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ELLIOT EASTON
Driving The New Cars
In the late ’70s, The Cars rolled out to become the preeminent American band carrying the “new wave” flag, and its sound was fueled by the playing and tones of a skilled guitar player/collector. By Willie G. Moseley

ABOVE & BEYOND
Buck Owens, 1923-2006
He influenced everbody from Merle Haggard to the Beatles. And long before he was the front man who made Teles and pedal steels cool, he was a session guitarist for some of music’s biggest names. By Dan Forte

GIBSON NICK LUCAS
Les Paul and Chet Atkins may have helped popularize the electric guitar, but Nick Lucas, who was a pop superstar when he and Gibson created this instrument, played a pivotal role in popularizing the guitar, period. By George Gruhn and Walter Carter

QUEEN OF SCOTS
Southern Culture Bassist Mary Huff
A vision with a Precision in fishnet stockings, go-go boots, and the ever-present bouffant wig, she’s half of one of the pumpin’est rhythm sections to be found anywhere. By Dan Forte

FENDER COMPETITION MUSTANG
Cars and the California lifestyle are inextricably intertwined. So it’s no surprise Fender marketed this collision of cars and guitars; after all, if you can’t have a flametop, racing stripes aren’t a bad alternative! By Michael Wright

LITTLE BROTHERS TURN 50
Fender’s Musicmaster and Duo-Sonic
Often forgotten, the diminutive student-grade duo went from concept to reality in short order to capitalize on teenagers taking up guitar to play along with “Rock Around the Clock.” By Terry Foster and Tim Pershing

BASS SPACE
1981 G&L L-1000
Another example of Leo Fender trying to better the single-pickup bass while acknowledging that the Precision he designed was still the industry standard, decades after its introduction. By Willie G. Moseley

THE DIFFERENT STRUMMER
Lap Steel Guitars, Part 2: The Instruments
Since their debut as the homely Electro “Frying Pan,” they’ve fired Hawaiian combos and western swing bands, created a market for “electric guitars,” and spawned the pedal-steel guitar. By Michael Wright

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