1987 George Harrison - Guitarist

For the first time, the ex-Beatle talks about his 30 years with the guitar. In a rare interview, he also discusses his first album in five years and explains why he stayed away so long - and why he came back. Plus an exclusive, intimate look at the Harrison collection of historic guitars, with photos and commentaries by George himself.

Contents: George Harrison; Free Soundpage Record - David Torn; Pro's Reply - Leo Kottke; Masters Series - Modal Management; Segovia Remembered; Steve Swallow new directions; Make Money playing classical guitar; The Beatles Fab gear; Master volume and tone project; more

1987 November Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1987 Eddie Van Halen & Sammy Hagar

Exclusive! After Van Halen's best year, the bandmates score another hit with Sammy Hagar - introducing Eddie on bass.

Contents: Eddie Van Halen & Sammy Hagar; Free Soundpage Record - Albert Lee "Fun Ranch Frolics"; Pro's Reply - Richie Havens; Mason Ruffner; A Guitarist's legal primer; Suzanne Vega's Acoustic Artistry; Doug Wimbish - bass in your face; Otis Rush plays the blues; Masters Series - Right-Hand Polyrhythms; Martin's Depression Era Classics; Ichiro Suzuki's Zen Visions; more

1987 October Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1987 Guitar Player - Speed! How to get it, how to use it. Plus Free Record: Speed Tips

Develop lightning-fast pickstyle and fingerstyle chops with the help of four of the guitar's most respected players and teachers: John Duarte on speed basics, Jorge Strunz on alternate picking, Frank Gambale on sweep picking and David Tanenbaum on fingerstyle speed. Also Alternative fingerstyle techniques are featured. Includes music.

Contents: Speed - Develop lightning-fast pickstyle and fingerstyle chops with the help of four of the guitar's most respected players and teachers; Free Soundpage Record - Speed Lessons - Strunz, Gambale and Tanenbaum; Brian Stoltz; Bassist Billy Cox; Pro's Reply - Randy Hebert; With Peter Gabriel: David Rhodes; Henry Kaiser; Color Poster: 100 Pros' Picks; more

1987 September Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1987 Fender Stratocaster Mania

More popular than ever, a '50's design dominates the '80's. Plus: Richard Smith's nuts & bolts history of the Fender Stratocaster's first decade, Dan Erlewine's Fine-Tune Your Strat, and Dan Armstrong's Super Strat custom wiring project.

Contents: Strat Mania - Fender Stratocaster history, fine-tuning, wiring project; Free Soundpage Record - The Starobins' "Chase"; Pro's Reply - Bob Bain; Carlos Alomar's Synth Excursion; Masters Series - Redirecting Reactions; Freddie Green Remembered; Richard Cousins; With Merle Haggard: Clint Strong; The legendary Jimmy Rogers; more

1987 August Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1987 Canadian Guitar Summit - Alex Lifeson, Rik Emmett, Liona Boyd & Ed Bickert together!

Canadian Guitar Summit. A roundtable interview with four of Canada's premier guitarists: Triumph's Rik Emmett, Rush's Alex Lifeson, classicist Liona boyd, and jazzer Ed Bickert.

Contents: Canadian Guitar Summit - Alex Lifeson, Rik Emmett, Liona Boyd & Ed Bickert together!; Free Soundpage Record - "Beyond Borders" - masterminded by Rik Emmett, this fusion showcase includes Alex Lifeson, Rik Emmett, Liona Boyd & Ed Bickert; Pro's Reply - Andy West; Brian Bromberg; Eduardo Fernandez; The Meat Puppets' Curt Kirkwood; Tips for staying in tune; more

1987 July Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1987 John Scofield - on the cutting edge

Since leaving Miles Davis, Sco has established himself as one of the most important guitarists in contemporary improvisation. Includes his burning solo to "The Nag"

Cover: John Scofield

Contents: John Scofield, Jazzman; Free Soundpage Record - Jorge Morel - Danza Para Emiko; Pro's Reply - Alex de Grassi; The Guitars of "Graceland" - Ray Phiri, Baghiti Khumalo; Easy Bass Modification; Monterey Pop Revisited; Pedal Steeler Steve Fishell; Southwest Guitar Show; Neil Jason on Bass; Earl King Resurfaces; more

1987 June Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1987 Robert Cray - The Great Blues Hope

A lot has happened to this young bluesman in the past year and a half including a Grammy, a top-20 album, and a surprise onstage visit from Eric Clapton

Cover: Robert Cray

Contents: Robert Cray; Free Soundpage Record - The Robert Cray Band with Eric Clapton, Phone Booth; Pro's Reply - Tony Rice; Georgia Satellites; Bassist Avery Sharpe; In Session: Brent Rowan; Tim Donahue, Fretless guitarist; William Kanengiser; David + David - Ricketts and Baerwald; more

1987 May Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1987 Warren De Martini of Ratt

The lightning-fingered 23-year old details the strategies and techniques that have led his band straight to the top of the hard rock heap.

