ABOUT VG FRIENDS OF VG REGISTER RESOURCES SEARCH SITE MAP VG NEWSWIRE CURRENT ISSUE BERNIE LARSEN ARCHIVE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FEATURES VG TV PRICE GUIDE VG STORE CLASSIFIEDS UPCOMING EVENTS ONLINE READERS GALLERY ADVERTISING WITH VG HALL OF FAME HOME		Current Issue This month in VG In 1977, a music store in Florida acquired a '57 Gibson Les Paul. Sold to a local recording studio, its new owner started to wonder if was more than just another goldtop. Here is its story. We also sit with two extraordinary guitarists from very different worlds; Bernie Larson is a first-rate sideman and studio whiz, while Warner Hodges is a cutting-edge alt-country axe wielder who spent a chunk of the '80s on the brink of superstardom. Dave Hunter digs into the Marshall-killin' late-'60s Hiwatt Custom 50 amp, Michael Wright talks about the super-funky St. Moritz Stereo guitar, George Gruhn delivers the details on an ultra-rare Gibson electric bass from the 1930s, and Willie Moseley introduces us to an even more rare (as in one of a kind!) B.C. Rich Stealth Bass. Tapped to discuss new music are Telewhacker Redd Volkaert, Steely Dan's Walter Becker and his cohort, Jon Herington, Mark Karan of the Grateful Dead, jazzer Mike Zito, the genre-proof Mike Keneally, and Nashville singer/songwriter Peter Cooper. If you're on the lookout for new gear, we break down five pieces including ESP's GL-56, the US Masters TVA30 amp, the M&P Old Time Special acoustic, Steinberger's ZT3 Custom, and the Mercury Magnetics mod kit for the Fender Champion 600.  Here's a Look at a few of the photos from the Bernie Larsen feature this month! FEATURES WARNER HODGES Ahead of His Time... Two Times The son of musicians who toured with USO bands, he grew up immersed in “cry in your beer” country. As a member of the cutting-edge “alt country” band Jason and the Scorchers, he flirted with fame and fortune. By Ward Meeker AMP-O-RAMA The Hiwatt Custom 50 Marshall might have established valvulicious rock lead tone in the late 1960s, but for power and punch, Hiwatt ruled the roost. This one used the same circuit as the famed Custom 100, minus four output tubes. By Dave Hunter GIBSON PRE-WAR ELECTRIC BASS The fretted electric bass perfected and popularized by Fender’s Precision of 1951 was not a new concept at the dawn of the electric era. This instrument, one of three known to exist, bears proof it was fairly developed by the ’30s. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter THE DUANE ALLMAN “LAYLA” GUITAR? A ’57 Gibson Les Paul Emerges To Tell a Story Taken in trade by a music store in Florida, it was sold to a local recording studio in 1977. Shortly afterward, its new owner started to wonder if maybe it wasn’t much more than just another Les Paul. By Ward Meeker BERNIE LARSEN Sideman, Solo Artist, Engineer, Producer, Independent Spirit As a sideman, he stands above the crowd for wearing many hats and the distinctive voice and sensibility he brings to the roles. But better evidence of those traits is demonstrated on his solo records. By Dan Forte ST. MORITZ STEREO The mass-produced stereo guitar didn’t become a reality until Jimmie Webster persuaded Gretsch to develop the White Falcon in 1955. Gibson followed in ’56 with the stereo ES-345, and a decade later this guitar was introduced, sort of a “poor man’s alternative.” By Michael Wright BASS SPACE The B.C. Rich Stealth Using a platform co-designed by Rick Derringer, this rare axe was custom-built for Richie King of the L.A. band Sorcery, which shared the stage with Van Halen and other SoCal hard rock acts. By Willie G. 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