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| June/July 1999: | Summer music festivals are here. Come along, come along to Chicago's Blues Festival and Atlanta's Rockfest. Tour the virtual festival season as DigitalBoy sings in tune. Don't miss black pearl, two blondes and a night to remember in the June/July issue of The Amplifier. |
| May 1999: | Is rock dead? Is Slingerland alive and well? Is coil cutting too painful? Are Gibson Goldtone amps born again? Do Gibson Custom guitars live forever? Will DigitalBoy stop asking why? The answers are revealed in the May issue of The Amplifier. |
| April 1999: | B.B. is King, Smartwood rules Earth Day, USB revolts, 4-conductor humbuckers take the throne while all that Jazz lords over the www, all in the April issue of The Amplifier. |
| March 1999: | Keep the Les Paul Flame alive, keep your Varitone right on, keep your pan to yourself, keep your ax lookin' good, keep us safe from DigitalBoy--keep on keepin' on with the March issue of The Amplifier. |
| August 1998: | It's all about art--the art of Lucinda Williams, Gibson's gallery of art guitars, Opcodes art of MIDI, the art of the music business and the studio, and the art of saying goodbye to Gibson's artful historian, all in the August issue of the Amplifier |
| July 1998: | Meet the Gibson Trojan in the archives, meet all of Randy Scruggs' friends on his new CD, meet the hardcore country attitude of Gary Allan, get a grip on dynamics in the studio, refret without regret and more. |
| June 1998: | Randy Travis loves his Gibsons, historian falls for postwar FONs, engineer has a thing for reflective sound, Keyboard loves MiniGrand, the whole world loves a properly set-up mandolin. |
| May 1998: | Get in time with Wallflowers' Mario Calire, get in tune with repair ace Roger Fritz, get finished with Slingerland's Pat Foley, get plugged into postwar history, plus swinging, delaying and CD-making. |
| April 1998: | Staying relevant with Jars of Clay, staying alive with Katoorah Jayne's real-life nightmares, staying solid with the Tobias Renegade, staying awake in the wartime shipping ledgers -- all your staying needs fulfilled in the April issue of The Amplifier. |
| March 1998: | Discover the secrets of the Mellencamp guitar sound, string vibrations, lacquer and UV finishes, the first J-45s and SJs, and alternative country hickster Cheri Night, plus tell your band horror stories to Auntie Katoorah. |
| February 1998: | The February issue of The Amplifier has arrived, featuring Gov't Mule's Allen Woody's musings on the Mule (Gov't, that is) and the mandolin/bass doubleneck, Gary Nicholson's music from the blues heart of Nashville, a historian's pursuit of a bluegrass lap steel, and an impending parade of toys/tools for the studio and (finally, something normal) how to replace tuners. |
| January 1998: | Spend some time Among Us with Simon Townshend, some time in the archives with a virtuoso, touch up that finish, put the finishing touches on that image, and prevent those decibels from finishing your career. |
| December 1997: | Shine up your frets, create sounds from left field, drop off a copy of your personal CD-ROM, search out the very first Les Paul, soak up some words of wisdom from Gilby Clarke and more. |
| November 1997: | The minds of Wolf Marshall and Kenny Vaughan, the music of Chris Whitley, the Stones in the archives and onstage, plus how to record a bass, replace a pickup and get your act together. |
| October 1997: | Effects from Phil Keaggy, setup tips from Gibson warranty repair, recording tricks from Studio B, blues from Cleveland Fats, humbuckers from 1957 and a set of drums for Montserrat. |
| September 1997: | The Power of the Station, the Verve of the Pipe, the One-ness of the Herb, the Advancement of the Jumbo and more keys to the GMI universe. |
| August 1997: | Tobias Award winner Dave Pomeroy * Aussie Geoff Achison * Phil Keaggy at NAMM * Les Paul DC Pro * Relix Records and more ... |
| July 1997: | Jackyl's Jesse James Dupree * Hank Jr. at Country Fest * The Oberheim GM100 and GM400 * Sales tips from 1918 and more ... |
| June 1997: | Nikki Sixx * Mary Chapin Carpenter * The Generation Swine SG * The Sounding Board Salesman * Tonic's Jeff Russo and more ... |
| May 1997: | Zakk Wylde * Mark Whitfield * "Andy Nelson Special" Crest model" * Ace Frehley's Guitar * Kansas CIty and more ... |
| April 1997: | John Jennings * Rickey Medlocke * Gibson smokes from the '20s Epi Selena model and more |
| March 1997: | Nick Colionne * Melody Maids of the '20s * NEA Extravaganza in Music City * Skunk's Epi Axes * |
| February 1997: | Joe Perry * Grammy Showcases * Grammatrain * Nick Colionne * The Great Kat * Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass * Photos of Loar, Ferris and Melody Maids |
| January 1997: | Dishwalla * Silver Jet Takes Off * Rick Vito's Guitar Personality * Record reviews of "The Great Dobro Sessions" and "The Rosenberg Trio" * New Gibson Pickups: Single-coils, Classic HB and Super HB * Dark Ages of the '70s |
| December 1996: | Jerry Douglas & the Art of Listening * Talent and Passion Highlight Music Therapy "Cabaret" * Al Perkins: Sliding into the Ultimate Tone * Nashville Mandoline Ensemble * Rick Vito * Original Amplifiers Top Kate Harris' 51-Year Gibson Archive |
| November 1996: | Chet Atkins Goes Back To School * Dave Matthews * Music Therapy * Big Tent Revival Revives * Mark Townsend: Finding an Identity |
| October 1996: | Noel Hogan's Charmed Life of a Cranberries Guitarist * Los Lobos * Bleach & Skillet * The Hatching of the BluesHawk |
| September 1996: | Vivian Campbell Comes Full Circle * The Rivermen * Pete Droge and the Sinners |
| August 1996: | Special NAMM Issue * Tre Cool of Green Day * Guiness Record Attempt |
| July 1996: | Victor DeLorenzo The Ex-Violent Femmes' New Solo Record * The non-return of Foghat |
| June 1996: | Animal Band * E'nuff Z'nuff * The King of Guitars |
| May 1996: | AC/DCs' Angus Young * Susie Monick * Ace Freleys' Axe |
| April 1996: | Bernard Purdie "Father Time" * Lynyrd Skynyrd's Mike Estes * Little Texas' Duane Propes |
| March 1996: | Bruce Turgon "feels Like the first time!" * Don Everly * Tim Renwick |
| February 1996: | Special Bass Issue * Leland Sklar "gets to work!" * Jack Casady * Candlebox's Bardi Martin |
| January 1996: | Slash "Holding down the fort!" * Scorpions * Self |
| December 1995: | Our Premier Issue * Peter Frampton "Comes Alive Again!" * Merl Saunders * Joe Louis Walker * Fleming & John |
| B.B. King: | Preview Article * "B.B. King Gets Blues on Birthday" |
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