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The definitive history of the world's most famous 12-string electric guitar.ÞWhen the Byrds recorded their hit version of Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man they popularized a new sound in pop music: the electric 12-string guitar.ÞRickenbacker is the guitar maker that brought the electric 12-string to market and has since been almost single-handedly responsible for establishing what such a guitar should do. The California company gave one of its earliest 12-strings to George Harrison of the Beatles on the group's first tour of the United States in 1964. He immediately used it live and in the studio and showed off the sound of electric jangle to the rest of the world.ÞThis book tells the story of those heady days in the '60s of the competitors who tried and failed to match the sound and of the instrument's continuing production by Rickenbacker and use by many modern guitarists. Complete with high-quality photos and exclusive interviews with many of the 12-string's leading players this is the best guide yet to the history of the sound of jingle-jangle.

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Tony Bacon's definitive guide to Gibson's most famous guitar moves into its latest and most complete version yet with this new and thoroughly revised edition. Now with 16 more pages and 45 new pictures this timely (and re-titled) update of Ê50 Years of the Gibson Les PaulÊ (2002) tells the story of one of the greatest musical instruments of the 20th century ä and one that is still holding center stage today.ÞSince Gibson's Les Paul solid body electric guitar first appeared in the early 1950s it has always been easier to list the famous guitarists who have not used one at some point or another in their careers. This improved edition of the book features a complete history of the guitar and its players ä from the original Goldtop through the Fretless Wonder and the revered 1958-60 Burst and on to the reissues of today.ÞRichly illustrated with 250 archive and performance shots ephemera and specially commissioned studio photos ÊThe Les Paul Guitar BookÊ is the most complete guide ever to Gibson's best-known guitar and a must-have for every player and collector.

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ÊKeyboard Presents: Classic RockÊ brings out the stories behind the hits on drive-time radio as told by the keyboard-playing artists and sidemen who created them. What was Billy Joel thinking when he wrote Piano Man ? Who played the pounding piano on the Doobie Brothers' China Grove ? What was it like to back up Jim Morrison in the Doors? How did synthesizers create the sound of Genesis? It's all here: the gear the songs the road stories and the inspiration behind some of the greatest songs of the '60s '70s and '80s by Chicago Deep Purple Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers Blood Sweat & Tears Steve Winwood the Grateful Dead and many more.

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This book examines the life and music of Steve Earle one of the most important and controversial singer-songwriters of our time. Through in-depth interviews with family members producers musicians and with Earle himself this volume traces Steve's journey from southeast Texas to his debut No. 1 country album ÊGuitar TownÊ and his descent into drug addiction and on to his triumphant comeback with ÊTrain a-Comin'Ê and his subsequent challenging projects with co-producer Ray Kennedy. Rosanne Cash Rodney Crowell Peter Rowan and Norman Blake are among the artists who offer insights into Earle's music.

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This how-to guide is ideal for musicians who are new to the complexities of digital recording as well as for those who want to keep up with the fast-changing technology. Providing detailed guidance on using hard disk and DAT technologies stand-alone workstations computer-based DAWs surround sound 5.1 and more plus related hardware and software-based tools such as Softsynths plug-ins and software samplers this book also surveys two-track audio recorders/editors host-based audio/MIDI programs and CD mastering. Its analysis of emerging technology helps readers make informed decisions for creating and operating a cost-effective professional-level digital studio at home.

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