Includes the Collectible Guitar Buyer | collectible guitars e vintage a A 5 2 5 = F cS Fs 5 Es may 2007GST ® VOL. 17ND, O8'¢ ermemtomuitar:com CONTENTS FEATURES ] 8 1964 GIBSON Es-336 Clean only begins to described this guitar. Complete with all paper work, tags. receipts and even a pick from the original selling store, this guitar ‘Screams provenance. -Lawrence Acunto 00 SINERTONE ESPANADA Made by Harmony for Sears, the Espanada is a relatvely pedestrian {guitar made ultra-cool by the application ofthe lunch-counter metal Binding, -Lawrence Acunto QQ THE SIGOLIGIST ‘TCG welcomes “Magic” Frank Malitz to our masthead. Frank will be touching on all subjects related to the gigging musician from gear tips to tone, There will be a ton of info for us each month and | know, I, for one, could use the help! 17 DEMYSTIFYING GUITAR TUBE AMP ELECTRONICS PT IL Gorald Weber comes fo the rescue for all us techno-peasants. This is part two of a two-part series. QQ CARLOS SANTANA He's s legend, What more can be said? -Robert Silverstein QQ 1968 OLYMPIC WHITE FENDER PRECISION BASS Do they get any pretior than this? -Lawrence Acunto QQ SAUL ZONANA Robert SiNerstein speaks with the up and coming guitarist about gear and his new CD, Love Over Money. QQ GUITARS CENTER STAGE This month, Carl Verhayen, Joe Goldmark, Bobby Broom and Nick Moran. -Robort Silverstein 1 13 ooppants ‘Some kinda violinnspired guitar thingy. “Scott Freilich DEPARTMENTS 8 FIRST DRAFT 114 CLASSICAL CORNER 10 NEWS & REVIEWS 118 FRETWARE 10] SOUND ADVICE 119 voicines 104 PRODUCT REVIEWS 112 ADVERTISER INDEX 108 RECORD REVIEWSSCR Re nem CHM CN ese MORRIS Prag eee eine eer e ee Mn sore Progen ehtsey eti stearate ces ners Woodstock nation. No matter what music Carlos plays there's Pee ntee ae t meena emt aaa Latin music and rock—there’s always been something about Risener este eerie Rec ecranee ono reatts Pri MUU ee one ew nae Crete Peer acter een eae Te SO ato lt Vocal cameos from Steven Tyler, Michelle Branch and ogee see VEL ee ne eke Santana is truly a century spanning phenomenon Those who long for the instrumental jazz essence of the Santana sound will also want to check out a Bier ea neretun tana wae Renee called Carlos Santana & Wayne Shorter “Live At De Sencar eC) iia nC aortas 1988, the DVD and CD features Carlos and Wayne Shorter summoning up sounds like Errere eno yarn Mees Scr emcee Om ag bands on Columbia during the ‘60s Preece meme Ce Pero NUR MEonoas Pron ee ne scaIes BY a cra Sa SoU La eMac enS Poteet e CO Smet) re einem Te ic} Prete Pree eee eee uc mer Ro rcemr Nn mia erie DaceTCG: I've always loved your music. Backe when I was 15, Twas one ofthe millions that bought tho 69 Sumanaatbum., CS: Ob, thank you so much man. ‘TCG: Can you let she readers inn what your ‘current activites are for the frsthslf of 2007? ‘heard you were compiling songs fora new album. CS: Yes, frst of all, I'm not going to tour til 2008, inthe spring, So, in te meantime I'm ‘completing lot of pies tht ae in the oven. ‘One isa double CD, a body of work that Pe done that I felt people dida't listen to, Somehow I get the feeling that alot of people only listen to Abraxas and Sigpernanural anc ‘maybea few olhers. But this CD is going to be called Mult-Dimensional Warrior Ad the ‘message in each one ofthe songs is about how twinvite people for people to be conscious and aware of their own light, that essence that creates miracles. And to me it's ‘important. like Bob Marley orJohn Coltrane for John Lenon..it's-imporiant for me, Jbeyond the music, ta invite people to awaken to that inner power that we al have. Somehow ‘we think that only Jesus ean do itor lsh can ito: Krishna can do it but we don’t seem validate the fact that God erested us in his mage so therefore wo have divinity anc supernatural powers ifyou wil in our DNAas wel ‘TCG: Soit’sadoublecD? CS: One is just pure instrumental, compilation of instrumental songs and Another one is compilation of songs that Idi froma CDealled Milagro and Spirits Dancing Jn The Flesh. A compilation of seven CDs, 1 just took certain songs. Its like creating Ietter from a bunch of other CDs thatl'd done, tothe listener, ‘TCG: Is the instrumental CD new material? (CS: It's almost eighty percent. That