Meet rock and roll's party crashers. They are the guitar-wielding heroes who came into an established musical framework, rearranged the furniture, tipped over a few chairs, and ditched - leaving the stragglers to pick up the pieces. Guitar Gods showcases the 25 players who made the greatest impact on rock's long and winding history. Meet rock and roll's party crashers. They are the guitar-wielding heroes who came into an established musical framework, rearranged the furniture, tipped over a few chairs, and ditched - leaving the stragglers to pick up the pieces. Chuck Berry, for example, the first guitar player to jumpstart rock and roll, left audience eyeballs in spirals when he blasted them with his patented Chuck Berry intro, a clarion call that served as rock and roll's reveille. A few years later, Jimi Hendrix, inspired in part by Chuck, made a lasting impression on rock and roll in so many ways, leaving us all in a purple haze, and sending guitar players scurrying to take a new look at their instruments. The ripple-like effect of Hendrix continues to this day. Guitar Gods showcases the 25 players who made the greatest impact on rock and roll's long and winding history. All the players profiled in this book threw fans for a loop; their advancements in music left the genre in a different place than when they arrived.

Whether theyre acoustic or electric; a Fender, Gibson, or Rickenbacker; whether theyre used to play rock or blues or country; guitars have revolutionized the music industry and have struck a chord with music fans everywhere. An anthology of memoirs, stories, and reminiscences about acoustic and electric guitars and their vital role in all styles of music, This Old Guitar is the supreme tribute to this popular instrument and pop culture icon. The stories in "This Old Guitar" cover such themes as first guitars, learning to play, guitar love and lust, oddball guitars, famous guitars that made (or didnt make) history, playing air guitar, the cliches of smashing and burning guitars, and more. The stories come from journalists and historians well-known in the music industry, including Dan Forte (former editor of Guitar Player and Guitar World magazines), Michael Wright (author of "Guitar Stories" vols. 1 and 2, and contributor to "Vintage Guitar" magazine), Ward Meeker (editor of "Vintage Guitar" magazine), and Charles Shaar Murray (Author of "Crosstown Traffic and Boogie Man"). Sidebars include quotes from such famous musicians as Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, B. B. King, Pete Townshend, Jimi Hendrix, and more.

" ... With this guidebook, Sarno shares a number of initial considerations about learning to play the guitar, covering information not generally found in standard tutorials.. You'll learn how to pick a guitar, what accessories you may need, and how to play by ear. Perhaps most importantly, Sarno stresses the significance of practice, patience, perseverance, and precision, -- a system he developed that has proven successful ..."--Back cover

A stunning visual guide to the history and development of all types of guitars, packed with detailed information and profiling everything from the legendary Martin flat-tops to Gibson's arch-tops guitars and Fender's twelve-string electrics. The Ultimate Guitar Sourcebook is divided by type into nine chapters, each telling the full story of a major type of guitar. It is sub-divided geographically so the reader gets a global picture of guitar making from the United States to the Far East and from Europe to Australia. The introduction examines the development of the world's most popular instrument over the years.

In this text, Gary Marshall includes a complete A to Z of the guitar and a comprehensive listing of Web resources and it is packed with diagrams and helpful illustrations.

From humble folk instrument to American icon, the story of the guitar is told in this “exceptionally well-written” memoir by the NPR commentator (Guitar Player). In this blend of personal memoir and cultural history, National Public Radio commentator Tim Brookes narrates the long and winding history of the guitar in the United States as he recounts his own quest to build the perfect instrument. Pairing up with a master artisan from the Green Mountains of Vermont, Brookes learns how a perfect piece of cherry wood is hued, dovetailed, and worked on with saws, rasps, and files. He also discovers how the guitar first arrived in America with the conquistadors before being taken up by an extraordinary variety of hands: miners and society ladies, lumberjacks and presidents’ wives. In time, the guitar became America’s vehicle of self-expression. Nearly every immigrant group has appropriated it to tell their story. “Part history, part love song, Guitar strikes just the right chords.” —Andrew Abrahams, People

Title on accompanying chart: The basic chord & scale chart.

