Totally Guitar: The Definitive Guide - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592231993 ISBN 13: 9781592231997

Publisher: Thunder Bay Press, 2004

Synopsis

Totally Guitar is the biggest and most complete book on the world's most popular instrument, full of expert tips and fascinating stories for both beginning and advanced players. An unrivalled guide to the guitar, here are the stories behind 100 key electric guitar makers, from Alembic to Zemaitis, with fabulous color photos of all the greatest models from the 1930s to the 2000s. Here too is advice on how to string, tune, set up, clean, maintain, and store a prized instrument. Add 1,250 bars of music, 250 chords, the biggest glossary of guitar terms ever assembled in one book, and hundreds of essential tips on 10 hot playing styles from acoustic to rock 'n' roll and the result is a modern bible for the guitar-obsessed.

About this title

About the Author:

Tony Bacon is a leading writer on the guitar and is the author of The Ultimate Guitar Book, and The Fender Book, which have combined sales of more than 300,000 copies. He has edited and/or contributed to many other books, including Classic Guitars of the Fifties, Classic Guitars of the Sixties, and The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. He makes his home just outside London, England.

Dave Hunter was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and now makes his home in England, where he is a professional journalist and musician. He is the former editor of The Guitar Magazine. For the past 3 years he has been a recent research contributor and commentator for several television and radio programs on the guitar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1592231993
• ISBN 13: 9781592231997
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 608
• Editor: Bacon Tony, Hunter Dave