A full-color journey through the entire development of the famous Fender amplifier - from the ÕtweedÕ amps of the 1950s and 60s to current designs. This book features 120 color photos of classic and modern Fender amps and a detailed reference section for collectors. Incorporating material drawn from interviews with key Fender personnel, The Fe[Read More]

Tipbooks are handy, accessible, thorough and convenient guides for players who want to get the most out of their instruments and gear. They are written in collaboration with and proofread by musicians, teachers, technicians and other experts - for beginners, students and advanced players. Features include: lessons, teachers and practicing * all jar[Read More]

Two audio cassettes with accompanying instructional booklets. Incredibly accurate reproductions of rock classics, professionally recorded. Plus instructional booklet with tips by the pro's on how to improve your musical skills - fast. Each item includes professional quality cassette; stereo guide bed tracks; super precise reproduction of sounds and[Read More]

Amp'd follows a four-year timeline with Gary's son, Aaron, the guitarist in the bands STRANGERS WITH CANDY, LIFER, and BREAKING BENJAMIN. During this time, Gary traveled to more than 50 shows, hung out with the bands before and after they performed, and talked intimately with band members, managers, and fans.I was curious about what my son was doin[Read More]

Electric guitar players can choose from a library full of guitar books, but comparatively little has been written about the other 50% of the electric guitar: the amplifier. This book takes a giant step toward redressing the balance, providing the first overall view of amp-dom, including: how amps work, profiles of the major manufacturers, Õtran[Read More]

For this follow-up to his popular A Desktop Reference of Hip Vintage Guitar Amps, Gerald Weber has compiled his articles and ÕAsk GeraldÕ columns that have appeared in Vintage Guitar from 1993 to 1996. As a special bonus, Ken FischerÕs ÕTrainwreck PagesÕ from Vintage Guitar are also included. This book assumes that the reader has at least a wo[Read More]

In the early 1960s, a handful of brash British kids needed a new sound for a new kind of music. They marched into a music store in their blue-collar town and asked the gentleman behind the desk to build them an amplifier with leg-shaking power and jaw-dropping tone. So he did. This first-ever biography tells the story of Jim Marshall, founder of[Read More]

Guitar Player (December 1990)

Already known as the bible of tubes and tube amps, The Tube Amp Book is now even better. This deluxe revised edition features 40 percent new material, including two CDROMs of circuit diagrams plus a dramatically improved design and page layout. The book's technical tips, in-depth electronic specs and explanations, rare schematics, hundreds of full-[Read More]

Guitar chord charts for approximately 300 songs usually used when accompanying a fiddler. Includes instruction regarding walking bass techniques used by Texas guitar players.