- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd (1 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845370422
- ISBN-13: 978-1845370428
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 22.4 x 2.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,531,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Electric Guitar Handbook" is ideal for the electric guitarist who wants to improve the technical aspects of their playing and so widen their sonic palette, record and gig with a band. It covers the basics of buying the right electric guitar, amplification, accessories and effects, and offers a solid grounding in the fundamentals of mastering these effects. The book covers the basics of putting a band together, gigging, getting started in the music industry and recording. The brief history of the electric guitar covers classics like the Fender Stratocaster and cutting edge newcomers like the Parker Fly. The final chapter profiles 35 electric guitar legends from Chet Atkins to Buckethead, Jimi Hendrix to Steve Vai, with information on their gear, and recommended recordings.
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The Electric Guitar Handbook is ideal to help both new and existing electric guitarists with the knowledge needed to get the most out of their instruments and music. It is also ideal at those players who want to start a band, perform live and even record.
It covers the basics of buying the right electric guitar and amplification, as well as the range of available accessories, from the essential to the esoteric.
A solid grounding is given in the fundamentals of the different effects, how to use them, how to combine them and how to start mastering them.
The essential guitar setup and maintenance tasks that every guitarist should know are also covered, from cleaning and restringing to action, truss rod and intonation adjustment.
The book also covers the basics of putting a band together, gigging, getting started in the music industry and recording.
The Brief history of the electric guitar covers guitars from the earliest models like the Rickenbacker "Frying Pan", through classics like the Fender Stratocaster to cutting edge newcomers like the Parker Fly.
The final chapter profiles 35 electric guitar legends from Chet Atkins to Steve Vai, George Benson to Jimi Hendrix, with information on their gear, and recommended recordings.
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One Awesome Guitar Book, 7 Jun 2009
By M. Baldwin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Electric Guitar Handbook (Hardcover)
Alan Ratcliffe has written a great book about electric guitars. He covers a condensed history and notable milestones in the electric guitar industry, as well as guitar basics such as construction types, materials, tuning and care and maintenance. From there he works through accessories and amplifiers as well as other areas. One of the most interesting sections is the "Legends" section where several of the most influential and / or unique guitar players who helped shape the way electric guitar has been integrated into music today. Now, these include some recommended "essential" listening of their work and the bio's include some interesting tidbit of information about each one. All of the information in the book is presented in an easy to read and understand format. The pages are clean and not cluttered, with great color pictures. All in all this is one of the better "guitar handbooks" I have in my collection.
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