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Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #37803 in Books
- Published on: 2006-03-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
This is an A-Z of more than 120 guitar brands and markers, explored through 1200, studio quality photographs. From the award winning team that produced the best selling "Ultimate Guitar Book", comes the most comprehensive book about the electric guitar. Its A to Z format covers more than 120 makers from around the world and details their successes and failures through 1,200 colour photographs. The book focuses on the iconic electric guitar with an introduction that places it in a historical context, running from early acoustic instruments in the 16th century to amplification experiments in the 1930's. The main body of the book is the A-to-Z of brands, covering the key 65-year period from 1935 to 2000.
Customer Reviews
THE BEST GUITAR ENCYCLOPEDIA EVER!!!
THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUITAR MANUAL AROUND. IDEAL FOR COLLECTORS AND MAKERS ALIKE. EVERY MAKE AND MODEL EXPLAINED!!!I PERSONALLY COLLECT GUITARS AND THIS WAS VERY HELPFULL INDEED. THE BOOK IT'S SELF IS VERY COLLECTABLE AND HARD TO FIND IN IT'S ORIGINAL PRINT.
Very comprehensive compulsive reading for a type...
Well it is if this is your thing: pictures and histories of brands of guitars. Every conceivable manufacturer is in here and in some detail. It'll have you trawling second hand shops for that rarity in no time.
Great book, great pictures, very addictive!
Ellectric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
Tony Bacon has succeeded in compiling the best encyclopaedia on electric guitars that I have seen yet. This is a wonderfully illustrated record of almost any make of commercially sold electric guitar from budget priced axes to the great names in the world of the electric guitar. Even forgotten names like ‘Egmund’ can be found along with many other makes that I had never heard of before. The photographic illustrations are very high quality and are accompanied by detailed descriptions of the guitars, notes on their designers and histories of the factories that produced and still produce these marvellous instruments. I would especially recommend this book to anyone who is a serious collector, player or builder of the electric guitar.
