The Ultimate Guitar SourcebookA 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. |
Contents
16TH 17TH CENTURIES | 12 |
EARLY ODDITIES | 14 |
ACOUSTIC GUITARS | 16 |
EARLY ELECTRICS | 76 |
SOLIDBODY ELECTRIC GUITARS | 88 |
HOLLOW SEMISOLID ELECTRIC GUITARS | 182 |
ELECTRIC BASS GUITARS | 230 |
BEYOND GUITAR | 266 |
GLOSSARY | 280 |
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