{"product_id":"bakersfield-guitars-9781493060627","title":"Bakersfield Guitars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom out of the dust of California''s San Joaquin Valley . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ventures only endorsed Mosrite guitars for about five years. But the legendary instrumental band''s use of the upstart guitar line in the mid-1960s was and is, for many musicians, the first band-brand affiliation they remember. That saga is part of the iconic guitar boom during that decade, which changed the American music scene forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia''s guitar-centric surf music genre was going strong in the early part of that decade . . . but there ain''t no surf in Bakersfield, where numerous instrument builders and innovators were toiling in the gritty and dusty clime of Kern County.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBakersfield Guitars: The Illustrated History contains the compelling chronologies of numerous intriguing, born-in-Bakersfield guitar brands, including Mosrite, Hallmark, Gruggett, Standel (three different manufacturers), Encor, Epcor, Dobro (by Mosrite), GM Custom, Melobar, Osborne, and Acoustic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong th\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hal Leonard Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867318792535,"sku":"9781493060627","price":32.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781493060627.jpg?v=1722282768","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bakersfield-guitars-9781493060627","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}