Cover: Warren De Martini

Contents: Warren De Martini of Ratt; Free Soundpage Record of Jimmy Bryant's Stratosphere Boogie; Pro's Reply - Herb Ellis; Warner Hodges, Scorcher; Buddy Guy's Red Hot Blues; Robbin Crosby; Scott Johnson, Rock Classicist; Johnny Gayden, Bass Man; more

1987 April Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1985 Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force

The 21 year old Swedish wunderkind, formerly of Alcatrazz and now with Rising Force, was inspired by Hendrix, Paganini, and Bach to expand the repertoire of heavy metal guitar. With equipment details by amplification expert Paul Rivera.

Cover: Yngwie Malmsteen

Contents: Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force; Bill Connors; Hank Williams Jr.; Eddie Martinez; Rickenbacker History; New Gear for '85; Free Soundpage Record and Solo Flight Transcription of Arlen Roth's Vinyl Feelings, Pickin' On The Bends and Slide Solo; more

1985 May Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1985 John Fogerty Returns

After disappearing for a decade, Creedence Clearwater Revival's visionary comes roaring back with a pwerful Top-10 LP. Centerfield choogles along in high gear with the same neo-rockabilly guitar sound that fueled one of rock and roll's most successful bands.

Cover: John Fogerty

Contents: John Fogerty; The Ramones; New Gear for '85; Free Soundpage Record and solo flight transcription of Yngwie Malmsteen's "Black Star"; Advanced Bass Tapping; Lonnie Mack; Bill Frisell; Retrospec - Vox AC-30 Amp; The Sale of Fender; more

1985 April Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1985 Gallery of Gibson Les Paul Sunburst Guitars

Sunburst Gallery: Gibson's late '50's Les Paul Standard - arguably the quintessential collector's solid-body is one of the few electrics to command stratospheric prices primarily because of its beauty. This color pictorial shows why.

Cover: Gibson Les Paul Sunburst

Contents: Special Equipment Issue: Gibson Les Paul Sunburst Gallery; Inlay & Detailing; British High-Tech; Martin's OM Steel-String; The Melobar Story; Luthiers' Convention; Miss Off the Wall - Color Pull-out poster of this year's cheapo guitar competition winner; Production Arch-Tops; Playable Sculpture; Carl Thompson's Custom Basses; Retrospec - Fender Bandmaster; Free Soundpage Record - Special Effects Chains / Craig Anderson; Wang, Twang & Whammy; more

1985 March Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1985 Michael Hedges - New Directions in Acoustic Steel-String Guitar

Cover: Michael Hedges

New Directions in Acoustic Steel-String: The past decade has seen the emergence of a new school of steel-string guitar rooted in folk fingerstyles and borrowing from rock and jazz. This overview explores the multi-dimensional movement - from the architectural intricacies of Alex de Grassi and the folk lyricism of Will Ackerman to the two-handed pyrotechnics of Michael Hedges, the European eclecticism of Pierre Bensusan, and the multi-track tapestries of Steve Tibbetts.

Contents: New Directions in Acoustic Steel-String; Alex de Grassi; Will Ackerman; Michael Hedges; Pierre Bensusan; Steve Tibbetts; Vivian Campbell; Warren Cuccurullo; Jonas Hellborg; Allan Holdsworth - Free Soundpage record and solo flight of "Devil Take the Hindmost"; Phil Upchurch; Sharon Isbin - an eminent American classical guitarist offers exercises and advice; more

1985 February Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 Pat Metheny - Eclectic Jazz Guitar Improviser

Cover: Pat Metheny

Contents: Pat Metheny - Eclectic Jazz Guitar Improviser; Jeff Burkhart Q/A; Flamenco Primer; Rick Medlocke of Blackfoot; Charlie Hargrett; Steve Swallow; Phil Petillo; more

