Electric guitars
Subtitle: the illustrated encyclopedia
By: Tony Bacon ; with contributions from Dave Burrluck, Paul Day, Michael Wright
Contributors: Burrluck, Dave, writer of supplementary textual content; Day, Paul, writer of supplementary textual content; Wright, Michael (Writer on guitars)
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780785835721
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Electric guitar; Encyclopedias; Pictorial works; History
Description: This illustrated encyclopedia covers seven decades of the guitar, an icon of modern pop music. Here you will find photos of electric guitars produced by every significant manufacturer, from Alembic to Zemaitis, alongside detailed information and action pictures of key players - from Chet Atkins to Joey Z. The most iconic electric guitars are displayed throughout this encyclopedia, with over 800 classic, rare, and unusual instruments from all the major manufacturers, along with images of important players, original ads, and memorabilia. The text - with a unique A-to-Z guitar directory organized by brand name - covers makers' histories, great guitarists, and musical trends, offering a full view of the industry as well.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 319) and index.
Table of contents: title: History of the guitar; title: Acoustic; title: Airline; title: Alamo; title: Alembic; title: Alvarez; title: Ampeg; title: Aria; title: Baldwin; title: Bartolini; title: B. C. Rich; title: Bigsby; title: Bond; title: Brian Moore; title: Burns; title: Carvin; title: Casio; title: Chandler; title: Charvel; title: Coral; title: Cort; title: Custom Kraft; title: Danelectro; title: D'Angelico; title: D'Aquisto; title: Dean; title: De Armond; title: Domino; title: Dwight; title: Eggle; title: Egmond; title: Eko; title: Electar; title: Electra; title: Electro; title: Epiphone; title: Fender; title: Fenton-Weill; title: Fernandes; title: Framus; title: Futurama; title: G and L; title: Gibson; title: Gittler; title: Godin; title: Godwin; title: Gordon-Smith; title: Goya; title: Gretsch; title: Grimshaw; title: Guild; title: Guyatone; title: Hagstrom; title: Hallmark; title: Hamer; title: Harmony; title: Harvey Thomas; title: Hayman; title: Heartfield; title: Heritage; title: Hofner; title: Hondo; title: Hopf; title: Hoyer; title: Ibanez; title: Jackson; title: James Tyler; title: John Birch; title: Kapa; title: Kawai; title: Kay; title: Kent; title: Klein; title: Klira; title: Kramer; title: Krundaal; title: Labaye; title: Magnatone; title: Martin; title: Maton; title: Melobar; title: Messenger; title: Micro-frets; title: Mighty Mite; title: Modulus guitars; title: Mosrite; title: Music Man; title: National; title: Ovation; title: Parker; title: Peavey; title: Premier; title: PRS; title: Rickenbacker; title: Rick Turner; title: Robin; title: Roger; title: Roland; title: Samick; title: Schecter; title: S. D. Curlee; title: Shergold; title: Silvertone; title: Spector; title: Squier; title: Standel; title: Starfield; title: Steinberger; title: Stratosphere; title: Supro; title: Teisco; title: Teuffel; title: Tokai; title: Tom Anderson; title: Travis Bean; title: Vaccaro; title: Valley Arts; title: Vega; title: Veillette-Citron; title: Veleno; title: Vigier; title: Vox; title: Wandre; title: Washburn; title: Watkins; title: Welson; title: Westone; title: Wurlitzer; title: Yamaha; title: Zemaitis.