Author : Terry Burrows
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,80 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Electric guitar
ISBN : 9780823082698
A visual catalog of that follows the histories of important guitars and their manufacturers.
Author : George Frangoulis
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 35,5 MB
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1312615923
GUITARS ILLUSTRATED -- A Player's Guide to the Guitar: This new book about the guitar is a fabulous resource for people who play or simply enjoy hearing this highly popular stringed instrument. The book describes the basic elements of the guitar in easy-to-understand language, and it is filled with marvelous photos of guitar players and their guitars.
Author : Teja Gerken
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 0760363609
Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia is a tour through pop-music’s most celebrated musical instrument. Covering several decades of iconic pieces, this guide describes electric guitars produced by every significant manufacturer from Alembic to Zemaitis. Alongside every model is detailed information and a host of action pictures of key players, from Chet Atkins to Joey Z. 1,200 photographs really bring each guitar to life. With 800 classic, rare and unusual instruments from all major manufacturers in studio-quality photographs, plus illustrations of key players, original ads, and memorabilia, it’s easy to get lost within these pages. Comprehensive and informative text with a unique A-to-Z guitar directory covers makers’ histories, great guitarists, and musical trends. This is the definitive guide to the electric guitar, written and researched by the world’s leading authorities on the instrument that has shaped over 50 years of popular music. In words and pictures, detailed descriptions of just why the electric guitar is the most exciting icon of modern pop music.
Author : Walter Carter
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 37,97 MB
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0785835717
This illustrated encyclopedia to acoustic guitars demonstrates their elegant beauty and which famous musicians favored which brands throughout the years.
Author : Nick Freeth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 1510756817
A must-have for any guitar lover! This book introduces the reader to 250 guitars of all types from the early acoustic archtop designs of the Gibson L-5 in the last 1920s, through the National resonators of the 1930s, the hollow body electric Gibsons of the 1950s, the solid body Fenders of the 1960s, to the exoskeletal carbon and glass fiber of the Parker Fly of the 1990s. Each entry has a clear color photograph of the guitar together with a detail shot featuring a point of particular interest of that instrument along with a description and a technical specification. It is arranged in alphabetical order by maker’s name and coded by the type of guitar. The guitar had a profound influence on many musical forms including blues, bluegrass, country, flamenco, jazz, folk, heavy metal, rock, soul, reggae, and modern pop.
Author : Terry Burrows
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Electric guitar
ISBN : 9780754825364
This is a step-by-step guide to playing the electric guitar, shown in over 600 photographs, illustrations and exercises. It shows you how to master a range of diverse musical styles, such as funk and disco, heavy rock, indie rock, electric blues, country guitar, jazz, lounge and reggae.
Author : Jim Washburn
Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,63 MB
Release : 2003-01-06
Category : Martin guitar
ISBN : 9780762104277
The must-have book for guitar lovers and collectors that captures the history and heritage of the Martin Guitar Company--since 1833 the single-most important guitarmaker. Hundreds of full-color and vintage photographs illustrate the story of the various classic instruments and the performers who have made Martin the instrument of choice.
Author : Tony Bacon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 15,60 MB
Release : 1995-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1476850984
ÊThe Bass BookÊ offers a complete illustrated history of bass guitars from Fender's first in the 1950s through the models of the next 40 years that formed the foundation for modern music. The bass guitar is undoubtedly one of the most significant instruments of this century yet this book is the first to study its history. Features original interviews with bass makers past and present dozens of unusual specially commissioned color photos and a reference section that provides a wealth of information on every major manufacturer.
Author : James Westbrook
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,79 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780754821687
A comprehensive guide to the guitar, with a practical playing manual and chord finder, a historical overview of the instrument and a visual directory of over 150 acoustic guitars, all shown in over 900 photographs and illustrations. ,
Author : Eldon Whitford
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Music
ISBN : 0879309628
"Through detailed text and more than two hundred photos, this book chronicles the development and evolution of Gibson's fabulous flat-tops, discusses the musical properites of individual models, and shows why these guitars have been the choice of so many great musicians, professional and amateur alike, over the last eighty years." --Book Jacket.
