In the hierarchy of British jazz & rock musicians, the electrifying guitarist, composer, and bandleader John McLaughlin arguably holds an unassailable position at the very top.
Across dozens of official studio and live recordings encompassing solo albums, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti, and co-headlining group projects, GRAMMY ......
How Rob Turner and EMG Revolutionized the Guitar's Sound
A fascinating look at how one man and his invention revolutionized the sounds of rock and the guitar forever-from humble beginnings to the world's largest concert stages. Weaving exclusive interviews with many artists and others, Jim Reilly sheds light on the history and development of the electric guitar and bass.
From out of the dust of California's San Joaquin Valley . . . The Ventures only endorsed Mosrite guitars for about five years. But the legendary instrumental band's use of the upstart guitar line in the mid-1960s was and is, for many musicians, the first band-brand affiliation they remember. That saga is part of the iconic guitar boom during ......
The catalog of the 2017 exhibition "PedalCulture: The Guitar Effects Pedal as Cultural Artifact" illustrates the cultural significance and visual design semiotics of contemporary guitar effects pedals. The text shows the pedals' application as objects of power transference from on high and explores their symbolic associations with select objects, ......
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.
(Book). Country may be the plainspoken music of rural America, but it certainly got gussied up on its way to the hit parade. Rhinestones and Twanging Tones: The Look and Sound of Country Music shows in glittering detail how most classic country stars traded in their overalls for sequined and spangled outfits that shone from a mile away, and ......
The Groundbreaking Innovations That Shaped the Modern Instrument
(Book). Electric guitars do not happen by chance. They look and sound and play the way they do by design. And the people who design today's guitars draw regularly from the treasury of great instruments created in the '50s and '60s. Why did the Telecaster, the Les Paul, the Stratocaster, and the ES-335 so influential? Who designed the Gretsch 6120 ......
The Invisible Line: When Craft Becomes Art is a compilation of seven West Coast artisans thoughts on a subject that is normally left to art historians and PhD candidates. The contributors are all at the top of their respective fields and have been self-employed most of their careers, which gives them a unique insight into the question at hand. ......
