COVER: SNEAK PREVIEWS

GUITAR GEAR ’88

Trends And Innovations

By Tom Mulhern. What’s going to be hot in '88? We surveyed some

of the top guns in equipment design for their views of the not-too-

distant future.

Tools Of The Trade

The ’88 models: The latest guitars, basses, amps, effects, MIDI gear,

and more.

Close-Ups

Profiles of the Carvin SX-100 and Roland DAC-15D amps, the

Chandler Tube Driver, Fast Forward’s MIDI Step pedals, the

Yamaha REX50 digital effects processor, Maniac Music’s Sus-

tainiac, and the Steinberger GM1TA guitar.

GIVEAWAY

Win a free Guild Detonator electric guitar, a $945.00 value.

COLUMNS

133 Spotlight

By Mike Vamey. New talent

146 Rare Bird

By Richard Smith Gretsch spar-

kle-tops: The Silver Jet and Cham-

pagne Jet

149 Electronic Guitarist

By Warren Sirota. Getting the

most from noise gates and com-

pressors.

150 Home Recording

By Ted Greenwald. Building your

studio from the ground up.

155 Off The Wall

By Teisco Del Rey. Stan & Dan &

Son Of Sam.

12

Intro

The Lounge Lizards’ Marc Ribot; Jaco Pastorius and Herb Sunshine

remembered. Plus: Trouble ahead for imported recordings?

16

Pro’s Reply: Wolf Marshall

By Jas Obrecht. How to make note-perfect transcriptions of your

favorite solos.

18

Herb Ellis:

Soundpage & Masters Series

"Jingle Bells” improvisation and chord-melody: The jazz virtuoso leads

his quartet through several smoking choruses, and then explains his

approach to single-note soloing, chord progressions, and more. With

transcription.

With Bryan Adams: Keith Scott

By Mark L. Small. Eschewing speed and flash, this 33-year-old Cana-

dian tailors his playing to the music and lyrics of Adams’ songs.

34

Sergio & Odair Assad

By Allan Kozinn. The Brazilian brothers emerge as one of the classical

guitar’s few renowned duos.

42

Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks

By Dan Forte. Who is Webb Wilder? Who are the Beatnecks? What is a

Twangler? And what is swampedelic? The answers to these questions

can be found in Music City, U.SA, of all places.

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Readers Poll Winners!

The results are in—your choices for 1987’s most outstanding guitarists

and bassists. Plus Editors Awards For Lifetime Achievement

112

Jazz Bassist Steve Rodby

By Jim Roberts. With the Pat Metheny Group, he blends the discipline of

the studio with the spirit of jazz improvisation.

WORKSHOPS

126 Rik Emmett

Back To Basics

131 Benjamin Verdery

Contemporary Classical

134 John Duarte

Music Theory Seminar

137 Tommy Tedesco

Studio Log

138 Nathan East

Bass Tracks

141 Larry Coryell

Contemporary Guitar

142 Arlen Roth

Hot Guitar

144 Howard Roberts

Jazz Improvisation

Cover photo by Warren Hukill.

Page 5 photo of Steve Vai by Neil

Zlozower.

DEPARTMENTS

6 Publisher

8 Letters

10 Guest Editorial

15 Action

17 Questions

125 Notational

Symbols

158 Reviews

165 Crosscheck

166 Classifieds

170 Advertiser Index