Tony Bacon

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The Bass Book

Tony Bacon; Barry Moorhouse

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Totally Guitar

Tony Bacon; Dave Hunter

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Fifty Years Of Gretsch Electrics: Half A Century Of White Falcons, Gents, Jets, And Other Great Guitars

Tony Bacon

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Six Decades Of The Fender Telecaster: The Story Of The First Solidbody Electric Guitar

Tony Bacon

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Acoustic Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia

Tony Bacon; Dave Hunter

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The Sax & Brass Book

Tony Bacon; Paul Trynka; Dave Gelly

Now in paperback, this entertaining book explores the expressive sounds and great players and makers of woodwind and brass instruments from the 1920s to the 1990s. It examines the development of jazz trumpet and trombone from Bix Beiderbecke to Miles Davis; jazz saxophone from Sidney Bechet to Joshua Redman; and sax and brass in rock and pop from James Brown to the Beatles. 200 color photographs with three fold-out spreads are included. “A wonderfully historical account of jazz and popular music” — Planet Jazz

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50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul: Half a Century of the Greatest Electric Guitars

Tony Bacon

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The History of the American Guitar: From 1833 to the Present Day

Tony Bacon

Hundreds of close-up color photos and insightful text trace the development of the guitar along with its musical and social legacy. A fascinating excursion into guitar history.

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Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia

Tony Bacon; Michael Wright; Paul Day; Dave Burrluck

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50 Years of Fender

Tony Bacon; Paul Day

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London Live: From the Yardbirds to Pink Floyd to the Sex Pistols The Inside Story of Live Bands in the Capital's Trail-Blazing Music Clubs

Tony Bacon

Featuring eyewitness accounts and rare photos, "London Live" offers a celebration of the musicians, venues, and performances that put live rock music in the spotlight of London's 1950s-1970s cultural scene. 100 color photos.

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The Sax & Brass Book

Tony Bacon; Brian Priestley; Paul Trynka; Dave Gelly

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The Classical Guitar: A Complete History

Tony Bacon; Paul Sparks; Richard Johnston; Graham Wade; John Morrish; Brian Jeffery; Bernard Richardson; Colin Cooper; Jaap Van Eik; Paul Fowles

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The Ultimate Guitar Book

Tony Bacon; Paul Day

The definitive reference work on guitar. The most beautiful book on the subject ever produced, with specially commissioned photographs of famous, rare, and vintage guitars--from early acoustics to the latest electrics. It makes immensely pleasurable browsing for guitar players and collectors alike, from beginner to professional.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1991

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Rock Hardware

Tony Bacon

At its inception in the 1950s rock & roll was played on simple instruments with simple audio equipment. Today's rock instruments and sound systems can be as technically sophisticated and complex as any Hollywood blockbuster. Rock Hardware explores the full range of choices in instruments and technology. including acoustic guitars, electric guitars, basses, amps, drums and percussion, keyboards, electronic music, brass, woodwinds, live sound systems, and recording technology. For rock fans, the book provides an inside look at 40 years of music history as seen and heard from the world's most famous stages and studios. For musicians, it gives invaluable insight into which instruments to choose from a vast array of old and new equipment, and how to combine them to create a distinctive new sound. The essays in this book have been written by fourteen of the world's leading music writers.

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The Gretsch Book

Tony Bacon; Paul Day

A spectacular photo history of Gretsch guitars, their unique stylings, and the players who made them famous such as Chet Atkins and George Harrison.

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Classic Guitars of the '50s

Tony Bacon; Charles Alexander; Tom Wheeler; Michael Wright; Walter Carter; Paul Trynka; Paul Day; John Morrish; Rikky Rooksby; Andre Duchossoir

This spectacular book, with over 200 color photos, pays tribute to the electric guitar, the musical invention that forever marked an outstanding decade.

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The Bass Book/a Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars

Tony Bacon; Barry Moorhouse

In California in the early 1950s the Fender company introduced the world's first electric bass guitar, and started a revolution in the sound of popular music. The 'guitar bass and drums' line-up that would define pop music had found its heart, and for the next 40 years the bass guitar provided the solid foundation upon which most modern music was built. The bass guitar is without doubt one of the most significant new musical instruments to have appeared in this century, and The Bass Book is the first to study its complete and fascinating story. Many original interviews with makers of bass guitars from the past and present illuminate The Bass Book, and while the popular establishment of the bass during the 1960s and 1970s is examined in detail, modern variations of this diverse instrument are also presented. Dozens of unusual, desirable and rarely seen basses are shown in specially commissioned studio-quality photographs, including instruments owned by Paul McCartney, Stanley Clarke, and John Entwistle, and a reference section provides a wealth of information on every notable maker.

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The Rickenbacker Book: A Complete History of Rickenbacker Electric Guitars

Tony Bacon; Paul Day

Here is an in-depth look at the electric guitar brought to the spotlight by The Beatles, manufactured by the first company dedicated exclusively to electric instruments. Written by the authors of The Fender Book, this entertaining narrative includes more than 100 color photos.

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The Gibson Les Paul Book: A Complete History of Les Paul Guitars

Tony Bacon; Paul Day; Les Paul

For guitar collectors, musicians, and fans--the first complete examination of the Gibson Les Paul guitar, the instrument of choice for many of the world's top rock guitarists since 1952. This unique book features a complete examination of these famous guitars. 100 color photos.

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The Steve Howe Guitar Collection

Tony Bacon; Steve Howe; Miki Slingsby

Throughout his consistently successful career, rock guitarist Steve Howe has built up a collection of guitars which is unparalleled in diversity and richness. For the first time, this book offers a private view of Steve's fabulous collection, showing 125 instruments ranging from antique lyre guitars to modern solidbody electrics. During the 1970s Steve Howe was guitarist in Yes, the most successful and adventurous of all progressive rock groups. In 1981 Steve formed Asia, since when he has worked as a member of GTR (1986), Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989), and in the reunited Yes of 1991. He has also made four solo albums, was instrumental in the production of the Symphonic Music of Yes album (1993), and has appeared as a guest guitarist on recordings by Queen, Lou Reed, and many others. Every instrument in The Steve Howe Guitar Collection is shown in superb full color photography, some at nearly two-thirds actual size on special fold-out pages. The work of 40 instrument makers is represented, including celebrated companies like Gibson, Fender and Martin alongside less familiar names such as Panormo, Sho-Bud and Levin, dating from the 1780s to the 1990s. As well as the standard guitars, the collection includes a host of related instruments such as banjos, bass guitars, guitar-synths, lutes, tenor guitars, mandolins, pedal steel guitars, sitars and harp guitars. Steve's engaging commentary details the circumstances in which he acquired each of the instruments in his collection. He pinpoints exactly how the guitars have been used during 30 years of recordings and tours, from his first pop group The Syndicats (1963) to his latest solo album The Grand Scheme of Things (1993). The SteveHowe Guitar Collection is a unique combination of guitar history, musical memorabilia and beautiful photography. It brings alive the most fascinating and wide-ranging individual collection in instruments ever seen together in one book, and documents the continuing career of one of rock's finest guitarists.

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The Fender Book/a Complete History of Fender Electric Guitars

Tony Bacon; Paul Day

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The Guru's Guitar Guide

Tony Bacon

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Rock Hardware: The Instruments, Equipment, and Technology of Rock

Tony Bacon

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