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CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ • The new Matchless Laurel Canyon and Coldwater Canyon amps capture classic West Coast splendor.

ROYAL TREATMENT • Blues phenom Eric Gales returns with the album he was born to make: Crown.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • Alt-rock pioneer Bob Mould selects the key cuts from his 40-year career with Hüsker Dü and Sugar and as a solo artist.

OFF-ROAD ADVENTURE • Sidelined by the pandemic, Steve Stevens and Billy Idol made an EP that recalls old times.

Junior Brown’s Bar-Band Virtuosity • Guit With It reveals the show-stopping excitement of his guit-steel performance.

Back to the Future • Reunited with its owner after 50 years, this custom Whatchamacallit double-neck is a blast from 1954.

POACHED FRUIT • Five times famous musicians stole from Chuck Berry.

LEFT OVER Berrys • You know the hits. Now check out these 10 lesser-known and overlooked picks from Chuck’s deep catalog.

SWEET LITTLE Rock & Rollers • The sound of rock and roll began in the hands of Charles Edward Anderson Berry. Here are some of the guitars that helped him make history.

STERNER STUFF • Five years after a misstep on a New York City street left him with broken bones and nerve damage in his right hand, Mike Stern perseveres one gig at a time.

SOUL CAPTAIN • Luther Dickinson gives a tour of the North Mississippi Allstars’ existential party cruise on Set Sail.

FOREVER ’50s • Rockabilly’s top cat talks about beating tinnitus, resurrecting Dick Dale, why you’ll never catch him with a Strat, and why rockers can’t play the ’billy.

INTO THE GROOVE • Nylon-string maestro Jesse Cook finds release in electronic beats on Libre, his latest fret-burning effort.

FRETBOARD MATRIX • An introduction to the highly useful workings of the CAGED System.

Beat the Odds • Luther Dickinson reveals his technique for fingerpicking with groups of five and seven.

DIRTY BUSINESS • LOOKING FOR THE LATEST TAKES ON FUZZ, BOO ST AND DIS TORTION? THESE 10 NEW DIRT BOXES COULD BE JUST WHAT YOU NEED .

PRS • SE Silver Sky

ORIGIN EFFECTS • RevivalDRIVE Compact and MAGMA57

MUSIC MAN • Dustin Kensrue StingRay

STRYMON • Compadre Dual-Voice Compressor and Boost

D’ADDARIO • Nexxus 360 Rechargeable Tuner

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“Right Now” • Sammy Hagar reveals how inspiration struck him and Ed for Van Halen’s enduring hit.