54 DOWN TO THE WIRE Patty Larkin cuts loose on her radical new album, Perishable Fruit. By Julie Bergman
Words and music to "Wolf at the Door" p. 58
64 ASTRAL VISIONS The singular creations of luthier-musician William Eaton. By Rick Turner
68 DAWG GUITAR Trailblazing players of the original David Grisman Quintet, then and now. By Scott Nygaard
"Opus 57" guitar solos by Tony Rice and Mike Marshall p. 74
DEPARTMENTS
6 CONTRIBUTORS
8 MUSIC NOTATION KEY
10 MAIL
16 JUMP STREET Rob Eberhard Young, the Dead Reckoners, Larry Johnson, Happenings, and more.
24 A.G. LETTER Ken Korman gets caught in the bottleneck at the first National Slide Guitar Festival.
32 REVIEWS Hit List records and books, Celtic guitar CDs, and a Segovia retrospective.
42 SONG CRAFT Steve Tilston: Bard of the British folk baroque. By Colin Harper
Words and music to "And So It Goes . . ." p. 45
50 SHOPTALK Stay Tuned: Buzz Feiten takes aim at the gremlin of bad intonation. By Michael Ross
90 GEARBOX Equipment picks from this issue's featured artists, new gear spotlights, and a review of the Boss AD-5 Acoustic Instrument Processor.
94 FOR BEGINNERS Creating a Second Guitar Part. By Dylan Schorer
Fills, chords, and embellishments p. 95
98 WOOD CHOPS Economy Comping. By Charles Chapman
Chord voicing and rhythm examples p. 99
102 DEAR A.G. Answers to your questions, plus a reader's tip.
106 GREAT ACOUSTICS Roberts Double-Neck. By Rick Turner
Cover: Patty Larkin slings her Olson guitar. Story on page 54. Photo by Jana Leon.