An introduction to the study and application of performance art through phenomenology for radical artists, educators and practitioner-researchers. Features exercises to activate your practice, clear introductory definitions to key phenomenological terms, and a multimodal design that lets the reader choose how to read the book. 36 illus.
Legendary Guitars offers an illustrated tour of the electric guitars of the 1950s and '60s, illuminated by the concurrent world events that influenced their style.
In Electric Guitars Design and Invention, we learn from guitar styles that came and went and examine the extremes that designers can bring to the guitar, from Steinberger minimalism to B. C. Rich pointiness'
A look at how the Precision Bass revolutionsed the sound of popular music
The Gibson 335 Book 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.
Gretsch electric guitars have a style all their own - a glitzy, wacky, retro charm that over the years has drawn players from all kinds of popular music, from timeless stars to unknown teens. The Beatles, Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy and Brian Setzer all made their mark with Gretsch, and new bands continually discover and fall in love with the Falcons, Gents, 6120s, Jets and the rest. This book comes right up to the present, including Gretsch's alliance to the powerful Fender company, a move that has done wonders for the reliability and playability of the modern Gretsch axe
The SG Guitar Book is three great volumes in one package: a collection of drool-worthy pictures of the coolest guitars; a gripping story from the earliest prototypes to the latest exploits; and a detailed collector's database of every production SG model ever made.
Is the sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard really the greatest electric guitar ever made? This books aims to answer that question.
The Fender Telecaster is the longest-lived solid body electric, played by everyone from Muddy Waters to Keith Richards, from Radiohead to Snow Patrol. This title shows how the world's first commercially successful solid body electric guitar still attracts musicians more than 60 years since its birth in California.
In 1982, Fender revived an old guitar-string name for its new line of Japanese-made electric guitars. Thirty years later, Squier is almost as important to the company as the main Fender brand. This book tells the story of the millions of guitars produced with the Squier name in the years between that inauspicious birth and its 30th anniversary.