1981 December Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 Guitar Player Magazine Special Issue - Duane Allman

Cover: Duane Allman

Contents: Duane Allman special commemorative feature with a biography, discography, and reminiscences by Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Pete Carr, Billy Gibbons, John Hammond, David Hood, Jimmy Johnson and analysis of Duane's slide style by Arlen Roth; Michael Anthony Q/A; Lenny Breau; Bob Glaub; David Russell; NAMM Expo '81; more

1981 October Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 The Ventures - Bob Bogle, Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards and Mel Taylor

Cover: The Ventures - Bob Bogle, Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards

Contents: The Ventures - Bob Bogle, Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards and Mel Taylor; Rick Nelson Q/A; Jay Berliner; Ernie Isley; Bass Line Comping on guitar by Barry Galbraith; Classical Guitar Careers; Emily Remler; more

1981 September Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 George Van Eps - 7-String Guitar Maestro

Cover: George Van Eps - 7-String Guitar Maestro

Contents: George Van Eps - 7-String Guitar Maestro; Milt Gabler Q/A; Studio Recording pt. 2; Bob Weir; Joe Maphis; The Art of soloing; Abraham Laboriel; more

1981 August Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 Styx Guitarists James Young and Tommy Shaw and bassist Chuck Panozzo feature

Cover: Styx Guitarists James Young and Tommy Shaw

Contents: Styx Guitarists James Young and Tommy Shaw and bassist Chuck Panozzo; Soloing - what makes a good guitar solo?; Dick Dale; Heitor Villa-Lobos; Villa-Lobos' Prelude No. 1; Choosing a Teacher; Studio Recording part 1; more

1981 July Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 Japan - World Guitar Superpower

Cover: Fuji Gen-Gakki craftsman putting the finishing touches on an Ibanez Destroyer II

Contents: Japan's Guitar Industry; George Thorogood - 50's style blues-rocking with the Delaware Destroyer; Constructing Chords - the basics step by step; Drew Abbott - Bob Seger's rock and roll lead guitarist; Oscar Castro-Neves; Jeff Berlin; more

1981 June Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 Albert Lee - Country-Rock guitar Superpicker

Cover: Albert Lee

Contents: Albert Lee - Country-Rock guitar Superpicker; Molly Hatchet; Habanera Picking - the Travis style with a Cuban flair; Phil Keaggy; Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick guitar collection; Ray Edenton; Dennis Budimir; more

1981 May Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 Kenny Burrell - prolific jazz guitar soloist, sideman and educator

Cover: Kenny Burrell

Contents: Kenny Burrell - prolific jazz guitar soloist, sideman and educator; Studio Guitar Round Table; Quick-Change Switcher; James Honeyman-Scott - new wave lead guitarist with the Pretenders; Jimmie Crawford - his career, techniques & souped up pedal steel; Mark O'Connor - the awesome young man of flatpick guitar; more

1981 April Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Nancy Wilson & Roger Fisher of Heart

Cover: Nancy Wilson & Roger Fisher of Heart

Contents: Roger Fisher, Heart's co-founder & featured lead guitarist; Nancy Wilson, Heart's acoustic & electric guitarist; Howard Leese, Heart's keyboardist and alternate electric lead; Steve Fossen, Heart's bassist; Son Seals; Harmonic Analysis; Ben Benay; Western Swing Steel; Attila Zoller; Fylde Guitars; more

1979 December Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Ace Frehley - Lead Guitar with Kiss

Cover: Ace Frehley

Contents: Ace Frehley lead guitarist of Kiss; Gene Simmons - Kiss's fire-breathing bassist and co-founder; Paul Stanley - Kiss's co-founder, lead vocalist and 2nd guitarist; Toots Thielemans; Carlos Bonell - bringing classicl guitar to te ensemble; Mike Oldfield - rare interview with the composer of Tubular Bells; more

1979 January Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Doug Jernigan - Nashville Pedal Steel Guitar Player - Interview

Doug Jernigan - Nashville Pedal Steeler mixing jazz and country with the likes of Vassar Clements, Little Jimmy Dickens, Johnny Paycheck, and Bucky Pizzarelli.

