Guitar Player (December 2000)

Toolbox 22 // Discover the setup secrets of Santana’s PRS, peek at Greg Leisz's stage rig, absorb Patty Larkin's songwriting insights, witness Gary Moore’s heroic stature, get the inside story on Ian Hunter tracking “Once Bitten Twice Shy" with Mick Ronson, and more! Profiles 33 // Graham Coxon Britain’s sonic adventurer takes total control of his solo album. By Darrin Fox 37 // Robert Lockwood, Jr. Robert Johnson's stepson revisits his Delta blues roots. By Rusty Russell 41 // Fastball Miles Zuniga recasts his favorite rock riffs. By Adam Levy 45 // Dave Alvin A "blues guy with country influences" transforms early-American folk songs. By Art Thompson 49 // Shane Theriot The Neville Brothers’ sideman cooks up a funk-fusion gumbo. By Rusty Russell 53 // Pickups Meat Puppets, Torn Principato, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, and Richard Leo Johnson. 59 // Buzz Lefty, the Slip, Electrasy, and American Pearl. Features 66 // ELASTICA The Art of Noise Justine Frischmann and Paul Jones play a darker shade of punk pop. By Michael Molenda 72 // SLASH Slash & Burn The ex—Guns N’ Roses star does what he does best - he plugs a guitar into a Marshall and cuts a gritty, riff-littered rock album. By Lisa Sharken 80 // ERIC JOHNSON Raw Tones Guitar’s over-the-top tone scientist relaxes his studio obsession to record a real live album. By Adam Levy 90 // LESSON Vision Quest Vanquish notation fear! Check out our non-threatening guide to sight-reading. By Adam Levy 98 // JEFF BECK Pure Genius He is, quite simply, the man. GP traveled to London to get the scoop on Beck’s second album in two years, his creative process, his Strat setup, his whammy technique, and more. By Matt Blackett 145 // PLAY IT RIGHT! Solo transcription of the Who’s “Shakin’ All Over.” By Jesse Gress Bench Tests 116 // 24-Track Gold Tascam MX-2424. By Michael Molenda 119 // Gizmo Alert Electrix Filter Queen. By Joe Gore 120 // Godzilla-Era Electrics Yamaha SGV300 and SGV800. By Joe Gore 123 // Zero Frets Godin Glissentar. By Joe Gore 129 // Spin Doctor Motion Sound SR-112. By Art Thompson 133 // Single Shot Parker Fly Single-2. By Art Thompson 138 // Sessions Diminished Blues By Tomas Janzon Building Lines from Guide Tones By Jeff Richman Buck Track: Slash Chording By Andy Ellis Book Browsing Jump, Jive 'n' Swing Guitar Sonic Snapshot Joe Walsh's Dirty Funk Lick of the Month: Liquid Triplets Departments 12 // Soundhole 19 // Feedback 30 // New Gear 109 // Repairs 111 // Reviews 154 // Classifieds 159 // Advertiser Index 160 // Encore