one will ‘come out lator. Thore'sa lot of music that will bbe coming out. We just completed something that’s going to come out, we diditin ‘88 with Mr, Wayne Shorter That's a DVD, And there's another DVD that’s going tocome out called fmns, Werecordedalive concert with John MeLaughlin, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ravi Coltrane, many African musicians and slso my son Salvador and of eourse my band. So there's a lovof music that’s going to come out this year, Butte instrumental one, wit justsorally new ruse, it won't come orm rill maybe next ‘summer, not this Summer, ut next sume. TCG: 1 know you Jove pop music and instrumental jazzy rock stuff [wanttotell you that track off tf That f Am called “Trinity” \WithRober Randolph an. CS: Kirk Harumett from Metallica, TCG: You co-wrote that with some ineresting people including Michael Brook and. CS: And Nusrat Fatch Ali Khan. You know, 42 2o1n century auraR nsaRZINE may 2007 what tis, is that we recorded three tracks in like two hours and we settled for that one. ‘There's other things that will come out, The ‘main thing that can say abou all ofthis man, is that 'm very grateful to God and to people, to life, that’ T can create musie—from Mouallica 10 Placido Domingo. A lat of ‘musicians, forsomereason—andits oka, I'm not putting hem down—butalotof musicians say, Ton’ do windows, Tonly play jazz, or “don't do this, L only do that. don’t think: like that. [eamed from Miles Davisand John Lee Hooker that as long as its from the heart, ‘you ean play "My Favorite Things,” which is like fromamovie, The Sound Of Music oryou can do like “Time After Time" or "Someday My Prince Will Come” which comes from ‘Sleoping Beauty ox Snow White:So Vlearneda Jot fom Miles not to be narrow minded oc closed minded or close your heart. | love everything from Aftican musicians 10 ‘Metalic othe blues all the bloesplayers.So ‘or me, its diferent path to just be able to, kind oF like be a waiter, and you serve everyone. To me its kind of like that with music. I'm very grateful to be a ‘multidimensional musician, ‘TCG: Being a Jewish kid from Brooklyn, ‘Santana's music was my fest exposure 0 ‘Latin music and World music. 1 always flt {your mausieweassoliberating. ‘CS: Well hank youman. Idd Ieem aot from Bill Graham and Michsol Bloomfield shout the Viedish sentiment, which i still he blues, T love she melodies that I leamed from Michael Bloomfield when he stned ‘venturing away from the blues, like Zast West and with Paul Burerfield Bhics Band. So ‘understand very clearly that dhere's Hebrew- ness in my DNA. Iwas born in Mexico but that’s just where I landed 1 actually have ‘components of every person inmy DNA. Like you, Lam a fragment that comes from the ‘Stars, literally from the universe. [just don't ceomé ftom my mom and dad. You know what Teen? We ateall multidimensional ereatures and once you start perceiving yourself like that, then you're able to express more totality, then justsaying, ‘monly Hebrew. Ionlyplay ‘Hebrew music or I'm only Mexican, I only play Mariachi music or 'm only’ Puerta ‘Rican, Fonly play Salsa."You ae what you is, ‘you ure what you peree:ve, If tbt’s what you ‘wanna be, 26 ahead, There's ao judgment, there's no negative ot positive, cha's just the ‘way itis. I don’t see myself like that. don't Ihave aceling, nor do Iwant to have aeeiling ‘over my existence, [love Coltrane, Have Bob Marley love Marvin Gaye. ike Stevie Ray ‘or imi Hendrix. Sots easier forme t coexist inthis planet morsinaharmonions way. ‘TCG: Your musie always empowered me 10 ‘open my mind and T think that's stl true with ‘your new stuff Is great that you can work ‘with the younger players and also go back to the more symphonic fusion stuff andthen doa track with Michelle Brinch or Steven Tyler ’samiraculous hing in music these days. (CS: Well, you rea miracle, Steven Tyler and ‘Michelle Braneh..everybody has their own supreme besuty. I's kind of like learning to see something beyond what you see in the ‘mirror. You mom sees you a certain way and Yyour teachers see a certain way and your iHiends see youa ceria way and your lover sees you a certain way. But those are just fiagments. But who are you teally when You Jock inthe