Guitars
- Celebrate the world’s most seductive instrument. An
obsessive, full-color book —guitars delivers
a feast of 500 guitars in vibrant color, plus players,
makers, legends, myths, and more. Here are guitars that made
history, that changed the course of music, that inspired new
generations of players and listeners. Here are milestones
in the guitar's search for its true self—Torres's classical,
the amazing Gibson L-5—and experiments that ushered
in a new world of sound—Rickenbacker's "Frying
Pan" and Les Paul's "Log." Plus B. B. King's
Lucille, Willie Nelson's Trigger, Eric Clapton's Brownie,
the J-160E that John Lennon played during his 1968 "bed-in"
with Yoko, Jimi Hendrix's hand-painted Flying V in full psychedelic
regalia. And the far-out Gittler—no body, no neck, no
peghead, yet every inch a guitar. Also here are profiles of
famous builders, including C. F. Martin, Orville Gibson, Leo
Fender—the Henry Ford of guitars—and the mad genius
Lloyd Loar. And individual luthiers, like Linda Manzer (her
Pikasso II has 42 tunable strings), the maverick Ken Parker,
and old-world artisan John D'Angelico, staring at skyscrapers
from his Lower East Side shop and creating the ultimate art
deco masterpiece, "The New Yorker." Marrying visual
pleasure with layers of information, Guitars captures the
soul, the significance, history, magic, and the raw mojo of
this most beloved of instruments.
Hand
Made, Hand Played: The Art & Craft of Contemporary Guitars
- Feast your eyes on more than 300 of today’s most
creative, imaginative, and gorgeous hand-made guitars—all
illustrated in full color and featuring information about
the innovative artisans who created them. Meet guitar-making
legends, such as C.F. Martin, Les Paul, and Leo Fender, who
revolutionized the instrument’s design. Discover why
the past 25 years have seen an explosion of craftspeople who
build guitars by hand, employing an attention to detail factories
can’t afford and using higher quality materials and
more technical skill than in any previous era. Explore the
various guitar styles used in a range of musical traditions,
from blues to classical. Detailed information about each guitar’s
specifications, plus personal statements and anecdotes from
the artisans about their work and techniques complete each
entry. Rounding out the book is a Web directory and an index
of luthiers. Players, craftspeople, collectors, and those
who are simply fans of this popular instrument will find this
volume irresistible!
Pickups,
Windings and Magnets: ... And the Guitar Became Electric
- Guitar collectors rejoice! The first book to examine pickups
in detail is here! Covers everything from the first experiments
to classic models conceived for Rickenbacker, Gibson,
Fender,
Gretsch, Danelectro, Epiphone
and others, with an overview of Japanese and European manufacturers.
Includes a 32-page color section of the most popular
models and rarities, a timeline, info on building pickups
and technical specs, and biographical notes on George Beauchamp,
Leo Fender, Seth Lover, Larry
DiMarzio and Seymour
Duncan.
The
Guitar Pickups Handbook - For every electric guitarist,
a book that goes right to the source of the sound! The pick-up
may be a humble piece of technology, yet without it there
would be no electric guitars. In The Guitar Pick-Ups Handbook,
guitarist and author Dave Hunter explores the history of the
transducer that captures mechanical vibrations, from its beginnings
in the early 20th-century through to the present day. He explains
why different designs affect the sound of classic
electric guitars, and provides complementary aural demonstrations
on a specially recorded accompanying CD.
