Amped: The Illustrated History of the World's Greatest Amplifiers - Hardcover

Hunter, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760339724 ISBN 13: 9780760339725

Publisher: Voyageur Press, 2012

Synopsis

 

Guitarists love amps—really love them. Amplifiers may look dull to the rest of the world, but to guitarists they are full of mystique, romance, and rockin' sound. And while there are many strong-selling electric guitar histories available, here's the first illustrated history of the electric guitar’s best friend, the amp. World-famous guitar and amp historian Dave Hunter tells the story of 60 of the greatest amps ever built, including classics from Fender, Marshall, Vox, the bizarre EchoSonic that created Elvis' sound, and the ultimate esoteric $75,000+ Dumble amps. The story is illustrated with hundreds of technical photos, rare machines, catalogs, memorabilia, and the amps of the stars, from Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Eric Clapton. This is a book guitarists will drool over.

 

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In a world where technological progress for the sake of “the product” seems to outstrip genuine cultural and social advancement, it’s refreshing to still be able to fire up a chunk of archaic technology and make some rock ‘n’ roll. Enter Amped, a history of the world’s greatest guitar and bass amplifiers, from the quaint 1937 Rickenbacher M11 to the latest and greatest Matchless. Here are more than sixty classic amps, including Leo Fender’s iconic tweed Bassman, the sonorous Vox AC30, Jim Marshall’s powerhouse stacks, Supro, Hiwatt, Orange, Mesa/Boogie, Alexander Dumble’s mad creations, Trainwreck, and many more—plus some cool oddities, electrical freaks, and fascinating failures. Now, if they could just bottle that vintage tube amp smell, we would really be getting somewhere.

About the Author:

Author Dave Hunter is a well-known expert to amp and guitar freaks. He's a writer for Vintage Guitar and Guitar Player magazines and author of Star Guitars and numerous other music books. He lives and plays his many guitars and amps in Portsmouth, NH.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0760339724
• ISBN 13: 9780760339725
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208