1981 Guitar World - Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders

Cover: Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders; Features: On the Frontline with The Pretenders / Chrissie Hynde; Ry Cooder's search for the lost chord; You may already be playing rockabilly guitar; Steve Howe - "Yes" I'm doing fine; Guitars that cry, fingers that fly - Santana and Al Dimeola talk about chops part 2; The return of the soul men; Collector's Choice - 1959 Gibson ES-335; more

1981 March Guitar World Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1992 Guitar Player - The quest for the ultimate tone

Contents: The quest for the ultimate tone - a comprehensive guide to getting great electric guitar sound; Al Di Meola; Prince's guitarists past & present; Seattle Erupts! - Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney; Music Workshops; Readers Poll Awards; more

1992 February Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1988 Frets: You and Your Music - Read it and Write it Now!

Features: Frets 1987 Index; Top composers reveal their sources of inspiration; Standard Music Notation - learning it is easier than you thought; Find out why sonata allegro form can help you be creative in any style; Old Fashioned Fiddles - Herb Clinard; Workshops: Alternate Tunings; Fingerstyle Arranging; Songwriting Tips; Paganini - the most notorious fiddler of them all; Rare Mandolin by Larson Brothers; more

1988 January Frets Guitar Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1986 Al Di Meola - a radical shift

Contents: Al Di Meola -a leading light of hard-edged fusion turns 180 degrees. Includes Soundpage recording and Private Lesson on his picking techniques; Elliot Easton; Robert Cray; Mario Maccaferri - Luthier / Visionary; G.E. Smith; Bassist Jerry Peek; Chris Proctor's Acoustic Elegance -a national fingerpicking champ tells why he chooses tone over speed; more

1986 February Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1986 Special Report: Guitar synthesizers & MIDI

Contents: The new guitar revolution synthesis; History & Development; Building Sounds -the basics; First Steps; How to buy a synthesizer; MIDI; Guitar meets MIDI; Putting MIDI to work; Glossary; What's missing in MIDI; Free Soundpage Record - Synclavier recording by Henry Kaiser & Bill Frisell; Sampling Basics; Hardware; Roland GR-700 & GR-77B; Ibanez MCI; Controllers; Roland Compatibles; Pedal Steel Interface; Artists; On SynthAxe - Allan Holdsworth & Lee Ritenour; On Roland - Andy Summers, Steve Morse, Robert Fripp, Steve Carnelli; On Synclavier - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola with programmer Dan Mockensturm, Frank Zappa; In Color - Southwest Guitar Show; George Lynch - Rockin' with Dokken; more

1986 June Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue 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 Al DiMeola, from Return to Forever to the forefront of Jazz-Rock Guitar

Cover: Al DiMeola, from Return to Forever to the forefront of Jazz-Rock Guitar

Contents: Al DiMeola discusses his background, groups, solo career, equipment & techniques; American Guitar's Future; Duane Eddy; Non-12-Tone Guitar; Gordon Edwards, bassist for Paul Simon, Stuff, Joe Cocker, etc; Don Arnone; Carlos Montoya, for decades flamenco's most famous virtuoso; Pickups, an overview; more

1978 February Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 Acoustic Guitar Super Trio - Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia & John McLaughlin

Cover: Acoustic Guitar Super Trio - Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia & John McLaughlin

Contents: 1981 Acoustic Guitar Super Trio - Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia & John McLaughlin; Steve Hillage; Wilbur Marker - a view from the inside, 40 years at Gibson; Tablature: The Basics; Studio Guitar Round Table -part 1 of an exclusive series; Jose Tomas - Spain's classical mentor & 8-string master; "Homage to Jimi" - an avant-garde composition for guitar & percussion; more

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

2001 Buddy Guy cuts the most mind blowing blues album in years! Sweet Tea.

Cover: Buddy Guy cuts the hottest, hippest, most mind-blowing blues album in years! Sweet Tea

Contents: Buddy Guy - Bitter Herbs & Sweet Tea; The Cult - Billy Duffy discovers the savage magic of dropped D riffs; Neal Schon - the melodic rocker talks about his instrumental album and a renewed Journey; Manuel Barrueco - a classical guitarist breaks a taboo and duets with Al Di Meola, Steve Morse, and Andy Summers; more

2001 August Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com