The world's most famous guitar had a golden anniversary in 2004, and this official, authorized book/CD package offers the best photos, quotes, facts and sounds to properly celebrate this achievement. From Buddy Holly to Jimi Hendrix to today's hottest players, the Fender Stratocaster defines rock'n'roll for generations of fans and players. Special features include exclusive photos from the world's greatest guitar collection, as well as a CD with musical examples of famous Strat sounds and styles hilariously performed by Greg Koch - even spoken excerpts from the author's interviews with the Strat's beloved inventor, Leo Fender. This book also recognizes that the Stratocaster's deeper significance lies in the music that guitarists have created with it. You'll hear what Strat players have to say about their instrument, their music and each other. The Fender Stratocaster both reflects and influences popular culture worldwide. The Stratocaster Chronicles focuses on the people who brought it into the world, the designers and builders who refined it, and the players who have taken it from there.
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After freelancing for Rolling Stone, Tom Wheeler joined the staff of Guitar Player and became its Editor-in-Chief for 10 years. An internationally acknowledged guitar expert, Wheeler has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, MTV and CNN. He lives in the USA.
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This by far the best book I own in respect to the Stratocaster and its history. This hardcover, coffee table book is great from front cover to back cover. Carefully binded and in Matte black cover with color printings, The Stratocaster Chronicles is a must for guitar fans, strat players or not.There is not one of the 264 pages that doesn't include a great picture, from the first strats, to rare prototypes, to newer models, custom shops and stars' models. The book includes many excerpts with key memebers of the Fender factory in 1950's, including the man himself, Leo Fender, along with Bill Carson, Freddie Tavares and many others. The author dove into his archives to present the most accurate history of the Strat to date, from its inception, the two horns, the origin of the famous peghead and all the details of the most loved guitar. Rare pictures from the early 50's tell the tale along with narration from the author and dozens of interviews. This book includes an Audio CD with fragments of interviews with Leo Fender, plus 50 different sounds the Strat has become famous for, in the styles from player like Eric Clapton, Hendrix, Knopfler and Malmsteen, you can even learn to make your Strat sound like a Koto, from Japan! In all, just the pictures in this book are worth the price, the history, interviews and Cd are a great plus. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the instrument that shaped modern music with this great book.
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The Stratocaster Chronicles,
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Tom Wheeler has done it again !This will become the "Bible" by which all others books pertaining to Fender's most famous work of art, the Fender Stratocaster, will be judged. A must have book for 'Strat lovers everywhere!
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A wealth of information.,
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This book is well written, illustrated, and printed. An excellent tribute to a musical marvel: the Stratocaster. If you play one, this book will give you lots of insight into how and why it works and where it came from.
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The Stratocaster's originality was so startling that it's easy to overlook its connection to the Telecaster, but as George Fullerton said, "The Stratocaster evolved from the Telecaster." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
big headstock, vibrato action, peghead decal, smaller headstock, factory guitars, first vibrato, string retainer, rosewood board, inertia bar, custom shop, maple neck, guitar market, rosewood fingerboard, signature guitars, middle pickup, gold hardware, sunburst finish, truss rod, vintage guitars, neck plate, tremolo bar, new guitar, strap buttons, output jack, surf music Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Leo Fender, Dan Smith, Bill Carson, American Standard, Freddie Tavares, Eric Clapton, George Fullerton, Don Randall, George Blanda, Mike Lewis, American Series, Jimi Hendrix, Mary Kaye, American Deluxe, Jeff Beck, Forrest White, Les Paul, Strat Plus, Dick Dale, Lone Star, New York, Richard Smith, Ritchie Fliegler, American Vintage, Rex Gallion New!
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The Stratocaster's originality was so startling that it's easy to overlook its connection to the Telecaster, but as George Fullerton said, "The Stratocaster evolved from the Telecaster." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
big headstock, vibrato action, peghead decal, smaller headstock, factory guitars, first vibrato, string retainer, rosewood board, inertia bar, custom shop, maple neck, guitar market, rosewood fingerboard, signature guitars, middle pickup, gold hardware, sunburst finish, truss rod, vintage guitars, neck plate, tremolo bar, new guitar, strap buttons, output jack, surf music Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Leo Fender, Dan Smith, Bill Carson, American Standard, Freddie Tavares, Eric Clapton, George Fullerton, Don Randall, George Blanda, Mike Lewis, American Series, Jimi Hendrix, Mary Kaye, American Deluxe, Jeff Beck, Forrest White, Les Paul, Strat Plus, Dick Dale, Lone Star, New York, Richard Smith, Ritchie Fliegler, American Vintage, Rex Gallion New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Hal Leonard The Fender Stratocaster by A.R. Duchossoir on 4 pages
- Fender Stratocaster by Ray Minhinnett on page 47, and Back Matter
- The Story of the Fender Stratocaster by Ray Minhinnett on page 47, and Back Matter
- The Other Half by R. L. Marshall in Back Matter
- The Gretsch Book - A Complete History of Gretsch Electric Guitars by Tony Bacon on page 62
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