A complete history of Martin guitars by Walter Carter.

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The Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide is an extensive and accurate guide to the values of vintage guitars and amps. It is put out by the knowledgeable and trustworthy folks at Vintage Guitar magazine, and this 2004 edition is brand new & hot off the presses, so you know the prices are up-to-date.

Thirty full-color portraits, especially designed to be framed, include some of the creme de la creme of guitardom, such as a mint-condition 1960 Gibson Super 400C, a mint 1954 Fender Stratocaster, and exquisitely hand-crafted instruments by modern-day master guitar builders James D'Aquisto, Robert Benedetto, and John Monteleone. Beautiful large glossy guitar pictures to drool over.

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For the first time, a complete and illustrated history of all the electric guitars ever manufactured by Gibson.

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This brand new book contains all the Beatles songs from A - Z for piano, guitar, and vocals.

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The most comprehensive and up-to-date guitar amplifier pricing book is now available! The new 2nd Edition Blue Book of Guitars Amplifiers™ is over 300 pages, and features complete listings of most popular new and vintage guitar amplifiers.

Vintage Guitar Magazine's Gerald Weber's second book including everything that has to do with cool amp tone.

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'Burst: 1958-'60 Les Paul Standard

Authors Jay Scott and Vic Da Pra trace the history of the sunburst Les Paul, documenting hundreds of individual guitars and putting to rest many of the myths that surround the preeminent solidbody electric guitar.

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"Guitar Legends: The Evolution of the Guitar from Fender to G&L" tells the story of the work of two brilliant guitar designers, Leo Fender and George Fullerton. It chronicles their careers together and apart, and in the process tells the story of the creation of Fender-style guitars. It is written by Fullerton himself, and contains a foreward by Phyllis M. Fender. Essential reading for anyone who desires to be knowledgeable about the greatest designer of the electric guitar ever -- Leo Fender.

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Latest edition (8th). Hot off the press...
These are the facts - this 8th Edition Blue Book of Electric Guitars is the largest, most comprehensive book ever published on electric guitars - now with over 900 pages, 1,000+ trademarks, nearly 1,200 photos, more than 35,000 prices, and a complete Trademark Index of current manufacturers and luthiers!

Completely revised with an all-new color digital Photo Grading System! Includes most new model listings and up-to-date pricing for both current and vintage instruments. The industry standard reference for reliable and accurate guitar information.

A full descriptive history of Fender's classic instrument amplifiers from the 1940s to the 1990s. Including color photographs and technical specifications for all the most collectable models. Written by John Morrish.

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Brand new book contains the largest collection of Fender historical photos, patent drawings, and advertising materials yet published. Over 300 pages. Hardbound. The Definitive Fender book?

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Book written by Tony Bacon & Paul Day-tells the story of all Fender's electric guitars, starting with the impact of their innovative 1950's classics and culminating with the establishment in 1985 of the present-day Fender company. Dozens of unique color photos. Hardbound-

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Fender, The Inside Story-by Forrest White- this is a behind the scenes account of the Fender Electric Instrument Company by its former general manager. This books traces the company's entire history and tells about the development of the Tele, P Bass and Strat, as well as insights into Leo's unique personality.

detailed features and specs from the K7F amp of 1945 to todays Custom Shop designs. Lots of nice photos. Also includes how amps work, basic amp maintenance, set-up tips and detailed parts charts that make it quick and easy to date and restore any Fender amp.

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Amps! The other half of rock 'n' roll-by Ritchie Fliegler-Ritchie used to work for Marshall and now works for Fender so he should know his stuff. Stories behind classic amp designs, looking under the hood, Vintage vs. reissue, Transistor dinosaurs, First aid for sick amps, etc.-

Gibson Guitars, 100 years of an american icon-by Walter Carter-over 600 rare and lavish photographs, plans and nostalgia from the Gibson archives and private collections. Researched and written by today's most prominent music writers and authorities on fretted instruments. Also has an annotated bibliography of resources for tracing Gibson guitar models and serial numbers-

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Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars has more than two hundred photos and detailed text, this book chronicles the development and evolution of Gibson's flat-tops, showing why these guitars have been the instruments of choice to so many great musicians. A classic-

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Gibson Electrics by A.R. Duchossoir is another classic! A detailed survey of the different models introduced by Gibson from the very beginning of the electric guitar up to 1961, based upon the company's own documents and literature, over 220 illustrations with 32 pages in full color, including all the guitars that made history!

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Gretsch, The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company by Jay Scott contains lots of info on this great American guitar company, with sections on dating, models, features, etc. Lots of great color and black and white photos.

The Rickenbacker Book by Tony Bacon & Paul Day traces the story of the Rickenbacker. Rare, unusual and outstanding Ric models are shown in specially commissioned full color photographs, and meticulous listings for the collector detail all the company's electric guitars form 1932 to 1994. This book is the most fascinating and up-to-date guide to Rickenbacker's electric guitars, essential for guitar fans in general and Rickenbacker lovers in particular. Hardbound

Stellas & Stratocasters by Willie G. Moseley is An Anthology of Articles, Interviews, and Columns from the Pages of Vintage Guitar Magazine. Lots of weird stuff in this book that is often ignored by others. Hundreds of photos.

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Washburn by John Teagle has the scoop on all those old Washburn guitars, mandolins and banjos as well as the more current Washburn line.

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The Electric Guitar, an illustrated history-The story of the ultimate rock'n' roll and blues instrument is told by a team of expert writers alongside specially photographed profiles of the key guitars with quotes and anecdotes from the muscians who swear by them.-

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