***This issue will receive bonus distribution at Folk Alliance and SXSW!***
On the Cover:
Chet Atkins: We celebrate the legacy of “Mr. Guitar”
Special Focus: Chet Atkins
- The Certified Guitar Players of Nashville: Three protégés of Chet Atkins—Tommy Emmanuel, John Knowles, and Steve Wariner—discuss the guitarist’s lasting impact and influence
- We check in at the annual Chet Atkins Appreciation Society meeting
- Learn to play the Atkins classic “Windy and Warm”
Features and Departments
- A brief history of cowboy guitars and a guide to exploring cowboy guitars in a post-cowboy world
- The Beat: An inside look at Fred Oster’s vintage Martin collection
- Guitar Talk: James Elkington on his switch to fingerstyle guitar and his instruments of choice
- Woodshed: How to play the blues like Son House
- Ask the Expert: How to smartly shop for a used or vintage guitar, part 3
- Weekly Workout: Building solos around chord shapes
- Lesson: How to use the 12-bar blues form to access a world of jazz
- Gear Reviews: Breedlove Oregon Concertina Sitka-Myrtle, with a Sitka spruce top and myrtle back and sides; Hughes & Kettner Era 1 combo amp
- And more!
Key Dates
- Advertising reservations due by December 8, 2017
- Advertising materials due by December 15, 2017
- Issue on sale February 6, 2018
*subject to change
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