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9780879309749

Electric Guitars and Basses

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  • ISBN13:

    9780879309749

  • ISBN10:

    0879309741

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-05-01
  • Publisher: Backbeat Books
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Summary

Electric Guitars and Basses tells the story in full colour of one of the most influential forces on American culture in the 20th century the electric guitar. From the earliest "lap steels" that reshaped the sound of Hawaiian music, through the "Spanish-neck" models that created a new voice in the jazz world and powered the early rock and rollers, and on to the solidbody models that shattered conventional ideas of guitar design and guitar music, all of the classic and historically important models are displayed and discussed by guitar experts George Gruhn and Walter Carter.This new edition features an additional 16 pages of important instruments and newly discovered information.

Author Biography

George Gruhn is recognized worldwide as a leading authority on vintage fretted instruments He established Gruhn Guitars in Nashville in 1970. It has since become one of the largest dealers of vintage and fretted instruments.
Walter Carter has been involved in the Nashville music scene since 1971 as a journalist, songwriter, and musician. He is the former historian for the Nashville-based Gibson Guitar Corp. and the author of several books on vintage guitars and guitar companies

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