100 Great Guitarists and the Gear That Made Them Famous

The brand new guide to improving your game. Whether you're just starting out or have some time in the saddle we provide the tips tricks lessons and techniques that you need to play better - fast.Get offon the right footBuy the right guitar for you. Grab the gear you need. Then learn to keep your guitar looking and sounding great.Work on your chordsYou're not going anywherewithout solid chord skills. Inside you'll find expert advice on nailing the chords you need. Build up your skillsMake your guitar sing - and cry. Work on your articulation and take a few lessonsin style: rock blues even classical. Know your historyCheck out ten of the greatest guitarists to walk the earth and ten all-time great guitars.

Getting a great guitar sound in your headphones, or in your bedroom or garage is one thing. Getting killer sound on stage is something else altogether! In this one-of-a-kind guidebook, veteran guitarist and teacher Sandy Williams shares tips and techniques learned over decades of playing in every type of live environment and teaches you how to get the best sound possible in a wide variety of venues, styles, and gig situations. Playing live is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a musician, but guitarists need to be ready for the many challenges that live performance can pose. Meeting the challenge starts with gear and technical choices, but it also involves personalities---learning to work smoothly with bandmates, venue managers, and sound mixers. Live Sound for Guitar lays it all out for you, showing you how to get the best from your gear in every situation and deliver audience-pleasing results every time. / Guitare

How Marshall Hiwatt Vox and More Changed the Sound of Music-Although rock 'n roll is America's all-time leading cultural export half of the classic rock sound - hard-hitting skintight audacious and vibrant - was born across the pond. Musician journalist and writer Dave Hunter's The British Amp Invasion: How Marshall Hiwatt Vox and More Changed the Sound of Music charts the forty-plus year confluence of British industrial ingenuity and popular culture that grew a minor also-ran offshore industry into a true world leader. Art inspired engineering engineering influenced art and as both evolved at breakneck speed the finest amplifiers in the world were devised and refined on the British Isles. The symbiotic relationship born ofthis partnership produced the most powerful music ever known to mankind - a sound that still resonates today in the most literal sense possible. Hunter's original account provides a ground-level perspective of the simultaneous development of an adolescent audio industry and a nascent musical style documenting their twin struggle to find their footing and stride forward. Rich with behind-the-scenes accounts and high-resolution images of the era's greatest (and highly collectible) amplifiers many of which have never been told or seen before this book is a welcome addition to the libraries of audio aficionados guitarists bassists and other musicians classic rock fans collectors of vintage gear and anyone with an eye for fine photography and an ear for compelling histories.