From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action this do-it-yourself primer for owning and maintaining an electric guitar explains the ins and outs of choosing the right guitar; cleaning tools and basic maintenance; personalizi…
Hot Rats, the second solo album by Frank Zappa, is considered by his fans and critics alike to be a groundbreaking, important record, as well as one of his most innovative efforts of all time.The first recording project after the dissolution of the…
This new version of Tony Bacon's ESix Decades of the Fender TelecasterE shows how the world's first commercially successful solidbody electric guitar still attracts musicians more than 60 years since its birth in California. Today it is more popular…
EThe Gibson 335 Guitar BookE tells the story of Gibson's ES-335 and related models as played by B.B. King Alvin Lee and Eric Clapton among other virtuosos. It's full of great guitars cool players and fascinating historical detail. The book traces th…
It's 1982 and the Ramones are in a gutter-bound spiral. Following a run of inconsistent albums and deep in the throes of internal tensions the legendary quartet is about to crash and burn.THEnter Richie Ramone.THThen a 26-year-old from New Jersey na…
Stop pulling out your hair and crumpling up paper a EThe Frustrated Songwriter's HandbookE blasts away your mental roadblocks so you can tap into your deepest creative resources. Whether you're a total novice or a seasoned pro whether you're a penci…
EThe Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds Updated EditionE brings fresh information to the table to help guitarists understand everything about what makes their amps tick and how to use them to sound better tha…
Actor performer musician entrepreneur winemaker athlete writer curious adventurer a Maynard James Keenan is the embodiment of the archetypal artist. Best known as the vocalist in award-winning groups Tool A Perfect Circle and Puscifer he has trusted…
ENew York TimesE Bestseller EA Perfect Union of Contrary ThingsE is the authorized biography of musician and vintner Maynard James Keenan. Co-author Sarah Jensen's 30-year friendship with Keenan gives her unique insight into his history and career t…
There have been many books written about Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, but only by people who weren't there. Walter Lure was-from the band's chaotic beginnings on New York's Lower East Side, through a now-legendary UK tour with the Sex Pist…
Frank Zappa was an unremitting musical innovator and experimenter always looking for ways to exploit the latest advances in technology. His working life coincided with the explosive development of music technology that ran from the 1960s through the…
Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush-capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in which they lived-and a wide-eyed reflection on why the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World needed the…
Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said 'Come on in.' So writes Harold Eggers Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer in EMy Years with Townes Van Zandt: Music Genius and RageE…
Despite Steely Dan's popularity its ability to cultivate an ever-growing base of avid and loyal fans and its chart positions relatively little has been written about the group. ESteely Dan FAQE clears up some of the many misconceptions about the ban…
Once in a while a photographer gains the trust of an artist or a band and his work fuses with that of the artist in such a way that the two become married in the public consciousness. One can think of David Duncan's pictures of Picasso at work or Al…
If you ever needed proof that a magazine can have a love affair with a musician you're holding it in your hands. For EDownBeatE the preeminent publication of the jazz world Miles Dewey Davis was one of its most cherished subjects. Since it began cov…
In 2011 the world celebrated the 40th anniversary of Queen a one of the most innovative glamorous and influential bands in history. Over the course of the band's career they have grossed 170 million album sales worldwide have written 18 number one h…
This expanded edition for beginners to experts is a step-by-step manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. Players learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. Features an e…
EGuitar Effects Pedals: The Practical HandbookE opens up the world of effects pedals vintage and new alike for the guitarist. In an easy guitarist-friendly style the book explores the history of different effects pedals what each type of effect does…
Jeff Buckley made only one album, but the one he made has proved to be seminal. Grace emerged at a time when grunge gripped the charts. Buckley s refined melodies and wide vocal range made him stand apart from his contemporaries. His rendition of Le…
Here is the first comprehensive book that covers Prince's forty-plus personal and professional years in and out of the public spotlight. Firmly grounded in a detailed chronological overview of Prince's prodigious released and unreleased recorded mus…
In a music business amply buffered against surprise, Danny Gatton swam stubbornly, from country, to gospel, rockabilly, soul, and standards. "Redneck Jazz" became Gatton's calling card for playing whatever and whenever he wanted. Hailed as the best…
Here is the story of an often overlooked one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll musician and the historic times he lived in. In spite of numerous opportunities for success he became a tragedy.THJerry Nolan came out of New York in the 1970s as part of two of th…
In this candid and perceptive memoir of his 45-year career bassist Jerry Scheff takes us onto Elvis's private jet on tour with Bob Dylan and into the studio with The Doors. A stalwart presence behind some of the greatest names of popular music Schef…
More than a player's manual this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century American music. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 importan…
