The first issue that I ever bought of Guitar Player was this one, from 1982. The cover story was on John Entwistle's vintage guitar collection, and I could not have asked for a more enticing entree into the world of guitar journalism. I had been playing about four months when I started to reach for more information about the instrument, and I've never stopped reading and thinking about it.
I'm currently enjoying this multipart oral history on the Guitar Player editors through the years and cutting a videotaped interview with boutique effects pedal manufacturer Andrew Kilpatrick that will appear in the next few days.
Brian Wilson - A Brief Tribute To The Beach Boys Original Bass Guitarist
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*The Beach Boys 1964*I was 12 years old in 1964 when I heard my first Beach
Boy song; "Fun, Fun, Fun." I had not learned to play guitar yet, but I
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16 hours ago
yah, I threw out all my old Down Beat mags but kept my GP mags! I so remember this one.
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