This is a book both for players of all levels, amateur to professional, as well as music enthusiasts, whatever their interest: classical, jazz, flamenco, blues, country, rock and pop. To please fans of music past or present hundreds of guitars are described in painstakingly researched detail, each presented in full-color photographs revealing the overall shape as well as the intriguing detail.
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• A superbly illustrated volume which will appeal to a wide readership, from professional and amateur guitarists to lovers of the widest variety of music.
• Five hundred years of guitar development portrayed in hundreds of clear colour photographs.
• This Directory joins a growing and highly popular list of keenly priced, enthusiast-targeted reference volumes. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good information, no index at all!,
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This review is from: Illustrated Directory of Guitars (Paperback)
The Illustrated Directory of Guitars tracks the evolution of the acoustic and the electric guitar in two seperate sections. It's a handy size for carrying in your bag, and full of interesting information about the different developments and excellent pictures showing details of guitar models on every page. The influence of many designers and performers is described in brief.Unfortunately, the publisher provided no index to the information, and only a very vague contents page. (eg. Acoustic guitars, section 2: Twentieth Century Developments pp. 79-218) It can hardly be called a directory if there's no way of looking up the information! If you just want a book to read cover-to-cover or to open randomly, though, this could be the book for you.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Beware of duplicate buying,
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This review is from: Illustrated Directory of Guitars (Paperback)
The following are basically the same books but with different titles and author names:
A) The Illustrated Directory of Guitar: Edited by Ray Bonds. Same as C) + D) but in pocket size. Authors name are not mentioned. Exactly same as B) but with different title and author. B) Illustrated Directory of Acoustic and Electric Guitars: By Nick Freeth & Charles Alexander. Exactly same as above A) but changed the title. C) The Acoustic Guitar: By Nick Freeth & Charles Alexander D) The Electric Guitar: By Nick Freeth & Charles Alexander E) The Guitar: By Martin Taylor, Nick Freeth & Charles Alexander. Combined the above C) & D) but changed the title. On "Recently Review", Amazon shows Martin Taylor as author. Very confusing & misleading. As a guitars collector, I collect guitar books too. Confused by this marketing strategy, I have bought duplicates of these books. Feel being cheated. I heard Nick Freeth has a new book; "Classical Guitar" coming out next year. I hope it is not another duplication with different title. I will check the "Search Inside" on Amazon or read it at local book stores before purchase it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lacking a lot,
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Regarding acoustinc steel string guitars, I think the book covers well. However, when talking about the origins of the guitar, it lacks a lot. I can understand not talking too much regarding 17th and 18th centuries, but regarding 19th century, it should have some more info. More details regarding other french constructors as Laprevotte or Pons, some more of the 2 Stauffers (father and son), Scherzer,more details regarding Fabricatore family, etc... Also regarding 20th century classical guitars, there are too few info.
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This book charts the evolution of the acoustic guitar from the sixteenth century to the present day. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
two humbucking pickups, sitka spruce top, vibrato unit, fingerboard inlays, electric archtops, solid guitars, rosewood fingerboard, archtop guitars, guitar industry, ebony fingerboard, guitar design, maple body, vibrato system, resonator guitars, tuning machines, mahogany body, real guitars, guitar building, double cutaway, mahogany neck, maple neck, course guitar, single pickup, laminated maple, pickup assembly Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Les Paul, New York, Leo Fender, Santa Cruz, Martin Taylor, John Monteleone, Rick Turner, Chet Atkins, Courtesy Lloyd Chiate, Hugh Manson, San Francisco, Voltage Guitars, Steve Klein, Jerry Jones, Courtesy Mandolin Brothers, Fender Telecaster, Nathan Daniel, Bob Taylor, Gary Southwell, Courtesy Real Guitars, George Beauchamp, Los Angeles, Robert Benedetto, Courtesy Edinburgh University, Courtesy Rod New!
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This book charts the evolution of the acoustic guitar from the sixteenth century to the present day. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
two humbucking pickups, sitka spruce top, vibrato unit, fingerboard inlays, electric archtops, solid guitars, rosewood fingerboard, archtop guitars, guitar industry, ebony fingerboard, guitar design, maple body, vibrato system, resonator guitars, tuning machines, mahogany body, real guitars, guitar building, double cutaway, mahogany neck, maple neck, course guitar, single pickup, laminated maple, pickup assembly Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Les Paul, New York, Leo Fender, Santa Cruz, Martin Taylor, John Monteleone, Rick Turner, Chet Atkins, Courtesy Lloyd Chiate, Hugh Manson, San Francisco, Voltage Guitars, Steve Klein, Jerry Jones, Courtesy Mandolin Brothers, Fender Telecaster, Nathan Daniel, Bob Taylor, Gary Southwell, Courtesy Real Guitars, George Beauchamp, Los Angeles, Robert Benedetto, Courtesy Edinburgh University, Courtesy Rod New!
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