48

DAVE MATTHEWS

The reluctant acoustic guitar hero talks about his fascination with rhythmic patterns,

his first soloing sessions, and crafting Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.

By Dan Apczynski

60

THIRTY WAYS TO IMPROVE

YOUR TONE

Improve your tone with these fretting-hand, flatpicking,

and fingerstyle tips and techniques.

By Scott Nygaard and Sean McGowan

73

GUITAR MAKEOVER

An action adjustment, new saddle, fresh pickup, and other simple tweaks

can make the guitar you already own play and sound better than ever.

By Teja Gerken

songs to play

16 "Night Moves" BOB SEGER

AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND

18 "Black Horse and the

Cherry Tree" KT TUNSTALL

46 "Partial Advice"

DAN APCZYNSKI

54 "You and Me"

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

101 "Pick and Mix"

ADAM PERLMUTTER.

102 "God Rest Ye Merry,

Gentlemen" TRADITIONAL,

arr. by SCOTT NYGAARD

departments

16 ACOUSTIC CLASSIC

“Night Moves” Bob Seger’s wistful

classic about passion and ’60 Chevys.

18 CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC

“Black Horse and the Cherry Tree”

KT Tunstall’s hit from her 2006 debut,

Eye to the Telescope.

20 PRIVATE LESSON

Mary Flower: The fingerstyle

blues guitarist discusses alternate

tunings and what fuels her offbeat

compositions. With the Lick of

the Month. By Orville Johnson

NEW GEAR

22 Yamaha LLX16: A mid-price all-solid-

wood flattop with an advanced pickup

system. By Andrew DuBrock

26 Martin D-l: Martin reintroduces its

recession-proof 1 series with a spruce-

topped, solid-wood dreadnought that

has volume and punch to spare.

By Nicole Solis

30 DigiTech TimeBender: Powerful,

compact delay pedal lets you create

unique delay patterns and intelligent

harmonies. By Shawn Hammond

34 IN THE STORES

Olympus LS-11 recorder, The Beatles:

Rock Band, OnBoard Research

Intellitouch PT10 minituner, and more.

36 PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

Julian Lage: On Sounding Point, the

jazz guitar prodigy keeps company

with bluegrassers Chris Thile and

Bela Fleck. By Joe DeFranceschi

40 30-MINUTE LESSON

Master a Tricky Section: Use these

practice techniques to leam tough

passages and overcome musical

roadblocks. By Kirk Hamilton

42 THE BASICS

Partial Chord Shapes: Pare down

chord shapes you know for results that

sound great (and are often easier to

play). By Dan Apczynski

90 LUTHIER'S WORKBENCH

Wendler Instruments: Kansas City

luthier Dave Wendler specializes in

electric guitars with an acoustic voice.

By Andy Volk

92 GUITAR PRO

Fans First: How pop-folk songsmith

Jill Sobule turned her devoted fan base

into her record company for California

Years. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

94 PLAYLIST

Reviews of new albums by

Chris Smither, Guy Clark,

Rodrigo y Gabriela, and more.

97 WOODSHED

The Mixolydian Mode: Use your

guitar to explore the popular and

expressive fifth mode of the major

scale. By Adam Perlmutter

102 SONGBOOK

A flatpicking arrangement of the

traditional Christmas song “God Rest Ye

Merry, Gentlemen.” By Scott Nygaard

114 GREAT ACOUSTICS

2009 Custom Santa Cruz.

By Richard Johnston

IN EVERY ISSUE

10 EDITOR'S NOTE

12 MUSIC NOTATION KEY

14 MAILBAG

108 MARKETPLACE

112 AD INDEX