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Guitar : the shape of sound : 100 iconic designs / by Ultan Guilfoyle.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML1015.G9 G85 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guilfoyle, Ultan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guitar.
- Guitar--History.
- Guitar--Construction.
- Guitar makers.
- Genre:
- History.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2023.
- Summary:
- "The 100 most iconic guitars from around the globe, from early modern beginnings to cutting-edge electric models. The guitar is the iconic instrument at the heart of all popular music. From Delta blues on acoustics to electric rock & roll, and all that came in its wake, the guitar has proven the most versatile and emotive conduit for musical expression and experimentation. Across more than 300 years, master guitar-makers have striven continually for new sculptural and aural peaks, yet the guitar's immediacy and intimacy endures, however loud the volume controls on the amplifiers are turned. With 100 of the finest and most innovative models of guitar from the 17th century to the present day alongside the players who changed the face of popular music, Guitar includes fascinating stories behind iconic models from an eclectic mix of brands, including Alden, D'Angelico, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Ibanez, Kay, Martin, Millimetric Instruments, Mosrite, Greg Smallman, and Stauffer. The book also includes a wealth of fascinating and lesser known information about enigmatic performers including the Beatles, Woody Guthrie, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, St Vincent, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimi Hendrix, and Neil Young. A delight for design enthusiasts and music aficionados alike, Guilfoyle's latest book charts the development of this pillar of popular music and the charismatic performers who have used the guitar to transform our lives"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Design and Technology
- Music
- Popular Culture
- Guitars.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 273) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781838665586
- 1838665587
- OCLC:
- 1346319887
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