No. 281, May 2016

On the Cover: Roots, Riffs & Resonators—A special section on up-and-coming resonator players, a resonator guitar company, and a basics lesson on bottleneck slide guitar techniques.

Songs:

• Peter Frampton - “Show Me the Way”
• The Eagles - “Tequila Sunrise”
• Nathan Bell - “Names”

Features: Interviews with Peter Frampton, Duke Robillard, Richard Osborn, the Stray Birds, Birds of Chicago, and M. Ward; Joan Baez at 70; a sad goodbye to Jefferson Airplane founder Paul Kantner; Folk Alliance International awards Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry.

Lessons:

• Tips on bass fingerpicking
• Playing in waltz time
• Add percussive textures to your guitar

Gear Reviews:

• Two Taylor 12-string guitars
• Solomon Phidelity archtop
• Krivo’s Django Bucker and Nuevo Single Coil pickups