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This is the most comprehensive single-source manual for the guitar player. It takes you all the way from deciding which instrument is best for you and your music to learning the essential techniques in ten of the most popular guitar styles and maximising the potential of your guitar, effects, and amplifier, this book is a one-stop fast track to fluency in all aspects of the most influential icon in the history of popular music.Contents
Contents : introduction - CHAPTER ONE - sound and construction (essential ingredients that determine the sonic characteristics and playing feel of the world’s most popular guitars / Classical / steel-string flat-tops / archtop acoustics / archtop electrics / solidbody electrics / semi-acoustics / piezo-magnetic hybrids - CHAPTER TWO - amps and effects (a look under the hood of the gear that shapes your sound / Classic Tube combos / tube hotrods - the big stacks - solid state - modeling amps - classic pedals - racks and multi-fx - CHAPTER THREE - maintenance (a guide to care, cleaning, set-up, repair and minor customisation of your guitar / stringing up and tuning / set-up / electrics / professional repairs / cleaning / care and storage - CHAPTER FOUR - play guitar (take a taste of the ten most popular guitar styles - to find new inspiration for your own playing, or an entire new direction / acoustic / rock and pop / blues / country / rock’n’roll / metal / latin / african / classical / jazz - GLOSSARY (a detailed, comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to the language of guitar) - INDEX