miror? Who are you to yoursel?? ‘And for me, the musio—that's what I learned from The Beatles and Marvin Gaye and Bob Dylan—is that music is moe than just a song and dancoman. [know that Bob Dylan used 10 falk about, I'm just song and dance man,” [Buthe’s kidding. His music, whether he likes it oF not, it has @ profound message 10 all people [think it would be very ignorant for Palestine not to ike Bob Dylan only because he's Hebrew. You've g0 10 look at the big picture I thin when the Berlin wall eae down, Ithinica day will come when Cuba will be different an¢ Jerasalem will be differnt. | dd see the end of brutality in this planet. I see three things: compassion, merey and forgiveness, Those are the three things that I tink that all people, everyone should leam like you les the languaye of English or seeounting or astrology oF law. They're all languages but the language that we should invest mare in [believe is compassion, mercy sind forgiveness because [think that those are the ones who will take us as humans into a place where we can ereate heaven here, We tdon'thave to dieta go gtit. That's it TCG: What a great combination between you and Paul Reed Smith:. [know you've spoken bout this before but what gat you interested in PRS. guitars and are there any new developments with PRS? CS: Yes, what got me in to Paul Reed was Paul, this very shiny bright stu? in his eyes. He's got alo‘ of enthusiasm and 2 lot go get “em guy brilliance in him and he will not be dotered. His guitars, when they arrive in my hhouse—we have a contrat sa he sends me three or four guitars a year to try out then 1 keep the ones that I keep they always arive {ntune. But ’vebeen playing also with Strats, the Ststovaster, because of my love for a cersain thing, And s0 we're working together {tw have the Paul Reed look hut maybe a litle hit more of a Strat sound, And that’s something that we're still pursuing. T play exclusively Boogie amplifiers: since the beginning. Paul Reed Smith and I also play [Alexander Dumble since about six, seven years now. A combination of Paul Reed, ‘Alexander Dumble amplifiers and definitely ‘the Boogie. I cannot deal without the Boogie or some reason, that's the voice that 1 ‘gravitate to rigit nov. [Us easier for to just lose my eyes and don’t have to think about sessing with knobs and messing with this, ‘messing with that. Just close your eyes and let itflow. "TCG: Can you say something about your classical guitar The Alvarez A-Yain,CS: Right, there's a beauty in nylon strings which is it gives you that romantic, Manitas de Pla and Paco de Lucia and that Bola Sote kind of setting, So I'm very grateful man..yeu don'thave the Segovia get ascund, Everything's an extension, eleciric guitar or acoustic nylon. strings. They're just like brushes and pencils Ieslike whatare you tryingto say that's ‘important through it. What's your story ‘morning glory? (laughter) TCG: 1 beant the original Santana reformed in San Francisco last mantis for a show, That must have been an amazing experience. CS: Yes, it was. Its always very sraifjing and exhilarating o play with Gregg Rolie and the original susiclans, rwasalotoffm. [think we did two orthreesongs. Theehemistry is still there. When you get The Beatles together or you get Cream together or ‘The Polico together, there's something about the chemistry of certain ‘musicians, i'sintact, 'salwaysthere, ‘TCG: 37 years after ABraxas, ean you remember the inspiration behind combining “Black Magic Woman’ with “Gypsy Queen", « powerhouse song stillamazes (CS: It's an extension of people tet 1 love. I love Peter Green and Gabor Szabo, I love Tito. Puente..excuse ‘me_I've been really blessed that [get to Jeam from people that I love—from John Lee Hooker to Miles—yet when T play Otis Rush or John McLaughlin it {doesn't sound like them. Ttstill sounds like me, evea though we know thatthe song ‘Gypsy Queen! comes from Gabor Szaboand “Black Magic Woman” is from Peter Green. They collvet the royalties, a6 they say However people identify immediately with my sound, er our sound, The Santana band ‘sound, And to me is something that I vould just say to all people who are reading this magazine, take the time to eo inside 8 room, tum off everything, go