In this issue

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.

b3 Guitars Telstar.

Mick Ronson..

Artful Selection

With the Telstar, Gene Baker’s b3 Guitars delivers the best of the Big F’s top two timeless models.

5 mins

Eric Krasno – Up the Funktion

L.A.’s Eric Krasno has fretboard fire and a prolific pen, making him one of the most exciting R&B-vibed guitarists working today.

8 mins

Wham Bam Thank You, Ma'am!

“We had two weeks to make an album!” Engineer and producer Ken Scott recalls David Bowie’s ascent from one-hit boy wonder to the nazz of glam and the album that made it all happen: the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars.

10+ mins

STARMAN

IN 1970, MICK RONSON CHANGED THE CAREER OF DAVID BOWIE AND WENT ON TO WORK WITH LOU REED, BOB DYLAN, JOHN MELLENCAMP, MORRISSEY AND MORE. WE CHART THE RISE AND FALL OF GLAM-ROCK’S GREATEST GUITARIST.

10+ mins

SOUL LOVE

HOW RICK TEDESCO FOUND AND LOST HIS DREAM GUITAR: MICK RONSON’S Z IGGY STARDUST–ERA 1968 GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM.

5 mins

Larry McCray – Better Days

A promising blues guitarist in the early 1990s, Larry McCray spent the past 20 years in the wilderness. Thanks to a restart and a new album, Blues Without You, his future looks brighter than ever.

10+ mins

A Good Year For The Rosewood

As Fender releases the George Harrison Rosewood Telecaster, we retrace the fascinating story of this iconic model with Fender historian Martin Kelly and a gorgeous 1969 original from its first, all-too-brief run.

10 mins

THE MAD AXE OF KING GEORGE

Finding Fretless author Paul Brett reveals how his relentless sleuthing uncovered the mysterious history of a most unusual Beatles guitar: George Harrison’s “mad” Bartell fretless.

6 mins

Ry Cooder – Back on Board

Ry Cooder reunites with Taj Mahal for an album that returns to both men’s roots: Get On Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

8 mins

SMOOTH & SOULFUL

An in-depth look at the subtle artistic and technical elements behind Bonnie Raitt’s celebrated and highly emotive slide playing.

8 mins

GIBSON

Generation Collection

6 mins

RIVOLTA

Regata VII

5 mins

PRS

S2 Custom 24-08

3 mins

HARBINGER MLS1000 Portable

Line Array PA System

4 mins

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