Amazon.com Review
For the first time ever, the world's most elite guitars are presented together in this collector’s limited edition. Years in the making, and featuring high-definition, state-of-the-art original digital photography throughout, The Guitar Collection is part music documentary and part photographic odyssey.
Because of the size and volume of pages, the leather-bound Guitar Collection had to be printed by one of the few companies in the world capable of making a book this size. The sleek custom-made leather case that houses this epic book is secured with satin nickel latches, while its interior is lined with luxury fabric. Also housed within the case is a richly produced companion book, The Guitar Collection: Stories, a certificate of authenticity, and one of three museum-quality prints signed by photographer John Peden.
The Guitar Collection is a limited edition. Only 1,500 hand-numbered English-language copies of this edition will be available.
Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, and Keith Richards are but a few of the guitar legends who agreed to have their guitars included in this high-end limited edition book. The collection also features guitars from heralded institutions including Experience Music Project, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Hard Rock International, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. To capture each guitar “on location,” a group of three preeminent photographers traveled to over 40 locations in North America and the UK.
The Solidbody ’54 Edition contains signed John Peden print of the Jeff Beck Esquire, 1954, the electric guitar Beck played with the Yardbirds.
Includes The Guitar Collection book, companion book Stories, custom-made guitar case, certificate of authenticity, and signed museum-quality print.
Specifications:
The Guitar Collection book: 512 pages, more than 670 original full-color images, hand-numbered vellum title page, top-bound in a hand-crafted leather case with embossed detail, 23” wide by 11.15” tall, 20.9 pounds
The Guitar Collection: Stories companion book: 192 pages, more than 180 full-color images, 8.25” wide by 11.25” tall
Custom guitar-style case: Leather-wrapped black exterior, burgundy fleece lining, satin nickel latches, 13” tall by 5” deep by 31.375” wide, 10.5 pounds
Museum-quality print: Full-color reproduction signed by photographer John Peden, 24” wide by 12” tall
A Closer Look at the Solidbody ’54 Edition
Because of the size and volume of pages, the leather-bound Guitar Collection had to be printed by one of the few companies in the world capable of making a book this size. The sleek custom-made leather case that houses this epic book is secured with satin nickel latches, while its interior is lined with luxury fabric. Also housed within the case is a richly produced companion book, The Guitar Collection: Stories, a certificate of authenticity, and one of three museum-quality prints signed by photographer John Peden.
The Guitar Collection is a limited edition. Only 1,500 hand-numbered English-language copies of this edition will be available.
Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, and Keith Richards are but a few of the guitar legends who agreed to have their guitars included in this high-end limited edition book. The collection also features guitars from heralded institutions including Experience Music Project, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Hard Rock International, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. To capture each guitar “on location,” a group of three preeminent photographers traveled to over 40 locations in North America and the UK.
The Solidbody ’54 Edition contains signed John Peden print of the Jeff Beck Esquire, 1954, the electric guitar Beck played with the Yardbirds.
Includes The Guitar Collection book, companion book Stories, custom-made guitar case, certificate of authenticity, and signed museum-quality print.
Specifications:
The Guitar Collection book: 512 pages, more than 670 original full-color images, hand-numbered vellum title page, top-bound in a hand-crafted leather case with embossed detail, 23” wide by 11.15” tall, 20.9 pounds
The Guitar Collection: Stories companion book: 192 pages, more than 180 full-color images, 8.25” wide by 11.25” tall
Custom guitar-style case: Leather-wrapped black exterior, burgundy fleece lining, satin nickel latches, 13” tall by 5” deep by 31.375” wide, 10.5 pounds
Museum-quality print: Full-color reproduction signed by photographer John Peden, 24” wide by 12” tall
A Closer Look at the Solidbody ’54 Edition
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Review
"The Guitar Collection is, without a doubt, the most beautiful and visually engrossing guitar expose I've ever seen. For guitar lovers it is the Sistine Chapel of its ilk and almost as big."--Slash
"The Guitar Collection is, indeed, the single most sumptuous source of guitar glamour to have ever been conceived. It's an overwhelming compendium, so dazzling in its scope that you might have to lie down after paging through it."--Billy Gibbons, ZZ Top
"The Guitar Collection book is, literally, by far the 'Heavy Weight' of all guitar books. It tips the scales on content, size, and beautiful photos, and has a coolness, never before experienced by the true guitar collector."--Rick Nielsen, Cheap Trick
“…The Guitar Collection is a revelation…one of the most stunning guitar books ever.”—Guitar Aficionado
“…huge, luscious images of the most iconic guitars ever….a truly epic read.”—Premier Guitar
“…just viewing The Guitar Collection is a pleasure.”—Robb Report
“…a remarkable new book just published by Epic Ink, a small house in Washington State with its own reputation for creating beautiful things.”—Worth magazine
“…a mammoth and meticulously crafted dual book collection.”—Publishers Weekly
“This book is grand not only in size but also in content.”—Fretboard Journal.com
"The Guitar Collection is, indeed, the single most sumptuous source of guitar glamour to have ever been conceived. It's an overwhelming compendium, so dazzling in its scope that you might have to lie down after paging through it."--Billy Gibbons, ZZ Top
"The Guitar Collection book is, literally, by far the 'Heavy Weight' of all guitar books. It tips the scales on content, size, and beautiful photos, and has a coolness, never before experienced by the true guitar collector."--Rick Nielsen, Cheap Trick
“…The Guitar Collection is a revelation…one of the most stunning guitar books ever.”—Guitar Aficionado
“…huge, luscious images of the most iconic guitars ever….a truly epic read.”—Premier Guitar
“…just viewing The Guitar Collection is a pleasure.”—Robb Report
“…a remarkable new book just published by Epic Ink, a small house in Washington State with its own reputation for creating beautiful things.”—Worth magazine
“…a mammoth and meticulously crafted dual book collection.”—Publishers Weekly
“This book is grand not only in size but also in content.”—Fretboard Journal.com
