No. 234, June 2012

  New Gear 2012 The latest guitars, amplification gear, and accessories. By Teja Gerken. Alternate Tunings Lesson Using simple tunings like dropped D and open D or more exotic tunings like C G D G A D and D A D G C F can alter how we perceive what is possible on the guitar.  By Alex De Grassi. Paul Brady The Irish singer-songwriter talks about his background in traditional music, writing songs for Bonnie Raitt and Tina Turner, and his aggressive open-tuned acoustic guitar style.  By Kenny Berkowitz. DEPARTMENTS ACOUSTIC CLASSIC You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go. Words and music by Bob Dylan. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1934 Gibson L-00. By Derek See. NEW GEAR 1 RainSong Shorty SG Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews the carbon-fiber guitar pioneer's latest model. With video. By Adam Levy. NEW GEAR 2 Crafter TE 6MH/BR Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews an all-mahogany cutaway acoustic-electric. With video. By Adam Perlmutter. NEW GEAR 3 L.R. Baggs M80 Review. Acoustic Guitar puts L.