Electric Guitar Handbook [Paperback]

Richard Riley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1998

* Key guitar profiles
* How the electric guitar works
* Basic maintenance
* Setting up
* Electrics
* Playing live

If you need to know how to change a string, or which order to chain your effects pedals, this book has the answers. Richard Riley has been a freelance contributor to Total Guitar and Future Music magazines since 1992, including writing a regular questions and answers column dealing with readers enquires.

This book contains everything that wouldn't fit in the magazine. Everything from the width of a Les Paul fingerboard to the origins of the mahogany in the body. Pickup configurations with wiring diagrams, tips on do it yourself repairs and maintenance in clear jargon-free style. There's information on effects pedals, recording and gigging. Everything a guitar player might come across is explained in detail by an experienced working musician and writer.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"Filled with useful tips. Lovingly researched and well written." -- Total Guitar, August 1998 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

At time of writing, Richard Riley is 35 and living in Bath. Since 1992 he has written about and reviewed guitars, amps, effects, recording equipment, software, hardware and diverse items of music technology equipment for many guitar, computer and music technology publications, including The Guitar Magazine, PC Plus, Total Guitar, The Melody Maker and Future Music. His freelancing career follows a lifetime of musical and technical associations including periods as session guitarist, record producer, live sound engineer, guitar technician... and postman. During the eighties he made intermittent appearances on TV, radio and the occasional Saturday morning TV game show where he claimed the coveted Duster Buster trophy. He now works as a freelance reviews writer, guitar player and computer technician. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Cimino Publishing Group (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187842761X
• ISBN-13: 978-1878427618
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,659,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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