Author : Cliff Douse
Publisher : Handbook
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,13 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781847863911
A resource for those who want to get to grips with playing the guitar. It is packed with practical advice on how to tackle the basics, such as simple chords and finger-picking, right through to more complex power chords, slurs, bends and slides. It also includes tips on stagecraft and performing live as well as step-by-step guitar maintenance
Author : Paul Lidel
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,61 MB
Release : 2001-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780739011249
If you dream of having a career as a professional guitarist, then this book is for you! Paul Lidel, a National Guitar Workshop teacher and Atlantic, Sony and Shrapnel recording artist, offers advice on playing the guitar and surviving in the music business. Covering everything from how to pass an audition and how the recording process works to theory, technique and playing great solos, this comprehensive guide is the ultimate reference for any aspiring professional guitarist. You'll be coming back to this useful reference book for years to come. The CD includes exercises.
Author : Bobby Owsinski
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,6 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Concert tours
ISBN : 9781423492368
(Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs). Containing everything you ever wanted to know about being a musician on a tour with a signed recording group or performer, the Touring Musician's Handbook answers the questions every musician has about moving up to the big-time world of concerts, clubs, and live shows. Among the topics covered are: * how to become a touring musician * Getting a gig with a touring act * The kind of chops and gear needed * How the audition process works * Different types of tours and pay scales * What to expect in production rehearsals * How to prep for a tour * Proper tour etiquette * What to look for in a tech The book also looks into the unique challenges facing touring players according to their instruments, including drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals, percussion, horns, and strings. As a bonus, interviews with veteran touring musicians and techs provide an overview of touring with some of the biggest acts in the world. A DVD that covers tour preparation based on both personal and equipment needs accompanies the book.
Author : Ralph Denver
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 25,63 MB
Release : 1983
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Author : Bobby Owsinski
Publisher : Alfred's Pro Audio
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,79 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780739075357
For all guitarists, the quest to finding the guitar tone you hear in your head and then recording it is a never-ending journey. The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook is your definitive guide to discovering that great, elusive guitar sound and making sure it's recorded well. This book features a series of interviews with expert players, guitar technicians, recording engineers, record producers, and gear manufacturers to give you an inside look into the business of guitar tone. The included online media provides both audio and visual reference points to help you achieve the classic sounds you hear on records. The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook offers quality information that will serve as a solid base for development of any guitar player or guitar recording artist's imagination. - Mateus Tebaldi, MusicGearReview.com
Author : John Keane
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 17,99 MB
Release : 2007-10-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0071595902
"I'd recommend this book to anyone, whether beginner or expert." --From the Foreword by Peter Buck of R.E.M. "Because everything is explained so concisely, you spend less time wading through pages and more time recording music." --Sound on Sound magazine "An excellent book for any engineer or home recordist just getting into Pro Tools." --Tape Op magazine
Author : Charlie Chandler
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 37,50 MB
Release : 2005-05-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1476860009
(Guitar Educational). This ultimate guide to caring for your guitar includes: how to strip down and clean your instrument * how to set the action * how regular maintenance can improve your guitar and your playing. Top repairman Charlie Chandler will show you how to carry out basic maintenance and repairs, all of which can be done yourself, without the need for professional assistance. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with over a hundred diagrams and photographs. Includes special troubleshooting tips to help you solve common problems like fret buzz, chips and cracks in paintwork, electrical problems, intonation, and more. Whether you're a beginner struggling with a new set of strings or a pro looking to hone your set-up, this book will help you to get more out of your guitar.
Author : Paul Balmer
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 2011-09-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780760341131
This is the first hands-on how-to manual devoted to all electric guitars. This guidebook shows owners and dreamers the basics of selecting and buying electric guitars; maintenance and repairs such as tuning, setting intonation, fret repairs, bridge and nut adjustments, troubleshooting; spur-of-the-moment stage-side fixes; and some basic “performance” enhancements, like adding aftermarket pickups, locking tremolos, and more.
Author : Rusty Cutchin
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Guitar
ISBN : 9781844512041
The Complete Guitar Handbook is a comprehensive practical guide and reference source to the guitar. Targeted at guitarists of all styles, it presents essential information in way that quickly gets the budding guitarist straight into playing the style they like. Using a compact format, the book is designed to be a highly portable, eminently-thumbable reference source that encourages the reader to explore the world of guitars in the home, the studio or at college. Opening with a Start Here section the book allows the reader to get the most out of the mass of information by providing clear starting points for different levels of skill and interest. The reader is then led through easy-to-follow explanations of learning the basics, and on to exploring a wide range of different playing styles and effects.
Author : Dave Rubin
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,95 MB
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1480347280
(Guitar Educational). Doug Redler has been a guitar tech to the Black Crowes, k.d. lang, the Dixie Chicks, the B-52s, Paul Simon, Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, Peter Gabriel, and many other stars. He's seen it all, and knows what to do when it comes to keeping guitars and amps healthy. In this book, he reveals his trade secrets so that anyone with some mechanical ability can maintain their own gear. Co-authored by Hal Leonard guitar historian Dave Rubin, this book covers: guitar tech toolbox, proper stringing techniques, evaluating the guitar neck, setting the action, adjusting the pickups, basic bass guitar set-up, tales from the road, humidity and acoustic guitars, amp care and maintenance, and more!
