2020 Digital Issue 04 April
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Premier Guitar April 2020: Editors’ Picks from Winter NAMM. Interviews with Bumblefoot and Billy Sheehan, Nili Brosh, Drive By Truckers, and Alcest. 12 guitar and bass reviews: Strymon, G&L, Danelectro, EHX, G-K, J. Rockett, Ernie Ball, Fender, Wampler, Vertex, Victory, and Breedlove.
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2017 Digital Issue 06 June
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