Matériel : Livre
This book recounts the story of all the electric steel guitars - or electric 'Hawaiian' guitars as they were called during most of their tenure - that were built by Gibson between 1935 and 1967. Hawaiian guitars were the most popular form of electric guitars until the 1950s and they contributed to some crucial developments in pickups and amplification in addition to lending their voice to the earliest solid body electrics. Aesthetically the early postwar instruments are also amongst the coolest designs ever produced by Gibson.Over 450 illustrations including a wealth of colour pictures catalogue reproductions and patent drawingsA comprehensive section ondating instruments as well as detailed shipping totals for the 1935-1967 period.
SKU: HL.332770
ISBN 9780615243047. UPC: 884088271862. 10.25x12.75x0.96 inches.
Most musicians are familiar with the famous Bigsby Vibrato, but not as many know about the wonderful guitars that Paul Bigsby built in the 1940s. Bigsby, who was responsible for developing and refining the pedal steel guitar, also built the first modern solid body electric guitar for Merle Travis in 1948, predating Leo Fender and Gibson's Les Paul by a number of years. The Story of Paul A. Bigsby tells how Bigsby influenced Fender and Gibson, as well as a number of other guitar manufacturers, in building techniques and design. This deluxe illustrated coffee table book contains over 300 color and black & white photos. Many of these have not previously been published, and over 50 are actual Bigsby instrument photos taken by fine arts photographer Greg Morgan. The book also comes with an audio CD of Paul Bigsby, recorded in the late 1950s, telling stories of his business.