inside and get your ‘own fingerprints. Gst your own uniqueness and individuality together It’s good to check ‘out Stevie Ray and Jimi Hendrix and Jel! Beck but don't forget the best pars, you! (laughter) Cause they're al cheering for you. Go get you. Work on you. Like a snake sheds shin, get id of Stevie, as much as you love hhim, Gets of George Benson or Pat Martino as much as you love "em. Go get you. ‘Cause Put Martine, George Benson and Stevie, they're cheering for you to go get yourself. Go getyour own vision, your own sound, cha’ it TCG: T always loved Fleenwood Mac's version of “Black Magic Woman” too but wher you did it, the song took: off to the stratosphere CS: They're complete on their own 482 20h CENTURY GUITAR MAGAZINE WAY 2007 Flectwood Mac are complete in their own thing. There will always be room for Peter Green, which is like an accumulation ofthe best of the best of B.B. King and Elmore James, But still, BLB. King is B.B. King and Peter Green is Peter Green and I'm me. And that's trebeauty of And you are you! TCG: Image featuring you with Wayne Shorter, Montreux ‘88 is great. Compared to the pop sonnd of Ail That Am, the music you made with Wayne is incredible 1 all it Santana The 2007 DVD and dovble CD on meets Weather Report (CS: aughter) Yeah, wel it's kind of ike tha, We toured together in “72, Thank you for saying that. Tha’s one of my favorite bands ‘That and Miles and Coltrane, I feel very ‘grateful to God. That wes one of the highlights fof my life, to do a tour with Me. Way Shorter He's the genius of geniuses and the ‘most sweetest person you ever want 10 be around, And so, I loamed lot from him and | ‘continue to lear aot from him. He’s truly an \dasaint on art, Like Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama, Wayne Shorterisa whole ‘other kind of light from another galaxy. And Ines the kind of personHike i Jimi was here, Hendrix, and Marvin Gaye and Coltrane—when anybody listens to Wayne your eyes change, It's like beholding something divine in front of you. And I’m sure he sees the same thing in you ancin me. Because we al have it But boy, he's something else Another CD is going to come out as I said very soon, called Hymns, with Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, John MeLaughlin, Hesbie Hancock, Ravi Coltrane and my son and many African musicians, There's music that will come out later on with, of course Buddy Guy. 1 feel really, really arate, Eagle Bye Cherry. T want 10 fontinue just o-like a maitre Di—just to serve people and if ‘anybody invites me from Metallica to Placido Doraingo.that what I want to do, just want to beable to play music andcomplimentlife. ‘TCG: Can you say something about the 2004 Blues At MontrewxDVD? (CS: I just fe! ike its all part of the same continuation of the joy of coexisting and sharing. At this point I feel very, very secure and confident ‘hat Tamweleome onstage with Buddy Guy, BB. King or Otis Rush..the blues musicians and also the Affican musicians, Brazilian musicians, the jazzmusicians. Thattomeisoneofthe ‘greatest things that any musician, any person can have. When the door is fapen 10 every room inthe house! Including th basement! (laughter) So it’s all in the continuation, man. I get a tremendous joy and a tremendous satisfaction —I'm the opposite of I don't get no satisfaction. I get alot of satisfaction fom being in the presence of everyone from, the geatleman from Living Colour, everyone. Vernon Reid, Derek “Trucks, Ben Harper, Anastasio. We're all one ‘And it foes really, really good man, There's ‘no competition, This is not soccer where someone has to lose or someone has to win, ‘Were musicians and hopefilly someday you and ean aso play together TCG: Would you ever consider doing a Santana video influences Vol. 2? “Cause T really enjoyed the video you did honoring Wes, Bala Sote and Gabor Who would he on your wish list fora Vol. 2? (C:Sure. li Akbar Khan, Manitas de Pata, supremely Flamenco rusian, some African risiclans, Tinariwen, Just like that! Okay ‘man, you ake cre ‘TCG: Thankyou very much, (C8: My pleasure Thanks to Carlos Santana @ ‘wwsantana.com - Image Entertainment @ ‘wwrnimage-entertainment.com and Legacy Recontings @ www:legacyrecordings.com