1978 Doug Jernigan Pedal Steel Guitar Player Interview 5-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Ibanez - Everybody's Handmade Guitar

The word handmade always strikes up thoughts of exotic instruments with exorbitant price tags. Now consider Ibanez. Ibanez guitars are hand made in the true sense - all of the operations that effect the sound and playability are performed by a skilled craftsman. All the bracing is shaped by hand, all the instruments are set up and adjusted by hand. The result of all this care is a guitar that sounds right, feels right and last long.

Guitars shown: S300SV, V300/S, A300BS, M340

1978 Ibanez - Everybody's Handmade Guitar 2-Page Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Guitar Player Magazine's Poll Winners - Overall Best Guitarist Steve Howe & more

Hundreds of you cast ballots for those you feel are the best - and not necessarily the most popular guitarist in each of the 15 categories.

Overall Best Guitarist - Steve Howe
Best Rock Guitarist - Jimmy Page
Best Jazz Guitarist - Al DiMeola
Best Bass Guitarist - Stanley Clarke
Best New Talent - Eddie Van Halen
Best Acoustic Blues - Michael Bloomfield
Best Electric Blues - Johnny Winter
Best Steel Guitarist - Buddy Emmons
Best Folk Guitarist - Leo Kottke
Best Guitar Album - Al DiMeola's Casino
Best Pop Guitarist - Les Paul
Best Studio Guitarist - Lee Ritenour
Best Classical Guitarist - Julian Bream
Best Flamenco Guitarist - Paco de Lucia
Best Country Guitarist - Roy Clark

Gallery of the Greats - Five time winners no longer eligible for future polls; Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, Jose Feliciano, B.B. King, Carlos Montoya, Andres Segovia, Rusty Young

1978 Guitar Player Magazine's Poll Winners 3-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Ron Carter uses the best bass strings in the world - La Bella

Perfectly balanced strings. Our new perfectly balanced acoustic bass strings, with their unique hexagon cores, are not only considered the finest in the world, but they were also designed in conjunction with the top acoustic artists to be versatile for use with any type of music. That's why Ron Carter, Downbeat Reader Poll's No. 1 bass player, prefers La Bella's perfectly balanced strings.

You can hear Ron Carter play these strings onb his new hit album, Ron Carter Quartet - "Piccolo" - Milestone M55004. They come in two types: flat metal wound "Deep Talkin Bass #7700" and nylon tape wound "Deep Talkin' Bass # 7710; and available from piccolo bass to full size bass. No matter what style you play, our new perfectly balanced acoustic bass strings are right for your music. E & O Mari, La Bella

1978 Ron Carter uses the best bass strings in the world - La Bella Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Vintage Ad for Rory Gallagher, Photo-Finish Album on Chrysalis Records & Tapes

Photo-Finish is a real winner. It took Rory Gallagher over 18 months to record the album. There's no question that it was definitely worth waiting for. It proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Rory Gallagher can make his guitar answer his every command. Clearly, Photo-Finish is a red-hot rocker that would finish in any race.

1978 Rory Gallagher, Photo-Finish Album on Chrysalis Records & Tapes Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Gretsch Guitars - great artists demand great instruments

That's why these top professionals and others like them insist on the sound that only Gretsch Guitars can deliver time after time. Shown: Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, Hamish Stuart, Randy Bachman, Paul Cotton, Bobbie Thomas, Paul Yandell, George Van Eps, Tony Mathews, Bucky Pizzarelli

1978 Gretsch Guitars - great artists demand great instruments Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Red Roe of the Midnight Special for Kustom PA and mixing equipment

"When I'm with Kustom, I have no problems." Mixing it up with Red Roe, of the Midnight Special. When did you start with Midnight Special? I was in on it from the beginning. I'm the only original engineer left on the show. In fact you an producer Burt Sugarman are the only originals still with the show. What keeps it going on?...

1978 Red Roe of the Midnight Special for Kustom PA and mixing equipment Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 GRD Guitars - working musicians are through playing with toys

Finally. Working musicians are through playing with toys. Professionals need an instrument as advanced as today's music. If you're a creative musician, you reach a point where your imagination runs up against the limits of your instrument...GRD guitars are the finest, most versatile recording and performing quality instruments in the world. Each is custom built to order, designed to your own style, technique and professional requirements...

1978 GRD Guitars - working musicians are through playing with toys Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Glen Campbell, Nancy Wilson & Marcel Dadi for Ovation Adamas Guitars

Vintage ad for the Adamas Guitar by Ovation Instruments, Inc. Shown are Glen Campbell, Nancy Wilson and Marcel Dadi.

