Premier Guitar September 2010: We brave blazing summer heat to give you the play-by-play at Eric Clapton's 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago, which featured performances by Slowhand himself, Jeff Beck, Ron Wood, Derek Trucks, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, and many more. We also sniff out the coolest new gear from the Montreal Guitar Show, talk to Paul Gilbert about why the “shredder” label creeps him out, offer builder profiles on Sand Guitars and EMG pickups, and talk to four tradition-flouting guitarists-Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, and Rangda's Sir Richard Bishop and Ben Chasny-to get tips on how to free your mind, hands, and 6-string from the confines of orthodox guitarisms. Our review lineup this month includes the Rack Systems Brown Eye and Naked heads, Hanson Firenze T-90, Tech 21 Character Series pedals, Recording King ROS-626 12-Fret 000, Fryette Memphis Thirty 1x12, Analog Man ARDX20 Dual Analog Delay, Bell Custom Guitars SS-ER, SWR Headlite and Amplite bass heads, Lovepedal pedals, and the Grid 1 G1 BPT212 Battery-Powered 2x12.

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