How Marshall Hiwatt Vox and More Changed the Sound of Music-Although rock 'n roll is America's all-time leading cultural export half of the classic rock sound - hard-hitting skintight audacious and vibrant - was born across the pond. Musician journalist and writer Dave Hunter's The British Amp Invasion: How Marshall Hiwatt Vox and More Changed the Sound of Music charts the forty-plus y…
Culled from the archives of Guitar Player magazine one of the most credible and longstanding music publications Guitar Player Presents Clapton Beck Page traces the mammoth and influential careers of the three most important guitarists in rock and roll ? Eric Clapton Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page ? with insightful interviews from the '60s and '70s to the present. Learn how these guitar heroes deve…
Getting Great Sound at Every Gig-Getting Great Sound at Every Gig. From faders to frequencies microphones to mixing pink noise to polarity this is the all-inclusive manual for creating the finest sound for live performances. It applies to the entire range of stage performers and their equipment - solo acoustic guitar and vocal full-scale band requiring complex amplification or electronica DJ …
All I Really Want to Do-Still going strong in her 60s Cher is one of the most enduringly successful stars of our time. She has sold more than 100 million records topped the charts in six consecutive decades – an unprecedented feat – andstarred in some of the most popular films of the past 30 years.Cher: All I Really Want to Do takes readers through the ups and downs of a career that …
34 Useful Inexpensive Electronic Projects That Help You Unlock Your Instrument's Potential.This unique book features step-by-step projects for guitarists who want to maximize and personalize electric sound quality and minimize electronic problems. It includes how-to instructions for 34 different projects and guidelines for reading schematics plus construction tips. Projects include installin…
A Troubadour's Guide to Writing Performing Recording & Business-Of all the paths available to today's musicians the life of the singer-songwriter remains one of the most alluring and popular. This handbook is the ultimate guide for the modern singer-songwriter full of real-world advice andencouragement for both aspiring and accomplished troubadours. The founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magaz…
Marvin Gaye's life and brilliant career were cut tragically short on April 1 1984 – one day before his 45th birthday – when he was shot and killed by his own father. Now for the first time ever Marvin Gaye's storyis told in intimate detail by a member of his own family. Frankie and Marvin Gaye were close from childhood until Marvin's death. Frankie was at Marvin's side when he died …
A Complete Guide for Mastering Piano-A Complete Guide for Mastering Piano. With clear and easy-to-understand exercises The Piano Handbook is perfect for anyone interested in learning the piano or improving their skills. It provides fresh material and techniques in styles ranging from classical to jazz rock bebop and fusion and gives new players everything they need to learn and enjoy the piano…
All the Stones' Instruments from Stage to Studio-Rolling Stones Gear: All The Stones’ Instruments From Stage To Studio documents the band’s 50 year history as told through the instruments used by them. Crammed with facts this book features input from members of The Rolling Stones and their contemporaries as well as information on all of the songs recorded by the band including demo…
The Complete Guide to Creating Great Rhythm Tracks-This book is a complete course in the art of Drum programming and the concepts and technologies behind it. It takes the reader from the earliest steps in using a digital audio workstation through the development of an individual sound signature and on to the achievement of professional results. Designed to accommodate users of any major Drum pr…
Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale PrintMusic!. The PrintMusic! Primer is a tried and true first step guide to using the world's number one music notation program. Road tested for more than eight years the information found here will help readers transcribe or create any style of music as a desktop masterpiece. This practical and easy-to-use book guides readers through the intricacie…
The Full Story from Orchestras to Bluegrass to the Modern Revival-The sound of the Mandolin is well-known today due to its use in classical music blues Western swing jazz and even rock 'n' roll. This insightful book tells the fascinating story of The Mandolin In America charting its history from the 1880s when the instrument first became a national craze to the 21st century where it is stil…
Another entry in the Fretmaster series this book teaches you both the history and technique of Slide Guitar's masters such as Brian Jones Lowell George Bonnie Raitt and Robert Johnson. While exploring their musical lives and legacy Slide Guitar provides lessons that give you the skills and encouragement you need to emulate these musical heroes.The accompanying CD offers specially recorded ba…
This book explores the evolution of 19 intriguing artists bred by the unique 1960s music scene and traces the musical and cultural threads that gave birth to their electrifying innovations. From folk-rockers to blue- andbrown-eyed soulsters to rock satirists and beyond acclaimed rock author Unterberger uncovers the lives and music of the key visionaries in a mesmerizing decade including: The Pr…
The Autobiography of Jerry Scheff-In this candid and perceptive memoir of his 45-year career bassist Jerry Scheff takes us onto Elvis's private jet on tour with Bob Dylan and into the studio with The Doors. A stalwart presence behind some of the greatest namesof popular music Scheff has also played with Roy Orbison Elvis Costello the Association Neil Diamond Johnny Mathis the Everly Broth…
Electric Semi-Solid Thinlines and Players Who Made Them Famous-The Gibson 335 Guitar Book tells the story of Gibson's ES-335 and related models as played by B.B. King Alvin Lee and Eric Clapton among other virtuosos. It's full of great Guitars cool players and fascinating historical detail. The book traces the story from Gibson's first thinline models to the company's signature instruments a…
All That's Left to Know About The Boss-Long before he sold 120 million albums globally in a career that has endured artistically and commercially like no other performer's in the rock era Bruce Springsteen was a working-class New Jersey kid with a dream and a guitar. By the time he was 16 he was playing ShopRite openings and school dances around his hometown of Freehold.For many high school is …
Compiled by Janie L. Hendrix-Jimi Hendrix was such an extraordinary guitarist it can be easy to forget that just as much passion soul and precision went into his lyrics. Inspired by Bob Dylan Hendrix was a fearless lyrical innovator willing to let his imagination guide him to landscapes hitherto unexplored within the realm of pop music.From the existential euphoria of ?I Don't Love Today? to …
This expanded edition for beginners to experts is a step-by-step manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. Players learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. It features an essential DVD that makes guitar maintenance easier than ever. New features include set-up specs of leading players; stronger coverage of guitar elect…
The Way They Play Includes Lessons on CD. This great book/CD pack lets you explore the work of ten guitar heroes who span the entire acoustic-rock spectrum: Neil Young Dave Matthews Eagles Tom Petty Keith Richards Paul Simon Peter Buck George Harrison James Taylor and Pete Townshend.You'll discover the secrets of their picking and fingering styles learn how they played their most famous l…
Selected Lyrics 1972-2017-Bruce Springsteen Like a Killer in the Sun originally published in Italian is the definitive book on the work of Bruce Springsteen showing his unique narrative talent and offering an accurate critical examination of his poetics. It presents 117 among his best lyrics expounded and annotated with the philological care used for the classics of literature. In his introd…