1978 Glen Campbell, Nancy Wilson & Marcel Dadi Ovation Adamas Guitar Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Hohner Jacaranda Rosewood Dreadnought Limited Edition Guitar

Play beyond your means. Now play the kind of guitar you thought you could never afford - the Jacaranda Rosewood Dreadnought from Hohner's Limited Edition Guitar Collection. It's a professional hand-crafted instrument. Carefully designed for playability and superior tone...

1978 Hohner Jacaranda Rosewood Dreadnought Limited Edition Guitar Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 MPC Electra Guitars - 11 interchangeable sound effect modules

There's an MPC Guitar for Everyone! Eleven interchangeable sound effect modules easily snap in and out of the MPC Guitar body, two at a time. These modular powered circuits (MPC's) allow the musician to easily create his own personal sound for the recognition needed to get ahead. The transition from a limited sound regular guitar to MPC is even easier now because MPC is available in 6 different models.

1978 MPC Electra Guitars - 11 interchangeable sound effect modules Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Gibson Guitar Pickups - as pickups stack up, Gibson's on top

It is easy to customize your guitar with one of Gibson's great pickups: Laid Back, BJB Jazz, True Blues, Dirty Fingers, Super Humbucking, Original Humbucking

1978 Gibson Guitar Pickups - as pickups stack up, Gibson's on top Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Black Oak Arkansas band for GHS Nickel Guitar Strings

GHS Nickel Strings can really stand the Heat...and Black Oak proves it! Professional entertainers everywhere say they've come to rely on GHS pure Nickel Strings because, "they give the longest life and best intonation available" ...Black Oak counts on GHS Nickel Strings...you can put your GHS Nickel Strings through the same rugged paces and be certain you'll get outstanding performance set after set...

1978 Black Oak Arkansas band for GHS Nickel Guitar Strings Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Giannini Guitars handcrafted in Brazil since 1900

Don't just love us for our bodies. Respect us for our sound. Completely handmade from the finest Brazilian woods, each Giannini guitar has the tone, resonance and response musicians demand. And, our hand shaped mahogany necks with precise rosewood fingerboards and nickel-silver frets make for exceptional feel and ease of playability...

1978 Giannini Guitars handcrafted in Brazil since 1900 Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Howard Leese of Heart for Arp Avatar Guitar Synthesizer

"On the Avatar, I can make my guitar sound like Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck trading off solos." Progressive rock guitarist Howard Leese is a key contributor to the hot sound of Heart. In fact, he was the first professional guitarist to record the Avatar guitar synthesizer when he played the Arp on the platinum-selling Heart album, Magazine...

1978 Howard Leese of Heart for Arp Avatar Guitar Synthesizer Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Vintage Ad for Manny's Music Store, New York, NY

When a professional chooses a music store, chances are, it's the music store, Manny's. More professionals turn to Manny's for things musical than any other single place, because Manny's has always delivered the kind of service a musician requires. Over forty years of attention to individual needs, backed up by a complete inventory, worldwide delivery and the most knowledgeable staff in the business has made Manny's the one place with everything for the musician.

1978 Vintage Manny's Music Store, New York, NY Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Takamine Guitars - Workmanship, Value, Performance

Takamine guitars are built by hand. Our experienced craftsmen train their apprentices slowly to maintain a consistent level of quality, year after year. Examine the detail work on a Takamine. It's an elegant example of the guitar maker's art. A Takamine sounds as good as it looks. Choice woods from all over the world go into our guitars: spruce, rosewood, jacaranda, mahogany. Each brace is shaped and carefully fit to its soundboard to capture the warm bass and sparkling treble that comes only from a hand-crafted wood guitar...

1978 Takamine Guitars - Workmanship, Value, Performance Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Morris Guitar with solid Sitka Spruce Top

Outstanding guitars featuring solid Sitka Spruce Tops at solid bottom prices for the professionals. All solid tops are tone-tested and are carefully selected for superb performance. No other maker devotes more time to the selection of seasoned woods, to the careful carving of hand-made truss braces. The neck is slim and its angle is so positioned that fast and easy fingering are earmarks of the exquisitely designed Morris Guitar...

1978 Morris Guitar with solid Sitka Spruce Top Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Iida Bella Donna Banjo

The banjo is a great part of the American tradition. In a much simpler era, the American family often turned to this magnificent instrument as a form of recreation. As the popularity of the banjo grew, so did the careful attention given to workmanship and design. The pre-war instruments were great achievements in construction, in attention to detail, and in excellence of tone. After the war, however, things began to change. The art of great banjo making diminished. The golden era was gone.

