Acoustic Guitar

November 1998, No. 71

GEAR SPECIAL

Players' Choice Awards 50 great values in acoustic guitars and gear.

This Just In New gear introduced at the summer NAMM show.

Amplification Q&A Advice on choosing and using acoustic-electric guitars, under-saddle pickups, preamps and piezo pickups, integrated systems, and microphones.

An index of previously published gear-related articles in Acoustic Guitar

Manufacturer Directory A complete listing of the companies that make acoustic guitars and related equipment

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JUMP STREET Happenings Lucinda Williams, Trout Fishing in America, farewell to Roy Rogers, advice from Dr. Headstock, and more.

REVIEWS Hit List records, fingerstyle Paul Simon, and classical sheet music.

A.G. LETTER Judith Antonelli takes it to the streets of Boston.

SONG CRAFT Pure Melody: Elliott Smith's good sense of pop. By Roger Len Smith.

Words and music to "Sweet Adeline"

GEARBOX Equipment picks from this issue's featured artists, and a visit to McCollum Guitars in central California.

PRIVATE LESSONS For Beginners: More Classical Exercises. By Gary Joyner

Exercises by Carcassi and Aguado

Percussive Techniques: Two-Hand Tapping. By Preston Reed, with Dylan Schorer.

Tapping exercises

SOLO Dylan Schorer introduces the winning tunes from our alternate tuning contest.

GREAT ACOUSTICS Shelton-Farretta double-bodied classical. By Eric Schoenberg.