guitars

A quick introduction designed to make one appear well versed in blues guitar playing and blues musicians, presenting rhythm patterns, riffs, chord sequences, and scales; a phrase book; and details on several musicians' techniques, guitars, albums, strengths, and weaknesses.

A quick introduction designed to make one appear well versed in acoustic guitar playing and musicians who play acoustic, presenting rhythm patterns, picking patterns, riffs, chord sequences, altered tunings, and details on several musicians' techniques, guitars, albums, strengths, and weaknesses.

Text and photographs feature over 100 guitar makes and models, and show all the techniques to re-create the evocative styles of the past, or create new ones.

Traces the history and development of the guitar, providing information on where it was created, how it has been used throughout history, what it means in different cultures, and other related topics.

Describes the importance of the guitar in Mexico, especially in Paracho, a town which is becoming the center of the Mexican guitar industry.

Explains how an acoustic guitar is made, from the choosing of the wood, through the gluing, side bending, scalloping, purfling, and creation of special designs, until the strings are added.

Provides lessons starting with the basics-how to hold the bass, how to tune it up and start playing. Each lesson is written in the standard TAB format with easy-to-read rhythm notations, and step-by-step pictures of the correct finger position.

The stimulating and soul-stirring sounds of a well-played guitar are the result of this guidebook. Photographs and illustrations demonstrate new skills so that readers can easily follow along independently.

Explains how to write songs on a guitar and offers tips and advice drawn from classic songs.