FEATURES
46 BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME The advent of ADAT and other digital technologies has made the dream of pro-quality home recording a reality. Producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Marshall takes you step-by-step through a session in his garage studio with guitarist Scott Nygaard and an all-star band, and offers tips on how to get the best sound in your own studio.
54 UNLEASHED With just her voice and a 12-string guitar, Melissa Etheridge proves that unplugged rock doesn't have to be a pale shadow of its electric cousin. Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers analyzes her explosive performance on MTV Unplugged to uncover the secrets to a successful solo style. With music and lyrics to "Bring Me Some Water."
64 AMERICAN TUNES For her new CD American Landscapes, Sharon Isbin worked with three top composers--Lukas Foss, John Corigliano, and Joseph Schwantner--to revitalize the guitar concerto. John Lehmann-Haupt talks to Isbin and the composers about how this landmark project came together.
DEPARTMENTS
6 CONTRIBUTORS
8 MAIL
12 MUSIC NOTATION KEY
14 JUMP STREET Guitar goodies on the World Wide Web, Happenings, and Hit List record reviews.
19 REVIEWS Live recordings from four singer-songwriters and new classical guitar portfolios.
28 A.G. LETTER Barry Slaughter Olsen writes from Russia's Grushinski Festival, where 100,000 pickers gather for three days of picking and protest.
33 SONG CRAFT A Room of Her Own: Why Ani DiFranco, singer-songwriter and Righteous Babe CEO, is the grass-roots phenomenon of the '90s. With music and lyrics to "Cradle and All." By Bryan Powell
42 SHOPTALK Listening Session: How to get the best guitar sound in your home studio. By Jim Kaufman
80 GEARBOX Equipment picks from this issue's featured artists, results of the reader gear survey, and new product spotlights.
87 FOR BEGINNERS Blues Rhythm. By Dylan Schorer
91 DEAR A.G. Answers to your questions.
94 WOOD CHOPS Banjo Technique for Guitar. By Dick Weissman
101 SOLO Paul Lolax introduces his guitar arrangement of Scott Joplin's rag "Cleopha."
106 GREAT ACOUSTICS Eibert harp uke. By Rick Turner
Cover: Scott Nygaard experiments with microphone placement in Mike Marshall's home studio. Story on page 46. Photo by Tom Levy.
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