Electric Guitars

by Bacon, Tony; Burrluck, Dave; Day, Paul (CON); Wright, Michael (CON); Day, Paul; Wright, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781571452818
• ISBN10: 1571452818
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Pr

Summary

From the award winning team that produced the best selling Ultimate Guitar Book comes the most comprehensive book about the electric guitar. Its A-to-Z format covers more than 120 makers from around the world and details theft successes and failures through 1,200 unique color studio quality photographs. The book focuses on the iconic electric guitar with an introduction that places the electric guitar in a historical context, running from early acoustic instruments in the 16th century to amplification experiments in the 1930's. The main body of the book is the A-to-Z of brands, covering the key 65-year period from 1935 to 2000.

Table of Contents

History of the Guitar	6	(12)
Electric Guitar Directory:
acoustic	18	(1)
airline	18	(1)
alamo	18	(1)
alembic	18	(2)
alvarez	20	(1)
ampeg	21	(2)
aria	23	(4)
baldwin	27	(1)
bartolini	27	(1)
b. c. rich	27	(2)
bigsby	29	(1)
bond	30	(1)
brian moore	31	(1)
burns	31	(4)
carvin	35	(2)
casio	37	(1)
chandler	37	(1)
charvel	38	(2)
coral	40	(1)
cort	40	(1)
custom kraft	41	(1)
danelectro	42	(5)
d'angelico	47	(1)
d'aquisto	47	(1)
dean	48	(1)
de armond	49	(1)
domino	49	(1)
dwight	49	(1)
eggle	50	(1)
egmond	50	(1)
eko	51	(1)
electar	51	(1)
electra	51	(1)
electro	51	(1)
epiphone	52	(12)
fender	64	(38)
fenton-weill	102	(1)
fernandes	102	(1)
framus	103	(2)
futurama	105	(1)
g & l	105	(1)
gibson	106	(53)
gittler	159	(1)
godin	159	(1)
godwin	160	(1)
gordon-smith	161	(1)
goya	161	(1)
gretsch	162	(18)
grimshaw	180	(1)
guild	181	(5)
guyatone	186	(1)
hagstrom	187	(1)
hallmark	188	(1)
hamer	188	(2)
harmony	190	(3)
harvey thomas	193	(1)
hayman	194	(1)
heartfield	194	(1)
heritage	194	(1)
hofner	195	(5)
hondo	200	(1)
hopf	200	(1)
hoyer	200	(1)
ibanez	201	(13)
jackson	214	(4)
james tyler	218	(1)
john birch	218	(1)
kapa	218	(1)
kawai	218	(1)
kay	219	(4)
kent	223	(1)
klein	224	(1)
klira	225	(1)
kramer	225	(3)
krundaal	228	(1)
labaye	228	(1)
magnatone	229	(1)
martin	230	(1)
maton	230	(1)
melobar	230	(1)
messenger	231	(1)
micro-frets	232	(1)
mighty mite	233	(1)
modulus guitars	234	(1)
mosrite	235	(2)
music man	237	(4)
national	241	(3)
ovation	244	(2)
parker	246	(1)
peavey	247	(2)
premier	249	(1)
prs	250	(28)
rickenbacker	278	(1)
rick turner	279	(1)
robin	279	(1)
roger	280	(1)
roland	280	(1)
samick	280	(1)
schecter	281	(1)
s. d. curlee	281	(1)
shergold	281	(1)
silvertone	282	(1)
spector	282	(1)
squier	282	(2)
standel	284	(1)
starfield	284	(1)
steinberger	284	(1)
stratosphere	285	(1)
supro	286	(1)
teisco	287	(1)
teuffel	288	(1)
tokai	288	(1)
tom anderson	289	(1)
travis bean	290	(1)
vaccaro	290	(1)
valley arts	290	(1)
vega	291	(1)
veillette-citron	292	(1)
veleno	292	(2)
vigier	294	(1)
vox	294	(2)
wandre	296	(1)
washburn	297	(2)
watkins	299	(1)
welson	300	(1)
westone	300	(1)
wurlitzer	300	(1)
yamaha	301	(4)
zemaitis	305	(1)
Glossary	306	(4)
Index	310	(6)
Bibliography	316	(2)
Acknowledgements	318