Ibanez As103
The First Paperback Edition of The Definitive Reference Work On The Guitar, And The Most Beautiful Book On The Subject Ever Produced
"When you get right down to it, these guitars represent something unambiguously American . . . You're transported to a place where it's always Saturday night in the summertime, a place where cars are fast and girls are pretty. And when you pull into the parking lot and cut the engine, you may listen the music and recognise that everybody's inside, twisting the night away."
-- David Nicholson, Washington Post Book World
A stunning visual guide to the history and development of this instrument -featuring in particular commissioned photographs of famous, rare, and vintage guitars, from the earliest acoustics to the latest electrics. Packed with construction and design information, and with detailed, informative profiles on everything from the legendary (Martin, Gibson, Fender) to the weird, the exotic, and the oddball (Burns, Hagstrom, Danelectro, to name a few), The Ultimate Guitar Book brings each instrument to life and makes immensely gratifying browsing for players and gatherers alike, from beginner to professional.
ReviewThe guitar is the most ordinary and versatile of all musical instruments, lending it is modest presence to musical forms and genres from rock, country, and bluegrass to classical, jazz, and blues. In The Ultimate Guitar Book, the guitars on display show an closely infinite range of variations and refinements on one basic theme "a box with a neck," as the editors put it in the introduction to the acoustic guitar. From 17th century Stradivari to the latest guitar-synthesizer hybrids, it's all here: instruments famous and rare, ageold and novel, including guitars owned or employed by remarkable musical figures from Les Paul to Paul McCartney. The text includes helpful notes on the instruments' construction, as well as info regarding legendary designers like Martin, Gibson, and Fender. Whether you are a guitarist, collector, or plainly an admirer of exquisite musical craftsmanship, this lovely book is a testament to humane ingenuity in search of the perfective sound.
From School Library JournalYA-- A multitude of full-color photos, with accompanying description of the parts, types, and spin-offs, heighten this chronological history of the guitar, beginning with an example from 1552 and continuing through current times. Covering acoustic, electrical, and bass guitars, including all the big-name makers such as, Fender, Gibson, Martin, and Stratocaster, this informative and beautifully illustrated work will have wide appeal.
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From the Inside FlapThe First Paperback Edition of The Definitive Reference Work On The Guitar, And The Most Beautiful Book On The Subject Ever Produced
"When you get right down to it, these guitars represent something unambiguously American . . . You're transported to a place where it's always Saturday night in the summertime, a place where cars are fast and girls are pretty. And when you pull into the parking lot and cut the engine, you may listen the music and recognise that everybody's inside, twisting the night away."
-- David Nicholson, Washington Post Book World
A stunning visual guide to the history and development of this instrument -featuring in particular commissioned photographs of famous, rare, and vintage guitars, from the earliest acoustics to the latest electrics. Packed with construction and design information, and with detailed, informative profiles on everything from the legendary (Martin, Gibson, Fender) to the weird, the exotic, and the oddball (Burns, Hagstrom, Danelectro, to name a few), The Ultimate Guitar Book brings each instrument to life and makes immensely gratifying browsing for players and gatherers alike, from beginner to professional.
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14 of 14 humans found the following review helpful.
 A joy to read and look at.
By Francois Leblanc
I purchased this book because I liked the original portion of "The Complete Guitarist" book where the history and dissection of the guitar is shown.
This book is full of pictures and descriptions of a lot of guitars. The book is divided by guitar type, from acoustic, archtop, solid-body electics, semi-solid electrics and basses. The descrptions are short and give way to the pictures, but the guitars that demand, by respect, more description are given more pages.
The guitars shown are from all over the world and thence aren't fixed to a specific market. Its cool to see how a russian guitar is made.
The only thing I would have liked is a timeline, but the book isn't formatted this way and it is fine.
All in all a very fun book to have. No theory, not one thing to tell you "practice damn it!", just enjoy.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Outstanding!!! It's the uttermost guitar book
By A
I've read and reread this book innumerable times. The details in construction proficiencies of the respective classes of guitars from the Archtops to the Solid Bodies, are very well ilistrated and the text is unambiguous, without being patronizing. I would highly recomend it as an addition to auy music lovers library. -Jose' Torres Jr.-
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
The pictures make the book.
By A
If you were to never read one word of the text of Mr. Bacon's fine book, it would still be worth the cost. Encased among the two covers are a good deal of of the finest photos of guitars you'll ever lay your eyes on. Not only are there pictures of your "standard" American-made guitars (Fender, Gibson, Rickenbacker), but also "axes" from around the world. Bacon has likewise included some interesting and strange guitars as well. This is a book that you will go back to over-and-over; it's that interesting.
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GREAT guitar, particularly for the price.
). Keeping in mind you're only spending [...] bucks on a guitar, this bass' tone is GREAT.