This month we bring you our annual Winter NAMM show coverage-the fastest reporting on the coolest stuff from the year's biggest gear show. We've got the latest on 41 guitars, basses, pedals, and amps from Gibson, Fender, Bogner, Electro-Harmonix, Z.Vex, EBS, Lakland, Martin, L.R. Baggs, and more. In our artist features this month, we talk to blues hero Joe Bonamassa about his new funk-jazz and acoustic projects, hear the sacred-steel word from the Lee Boys, and catch up with former Roger Waters sideman Dave Kilminster about his wailing new solo album. Our builder profile this month highlights X guitarist Billy Zoom and his custom amp and effects business, our Studio Legends section profiles acoustic producer Bill Vorndick, and our Rig Rundowns look at the gear of Keller Williams and Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, and Ben Shepherd. As usual, we've got a bunch of kick-ass guitar and bass gear reviews, including the new Godin Montreal Premiere semi-hollowbody, the Carr Impala combo, the Tech 21 VT 1000 Bass head, EMG's new PAF-style humbuckers, MXR's new Talk Box, Bose's L1 1S PA rig, the H.S. Anderson Mad Cat solidbody, Waterstone's Meaden FL fretless bass, the Island Instruments 44, Sonuus' Wahoo pedal, and the Reuss RSH-02 stompbox.

Series: PREMIER GUITAR
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