Now, twenty years later, Teruo Iida has modeled the Bella Donna after the great pre-war banjos. He has recaptured the lost art of banjo making. The Bella Donna will take purists back to the golden era. Extra special attention has been paid to the hand-carved decorations on the neck. Intricate etchings are hand-engraved into the chrome plated hardware. A unique classical inlay pattern of etched pearl sets the Bella Donna back in time. The sound has clarity of tone and projection to meet the demands of the professional musician. Try an Iida for tone and playability. The sound of America has been reborn at a price that will interest the casual picker, as well as the professional.

1978 Iida Bella Donna Banjo Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Madeira P-600R Guitar from Guild

All-New Madeira from Guild. Guitar shown: P600-R

1978 Madeira P-600R Guitar from Guild Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Pete Townshend for Mesa / Boogie Guitar Amplifiers

...summit conference

Pete Townshend - Mesa / Boogie

1978 Pete Townshend for Mesa / Boogie Guitar Amplifiers Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Alan Holdsworth for DiMarzio PAF Electric Guitar Pickups

The sound of the 50's moves into the 80's. The classic sound captured by the DiMarzio PAF has never grown old. The PAF still can create new dimensions in sound, which is why it is used by some of the leading innovators of tomorrow's music. Just listen to Alan Holdsworth on the new UK album on Epic records. Check out the PAF. Tomorrow is only a day away.

1978 Alan Holdsworth for DiMarzio PAF Electric Guitar Pickups Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Marshall 4140 100 Watt 2x12 Reverb Twin "Crossover" Amplifier

What Marshall's done for Rock, they're doing for Country & Jazz. The new Marshall 4140 "Crossover" Amp. Marshall amps have appeared on more gold and platinum albums by rock superstars than we have room to mention. But, if you're into Country or Jazz, what do Marshall's Rock successes have to do with you? We think this much Rock Gold has got to make you listen to a brand new Marshall amp, one that is specifically designed to play Country and Jazz...

Gold albums shown: Kansas, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rick Derringer, KISS, Johnny Winter, Dickie Betts, Jeff Beck, Bad Company, Hall & Oates, Peter Frampton

1978 Marshall 4140 100 Watt 2x12 Reverb Twin "Crossover" Amplifier Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Larry Coryell, Improvisation From Rock to Jazz - take a "Master Class"

Using two original compositions created specially for this album, Larry personally demonstrates and explains his brilliant improvisational techniques - tips and insights that can make your guitar solos come alive! Larry tells why he plays every note...demonstrates how...analyzes melody, harmony, rhythm, picking, fingering, chording, scales, and much more...

1978 Larry Coryell, Improvisation From Rock to Jazz Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 The Best of John Fahey book of guitar transcriptions

Vintage 1978 advertisement: More than 120 pages of exact, note for note musical transcriptions all from John's great Takoma album, The Best Of John Fahey. Including In Christ There Is No East or West, On The Other Side Of The Ocean, Poor Boy A Long Way From Home and many more...

1978 The Best of John Fahey book of guitar transcriptions Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons of KISS in Guitar Player

January's Guitar Player takes an unusual side trip into the world of "extravaganza rock" with a special triple-interview report on the guitarists with top-40 supergroup KISS. Lead guitarist Ace Frehley kicks off the issue, along with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, rhythm and bass players for the group which the Gallup Poll has called the world's number one rock and roll band...

1978 Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons of KISS in Guitar Player Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Gibson 25th Anniversary Les Paul Guitar - The Most Les

Les Paul's silver anniversary is your golden opportunity. Fifty years ago Les Paul broke into the music business and began breaking it wide open with his echo chambers, overdubs and hit records. Twenty-five years ago the Gibson Les Paul guitar began establishing its own records, becoming the world's greatest electric guitar. And today, both are still creating Grammy award winning music.

Gibson is honoring its twenty-five year association with Les Paul by introducing the 25th Anniversary Les Paul guitar. It's the kind of guitar they'll be talking about 25 years from now. But you have to order it by December 31st, 1978, because it's a limited edition model. In fact, each guitar will be serialized to make it a one of a kind collector's item...

1978 Gibson 25th Anniversary Les Paul Guitar - The Most Les Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com