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Guitar Rigs : Classic Guitar & AMP Combinations
Guitarists have pursued the sounds of the stars since records began, and for many that has meant a lifelong wuest for the right instruments and amplification to get what they want.
This book offers an honest assessment of the classic combinations of guitar and amp, showing what they doand why, explaining how they sounded for the stars and how they might sound for you. It offers a primer in elctric guitar and amplifier design so you will know exactly what you are looking at next time you go shopping for gear. It showcases a priceless collection of great instruments and amplifiers, separately and in different combinations, and demonstrates them all on the accompanying CD. It also covers strings and effects pedals. those neglected contributors to guitar sound. No more passionate celebration of the electric guitar and its sound has ever been published.
Guitar Rigs is not just a celebration of the collectables treasures of the guitar and amp world. Along the way it evaluates many more instrument, amps, and effect, offering alternatives for those trying to conjure great sounds from less exalted equipment. And with it comes a CD that demonstrates these and many more combinations so you hear them for yourself.
Dave Hunter is an American musician and journalist who has worked in both Britain and the USA. He is the author of Guitar Effects Pedals - The Practical HAndbook, a former editor of THe Guitar Magazine (UK), and has edited and contributed to books such as: The Tube Amp Book - Deluxe Revised Edition; Acoustic Guitars - The Illustrated Encyclopedia; Totaly Guitars; and Recording Guitar and Bass. He lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. with his wife and their two children.
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