Guitar (For The Practicing Musician)

 USA

Guitar monthly, 187 issues in total, November 1983 – June 1999. Started as Guitar For The Practicing Musician. From February 1995 the name was shortened to Guitar.

1986 March

Vol. 3 No. 5

Motherless Issue
By Marie A. Cruz, p 6


Our apologies to all the Frank Zappa fans who were anticipating our transcription of Peaches En Regalia in this issue. Unfortunately, due to the limits of space and time, we've had to postpone the appearance of this classic piece until our May issue. In the meantime, Zappa himself is poring over every note, to make sure it's all correct.

 

1986 May

Vol. 3 No. 7

Zappa: Now And Then ...
By Steve Vai & John Stix, pp 50-53
Peaches En Regalia
By Frank Zappa, guitar and bass transcriptions by Andy Aledort, pp 41-48


I started listening to Frank Zappa when I was about 13 years old. Tears of joy (or was it laughter) filled my eyes when I heard him say the phrase, "the influence of a frozen beef pie," from the Just Another Band from L.A. album. Intricately composed and performed melodies combined with the epitome of humorous cynicism – this is what I'd been searching for. (read more)
      

 

1994 February

Vol. 11 No. 4

Frank's Garage
Zappa's guitarists - Warren Cuccurullo, Mike Keneally, Dweezil Zappa, Adrian Belew
By HP Newquist, pp 24-26, 28, 30, 74
Dirty Love
By Frank Zappa, guitar transcription by Paul Pappas, bass transcription by Steve Gorenberg, pp 116-127


1996 March

Vol. 13 No. 5

The Father Of Invention
By HP Newquist, pp 42-44
Pet Sounds: Z's Dweezil Zappa and Mike Keneally
By Mike Mettler, pp 46, 48
Warren Cuccurullo
By Brian Rabey, p 49
The Experimentalist Adrian Belew
By Jon Chappell, pp 36-39