History of the American guitar
Subtitle: 1833 to the present day
By: Tony Bacon
Edition: [New ed., revised, updated & expanded.].
Publisher: Backbeat Books; Backbeat
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Milwaukee, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781617130335
Subjects: Guitar; Pictorial works; History
Other titles: American guitar
Description: "This is the story of 170 years of American guitars, told through a remarkable collection of exceptional instruments dating from the 1830s to today, all displayed in beautiful, detailed photographs"--Cover, p. [4]
Notes: Title from cover.

Previous ed.: London: Balafon, 2001.

"Glossary": p.154-157.

Edition statement from p. [4] of cover; "First edition 2011"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1833 C.F. Martin arrives in the USA; title: 1839 Martin moves to Pennsylvania; title: 1883 Lyon & Healy makes the first Washburn Guitars; title: 1894 Orville Gibson starts making instruments; title: 1900 The Larson Brothers set up in Chicago; title: 1902 C. F. Martin introduces Style 45; title: Gibson Guitar-Mandolin Co.; title: 1910 Harps, metal boards and muting bars; title: 1922 Gibson launches Lloyd Loar's Master Models; title: 1927 Epiphone's "recording guitars" are released; title: 1927 The Hawaiian influence continues; title: 1927 National introduces first resonator guitars; title: 1928 Gibson's first "signature" guitar; title: 1929 The Dopyera Brothers begin Dobro Production; title: 1929 Martin makes its first "14-fret" guitar; title: 1930 Regal acquires former Washburn Factory; title: 1930 Vega goes arched; Stella goes twelve; title: 1930 Stromberg begins making archtop guitars; title: 1931 Martin launches the Dreadnought Guitar; title: 1932 D'Angelico sets up New York shop; title: 1933 Gretsch introduces own-brand guitars; title: 1934 Gibson's first jumbo flat-tops announced; title: 1934 Gibson's finest archtop, the Super 400 is launched; title: 1935 Rickenbacker adds electrics; title: Epiphone launches the Emperor; title: 1939 Wilkanowski makes violin-shape guitars; title: 1947 Leo Fender renames his business The Fender Electric Instrument Co.; title: 1949 Gibson introduces the first three-pickup guitar; title: 1951 Gibson unveils its new CES Electrics; title: 1952 Bigsby makes first electric double-neck; title: 1952 Gibson launches its first solidbody electric; title: 1953 Maccaferri introduces plastic guitars; title: 1956 Gretsch releases the White Penguin; title: 1957 Kay creates the new Barney Kessel model; title: 1957 Gibson acquires the Epiphone Company; title: 1957 D'Angelico designs and builds the "teardrop"; title: 1958 Fender launches its new Jazzmaster model; title: 1958 Gibson adds the Explorer, the Flying V, and the ES-335; title: 1959 Gibson makes its first stereo guitar, the ES-345; title: 1962 Valco introduces fiberglass guitars; title: 1965 D'Aquisto begins making guitars in his own right; title: 1968 Micro-frets releases the first wireless guitar; title: 1979 Martin establishes a custom shop; title: 1995 Manzer builds the 42-string Pikasso II; title: 1996 Blue Guitar Collection showcases archtops; title: 1996 Peavey issues Eddie Van Halen signature model; title: 1997 Development of the acoustic-electric hybrid; title: 1998 PRS launches its first hollowbody models; title: 1999 Danelectro releases retro U-3 model; title: 1999 Taylor Guitars celebrates twenty-fifth anniversary; title: 2000 Fender honors founder with Anniversary Broadcaster model; title: 2002 Taylor launches its first nylon-string models; title: 2004 Fender's custom shop makes Day-of-the-Dead Telecaster; title: 2005 PRS celebrates 20th anniversary with Singlecut return; title: 2007 EVH duplicates Van Halen's most famous guitar; title: 2009 Collings adds 360 model to electric line; title: 2010 ESP pulls out the stops with Amakusa One-Off; title: 2011 Gibson & Fender continue to plunder the past to define the future.