Are you thinking about learning the Guitar?? here's and ebook that will guide you with the necessary information to start learning the guitar and some of the accessories you need with general hints and tips The 'Guitar Tuition for the Beginner Hint and Tips ebook', is a great investment to purchase; It's a great resource for both tutor and students. It will accompany and compliment the tutor’s lessons, for the student to record their progress and motivate with progressive learning. It is great supplement for newbie students wanting to learn a few things before and during their starter lessons and teaches the basics and fundamentals of playing the guitar. You'll soon realize that you can't live without it! It's a great resource for both tutor and students. How is it different from other books that you have seen? - You are right in asking. Well, it's simple. - The handbook itself, is ideal for both tutors and students and will accompany and supplement the tutor’s lessons and their additional notes too; and will give much more information and insight on various aspects of learning and playing so the student can feel more confident. The student will get guidance on things to look out for when prepping, for one-to-one lessons. There's guidance on purchasing your first guitar and accessories they will need. It covers later purchases that they could invest in as they develop. There is a small list of important and essential equipment that you'll need; including optional equipment and resources to purchase, prior to lessons. Many of the items listed you can purchase in your local friendly music shop and also online. It also has advice on 'hardening' finger tips (building callouses) and of course, helpful advice so the student will get the best of their instrument along-side their musical journey. In the handbook there's also space to record new chords, track progress and space for notes. The author, has a website too with explanatory videos to help get started the students started and there are external links to other professional services such as Trinity College/ ABRSM for those students wanting to take formal exams. (Many music tutors do provide a teaching curriculum to prepare for exams, if desired). On the accompanying website, you'll be able to purchase vouchers for personal one to one guitar tuition (in various denominations) which is ideal for gifting and treating someone to private guitar lessons in: West Midlands areas only, in the UK with a qualified and experienced tutor - T's & C’s apply). Available Now: Books: Levels 1, 2 and 3 and the Students fillable chord chart book!! Levels 1, 2 and 3: The student can look forward to learning other methods, techniques and styles. Furthermore, just like the first Level; there will be handy tips, additional videos, further handouts that you can download and print, additional sheets to write new chords and also additional sheet for your notes too. We’ll look at how and what notes are used in a few chords and during the book we’ll look at the picking styles and also tablature system, including a few songs to have a go at.

Melt your face off with the guitar greats of Jacksonville. In the 1960s, the electric guitar became for boys what Barbie was for girls. Legions of bands formed, composed of teens making a ruckus in the garage. But who could have guessed how many world-renowned greats would arise from the clangor? Guitar gods came forth from Los Angeles, London, Chicago, Nashville. But there is a southern city often overlooked, an unlikely incubator that produced more than a dozen greats. Legends such as Dickey Betts, Dave Hlubek, Duane Allman, Jeff Carlisi, Mike Campbell and Derek Trucks emerged from Jacksonville, a far-flung city detached from the music hubs. Why did Jacksonville give rise to so many greats? Author Michael Ray FitzGerald explores the origins of this rocking story while paying tribute to the youngsters from Jax who joined the ranks of the guitar gods.

The stories of managers and record companies who ripped bands off, are legendary. But what about those bands whose fiery arc to stardom fizzled out? Bands that, having got a single into the charts, failed to follow it up. What if the music had been more important than the money? The Why was just such a band. But there was something else. Not the lack of talent, nor the potential for hit singles. Something that was much darker and sinister, and it broke The Why up. Fifty years after they split up, lead guitarist in The Why, Dave Waters, attempts to get the band back together. One last shot at success. But a mystery concerning the death of their manager, Monty Schneider, fifty years before becomes an obsession. Was it just an accident? Or, was he murdered? And if he was, who in the band was the murderer? What was the secret that split up The Why?