Guitar Familiy Trees. The history of the world's most iconic guitars

Auteur : Terry Burrows
Editeur : Apple
Format : Broché
Paru le : 16/05/2012
ISBN : 9781845434236
Nombre de Pages : 256 pages
Poids : 1,185 Kg
Taille : 19,0 cm × 25,0 cm × 3,3 cm

Description :
The guitar has existed in a recognizable form for over 500 years, yet it is really only during the past century that the instrument's enormous impact on popular culture has been truly feit and recognized. Most of the pop, rock, jazz and country sounds of the past 50 years would simply not exist without the invention of the electric guitar. Guitar Family Trees is a striking visual account of 500 of the most prominent guitars in the instrument's illustrious history, from early 19th-century acoustics right up to state-of-the-art 21st-century models. This comprehensive book charts the history of the most respected manufacturers and the evolution of their guitars in more detail than ever before. Specially designed photographic guitar family trees, including five special fold-out posters, provide at-a-glance overviews of the development of every make and model, decade by decade. Terry Burrows then takes an in-depth look at more than 200 iconic models to create a stunning, fact-filled catalogue. A superb, full-colour photograph of each featured guitar is accompanied by informative and engaging text tracing its development with key design and sound features highlighted and an exhaustive specification list. Burrows also reveals the guitarists who love to play each model and the tracks on which you can hear each guitar played.