How to Set Up, Maintain and Repair Electrics and Acoustics
A step-by-step manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. It helps players to learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. It features an useful DVD that makes guitar maintenance easier than ever.
From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action, this book explains the ins and outs of choosing the right guitar; cleaning, tools, and basic maintenance; troubleshooting; basic guitar electronics; choosing and installing replacement pickups, pots, switches, and capacitors; setups of the pros; and, more.
Electric Semi-Solid Thinlines and Players Who Made Them Famous
The Gibson 335 Book tells the story of Gibson s ES-335 and related models, as played by B.B. King, Alvin Lee, and Eric Clapton, among other virtuosos. It s full of great guitars, cool players, and fascinating historical detail. The book traces the story from Gibson s first thinline models to the company s signature instruments and modern ......
At first the guitars were cheap and basic, and in the 1970s Ibanez was best known for its copies of leading Gibson instruments, including Les Pauls, SGs, and Explorers. Ibanez is the most important Japanese guitar brand, this book tells the story of its electric guitars, tracking the fortunes of this impressive brand.
The Fender Telecaster is the longest-lived solid body electric, played by everyone from Muddy Waters to Keith Richards, from Radiohead to Snow Patrol. This title shows how the world's first commercially successful solid body electric guitar still attracts musicians more than 60 years since its birth in California.
60 Years of White Falcons, 6120s, Jets, Gents, and More
Gretsch electric guitars have a style all their own - a glitzy, wacky, retro charm that over the years has drawn players from all kinds of popular music, from timeless stars to unknown teens. The Beatles, Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy, and Brian Setzer all made their mark with Gretsch, and new bands continually discover and fall in love with the ......
Offers a step-by-step guide to jazz guitar playing. This title takes you from the basics through to advanced harmony and soloing concepts, and teaches you the music theory a jazz guitarist needs to know. It covers a range of styles, including jazzy blues, swing, bebop, modal, jazz-funk, Gypsy, and more.
Breaking down the individual components of the electric guitar rig, this book examines the ingredients in any given piece of equipment that contribute to superior or inferior sound, and offers tips to improving and making the most of the gear you've already got - with reference to quotations from name artists and manufacturers.
