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THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER
Sparkle & Glitter: Guitars Made in Italy, Part 1
Most American guitar aficionados are familiar with EKO guitars, while other Italian brands flew below our radar in the ’60s. Thus, the real tradition of their guitars remains misty for most of us. Here begins a tribute. By Michael Wright

BASS SPACE
Fritz Brothers Bass
Renowned luthier Roger Fritz’s latest axe is a retro-look model inspired by the first Kay electric basses of the 1950s. Here’s why he’s trying to get “...as close to the original as possible.” By Willie G. Moseley

40 EPIPHONE RIVIERA
It helped reinvent Epiphone in the 1960s as a modern guitar builder whose instruments sported contemporary features like thinline, semi-hollow, double-cutaway bodies and humbucking pickups. If only the Beatles had grabbed it instead of a Casino... By George Gruhn

NICK MOSS
Big Blues, Legit Tattoos
He got his start backing some of Chicago’s iconic blues masters, such as Jimmy Dawkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, and Jimmy Rogers. He now fronts a band and records on his family-owned label. By Willie G. Moseley

J. HOWARD FOOTE PARLOR GUITAR
Most people are aware of P.T. Barnum and his circus. But few know that he was arguably the greatest promotion man who ever lived, and that he had a huge impact on American pop culture in the 19th century. But what has he got to do with this guitar? By Michael Wright

BOLT-ON NECKS, BLACK ’GUARDS
The First Fender Single-Cut Guitars
In The Blackguard: Telecaster-Style Guitars from 1950-1954, Nacho Banos displays his devotion to non-truss-rod Esquires, as well as Nocasters and ‘50s Esquires and Telecasters. Here’s a preview. By Nacho Banos

BEYOND THE PARLOR
Part 2: Man and Machine
The author continues his assault on the common belief that the guitar in the 19th century was strictly a ladies’ parlor instrument by finding guitars being made – and played – by men. By Tim Brookes

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