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.
Everything you need to know to start playing the guitar
The Complete Beginners Guide To The Guitar is a complete learning companion, guiding you through the basics and helping you lay firm foundations for future development.
The SG Guitar Book is three great volumes in one package: a collection of drool-worthy pictures of the coolest guitars; a gripping story from the earliest prototypes to the latest exploits; and a detailed collectors database of every production SG model ever made.
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.
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.
Gibson's Les Paul solid body electric guitar first appeared in the early 1950s. An update of "50 Years Of The Gibson Les Paul" (2002), this edition features a complete history of the guitar and its players - from the original Goldtop, through the Fretless Wonder to the revered 1958-60 'Burst' onwards.
The Story of the Guitars, the Music, and the Great Players
Rickenbacker is the guitar maker who brought the electric 12-string to market and has been responsible for the idea of what such a guitar should do. This book tells the story of those heady days in the 60s, of the competitors who tried and failed to match the sound, and of the instrument's production by Rickenbacker and use by modern guitarists.
Beginning in New York City in the 1830s with the arrival of Christian Martin, from Germany, to set up the Martin company, this book takes readers on a comprehensive visual tour of US guitar history. It presents over 75 brand names, with more than 300 guitars photographed, including Bigsby, Danelectro, D'Angelico, D'Aquisto, Ditson, and many more.