streisand, the Brothers Johnson,
Leo Sayer, Earl Klugh, Steely Dan, Stanley
Turrentine, B. B. King, George Benson,
Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Doc Sev-
erinsen, the Four Tops, Debby Boone, Ray
Charles, Sergio Mendes, and John Denver.
Additionally, Lee has participated in the
recording of some of the largest selling
movie and television sound tracks in recent
history, including Saturday Night Fever,
Grease, and Roots. He teaches a master
class for guitarists at the University of
Southern California, and finally, in the past
three years, he has begun to make the transi-
tion from anonymous session player to spot-
lighted soloist in his own right. No less than
six albums (three of them direct-to-disc
Japanese imports) featuring Lee as leader
have been released in that time. Ironically,
the popularity of those solo albums has
probably contributed more to his being
named Best Studio Guitarist in GP's 1977...
And much more!
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