The Story of the Guitars, the Music, and the Great Players
Rickenbacker is the guitar maker who brought the electric 12-string to market and has been responsible for the idea of what such a guitar should do. This book tells the story of those heady days in the 60s, of the competitors who tried and failed to match the sound, and of the instrument's production by Rickenbacker and use by modern guitarists.
Gibson's Les Paul solid body electric guitar first appeared in the early 1950s. An update of "50 Years Of The Gibson Les Paul" (2002), this edition features a complete history of the guitar and its players - from the original Goldtop, through the Fretless Wonder to the revered 1958-60 'Burst' onwards.
Explores the humble beginnings of blues guitar through the early decades of the 20th century, moving into profiles of such players as Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Son House.
The Groundbreaking Innovations That Shaped the Modern Instrument
(Book). Electric guitars do not happen by chance. They look and sound and play the way they do by design. And the people who design today's guitars draw regularly from the treasury of great instruments created in the '50s and '60s. Why did the Telecaster, the Les Paul, the Stratocaster, and the ES-335 so influential? Who designed the Gretsch 6120 ......
An Exploration into the Cultural Significance and Design Semiotics of the Contemporary Guitar Effects Pedal
The catalog of the 2017 exhibition "PedalCulture: The Guitar Effects Pedal as Cultural Artifact" illustrates the cultural significance and visual design semiotics of contemporary guitar effects pedals. The text shows the pedals' application as objects of power transference from on high and explores their symbolic associations with select objects, ......
60 Years of White Falcons, 6120s, Jets, Gents and More
Gretsch electric guitars have a style all their own - a glitzy, wacky, retro charm that over the years has drawn players from all kinds of popular music, from timeless stars to unknown teens. The Beatles, Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy, and Brian Setzer all made their mark with Gretsch, and new bands continually discover and fall in love with the ......
A step-by-step manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. It helps players to learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. It features an useful DVD that makes guitar maintenance easier than ever.
From out of the dust of California's San Joaquin Valley . . . The Ventures only endorsed Mosrite guitars for about five years. But the legendary instrumental band's use of the upstart guitar line in the mid-1960s was and is, for many musicians, the first band-brand affiliation they remember. That saga is part of the iconic guitar boom during ......
The Invisible Line: When Craft Becomes Art is a compilation of seven West Coast artisans thoughts on a subject that is normally left to art historians and PhD candidates. The contributors are all at the top of their respective fields and have been self-employed most of their careers, which gives them a unique insight into the question at hand. ......
