***This issue will receive bonus distribution at the Winter NAMM Show!***
On the Cover:
Your Local Guitar Store
Special Focus: Guitar on a Budget
- Low-cost ideas for making your life as a guitar player better
- Making the most of what you’ve got
- Try New Strings: The most cost-effective way to dramatically change your sound.
Features and Departments
- How independent acoustic shops are evolving in the digital age
- Why You Should Go to Camp This Summer: Readers and teachers share their experiences, tips, and recommendations
- Makers & Shakers: Matt Sweeney on Guitar Power
- Woodshed: How to Play the Blues Like Charley Patton
- Ask the Expert: How to smartly shop for a used or vintage guitar
- Lesson: How to tackle and play Doc Watson’s “Deep River Blues”
- Gear Reviews: Yamaha AC5
Key Dates
- Advertising reservations due by November 10, 2017
- Advertising materials due by November 17, 2017
- Issue on sale January 2, 2017
*subject to change