From its artful beginnings (Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd the Mothers of Invention and those progressive forebearers the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles) through the towering guitar solos monumental synthesizer banks and mind-boggling special effects of the Go…
Shooting pianos miking chickens recording bass (guitar that is) on a submarine. These are some of the unusual recording techniques examined in the book ERecording Unhinged: Creative and Unconventional Music Recording TechniquesE. Because we all like…
Thirty years ago five L.A. punks unleashed their debut album upon the atrophied and decadent rock charts of Reagan's America. Within weeks EAppetite for DestructionE ascended to number one on the U.S. charts; to date EAppetiteE has sold more than th…
This book is a complete course in the art of drum programming and the concepts and technologies behind it. It takes the reader from the earliest steps in using a digital audio workstation through the development of an individual sound signature and…
Howard Bloom-called "the greatest press agent that rock and roll has ever known" by Derek Sutton, the former manager of Styx, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull-is a science nerd who knew nothing about popular music. But he founded the biggest PR firm…
ERolling Stones GearE is the first book to historically document all of the Rolling Stones' musical equipment. It's also the story of the Rolling Stones but with a new twist: their history as told through the instruments they used. This book covers…
In 1982 Fender revived an old guitar-string name for its new line of Japanese-made electric guitars. Millions of guitars later and celebrating its 30th anniversary Squier is almost as important to the company as the main Fender brand.THGuitar pundit…
Pianist Mike Garson was David Bowie's most frequent musician on record and onstage throughout Bowie's life. They played over a thousand shows together between 1972 and 2004 and Garson is featured on over 20 of Bowie's albums. EBowie's Piano ManE is…
EThe WallE was Roger Waters's first album. So begins Dave Thompson's Thompson's ERoger Waters: The Man Behind the WallE the first full biography on this notoriously guarded personality that has eluded probing queries and papertrail dissection for th…
Ushering in a new era of confessional music that spoke openly about experiences of trauma, depression, and self-loathing, Nine Inch Nails' seminal album, The Downward Spiral, changed popular music forever-bringing transgressive themes of heresy, S&M…
This ultimate guide to all the gear used by the Beatles details exactly which guitars drums amplifiers and keyboards the Fab Four embraced throughout their brief but revolutionary career from their earliest days as the Quarry Men to the dissolution…
Who is your favourite Bob Marley? Athletic soccer jock? Herb aficionado? One Love superhero? Subversive revolutionary? Sexy ladies' man? Political activist? Dreadlocked bohemian? Peace broker? Rastafarian natural mystic? Third World theologian? Stre…
EThe Jazz Guitar HandbookE is a step-by-step guide to jazz guitar playing. It takes you from the basics through to advanced harmony and soloing concepts and teaches you the music theory a jazz guitarist needs to know. Along the way it covers a wide…
Explore the sounds of more than 30 guitar legends from '50s rock'n'rollers to today's nd-metal practitioners. You'll discover the secrets of their classic tones learn how they played their most famous rhythms & leads and find out what gear they used…
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From their humble beginnings as friends in high school, to playing strip clubs in nothing but well-placed socks, through a struggle to find the right guitarist, to the present day, Red Hot Chili Peppers FAQ chronicles the adventures of the best-sell…
An in-depth and comprehensive guide to a and history of a music collecting EThe Ultimate Guide to Vinyl and MoreE traces the hobby from its beginnings over a century ago. The book features informative and entertaining sections on every significant f…
With clear and easy-to-understand exercises EThe Piano HandbookE is perfect for anyone interested in learning the piano or improving their skills. It provides fresh material and techniques in styles ranging from classical to jazz rock bebop and fusi…
ERingo: With a Little HelpE is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm. EWith a Little HelpE traces…
To many vintage guitar fans it seems inconceivable that Gibson dumped the Sunburst Les Paul in 1960 and during the following year introduced a completely new design the one that we know now as the SG ( solid guitar ).THAt the time however it made go…
Roy Orbison emerged as an artist alongside his Sun Records contemporaries in the early days of rock 'n' roll. He did not possess the good looks of Elvis Presley or the everyman toughness of Johnny Cash nor did he conduct wild-child stage antics like…
Two eight-page B&W and color photo inserts
(Book). This book reassesses Miles Davis' "electric period" and analyzes its continuing influence on contemporary music. While jazz purists often revile this phase which encompasses the entire second half of his career, from 1967 until his death in…
Although rock 'n roll is America's all-time leading cultural export half of the classic rock sound a hard-hitting skintight audacious and vibrant a was born across the pond. Musician journalist and writer Dave Hunter's EThe British Amp Invasion: How…
Originally published in 2003 and now revised and updated EThe Songwriting SourcebookE is the third entry in Rikky Rooksby's bestselling EHow to Write SongsE series. This easy-to-use book will help you write better songs by explaining the art of writ…
EAC/DC FAQE spans AC/DC's 40-year career starting from the band's inception in 1973. This book covers everything from their early days in Australia to their first tour of England and the United States. It also includes personal experiences stories c…
In this volume author John Corcelli reveals Zappa's roots as a musician from his diverse influences to his personal life. We also learn more about his former band members and the enormous musical legacy inherited by his son Dweezil. The book feature…
