The ultimate guitar book by tony bacon, october 15, 1997, alfred a. Books by tony bacon author of the ultimate guitar book. Printdisabled access available 50 years of the gibson les paul by tony bacon 1 edition first published in 2002 not in library. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Onyx is a brand known to australians but probably not many outside of our country except for a brief mention in tony bacons great book the ultimate guitar book which mentions and has a picture of this very model im talking about. His many titles include the ultimate guitar book and electric guitars. Paul day an illustrated guide to over 450 different guitars, from early acoustics to the latest electrics.
However, unlike the flying v and explorer, the moderne was not put into production until 1982. In 1965 he opened his own guitar repair shop, dan armstrongs guitar service, on west 48th street. Author tony bacon releases new guitar book electric. We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no.
Design and invention explores if it is possible to do truly new work, or whether everything has been done before, and offers a unique view of both the vintage and the modern world of the electric guitar. Tony bacon has written so many guitar books that ive lost count. Design and invention, published by backbeat books in his new bookelectric guitars. The illustrated encyclopedia is a tour through popmusics most celebrated musical instrument. Tony bacons most popular book is the ultimate guitar book. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Coauthor tony bacon, a longtime music author, editor, and one of the leading voices in the guitar world, has left nothing unturned here. His books include the ultimate guitar book, london live, and history of the american guitar.
Tony bacon is one of the worlds bestselling authors of books on guitars and guitar players. From fender to gibson and everything in between, this book highlights some of the most popular guitars of recent years as. The ultimate guitar book by tony bacon 1991, hardcover. Electric guitars the illustrated encyclopedia by tony bacon 2000 paperback. The guitar collection by tony bacon rebeat magazine. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Tony bacon has 53 books on goodreads with 1560 ratings. At least one goldplated veleno original was built with three dimarzio pickups. The ultimate guitar book by tony bacon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He is a cofounder of backbeat uk and jawbone press. Rich, fender and gibson, of course, hondo, guild, grimshaw, ibanez, kay, james tyler, and a variety of others. I was still working for making music magazine when nigel osborne and i were commissioned. Because few prototypes were made in the 1950s, and no authenticated example is currently known, the.
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He started playing the guitar at age 11, and moved to new york in the early 1960s in order to work as a studio musician and guitar repairman. The guitar is the most popular and versatile of all musical instruments, lending its humble presence to musical forms and genres from rock, country, and bluegrass. An exhaustive reference book boasts more than eight hundred specially commissioned, fullcolor photographs of more. Hi guitarmaniacs heute kommt ein buch in zwei ausfuehrungen. Covering several decades of iconic pieces, this guide describes electric guitars produced by every significant manufacturer from alembic to zemaitis. The ultimate guitar book by bacon, tony published by dorling kindersley 2 copies the gibson 335 guitar book. Nov 10, 2014 the ultimate guitar book by tony bacon. Tony bacon books list of books by author tony bacon. This featured three volumes and three tones, three onoff minitoggles under the knobs, three minitoggles on the. I like the way bacon organized smaller, esoteric brands into countries burns guitars from britain, hofner from germany, etc.
A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Bacon may be the most prolific author of guitar books. A pretty good book if you are wanting to learn a few facts about major guitar brands. Flattops, hollowbodies, solidbodies, and information. The ultimate guitar sourcebook by tony bacon overdrive. The ultimate guitar book by tony bacon, 9780864382085, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Tony bacon the ultimate guitar book englischdeutsch. Drawing on firsthand interviews with guitar makers past.
Tony bacon writes about musical instruments, musicians, and music. Tony bacon bristol, england is a leading writer on the guitar. Design and invention by guitar world staff discover the history of the american guitar, 1833 to the present. The stratocaster guitar book by tony bacon overdrive. The guitar collection by tony bacon is new, but already may be one of the better ones out there. The story of the worlds first solidbody electric guitar by tony bacon 31 the ultimate guitar book by tony bacon 32 gibson electrics the classic years by a. The ultimate guitar book by tony bacon 2 editions first published in 1991 download daisy. I first met steve when i was making the ultimate guitar book, and i was taken aback by the quality and breadth of his guitar collection. Pairing an absorbing story with a remarkable set of photographs and memorabilia, the. The ultimate guitar book october 15, 1997 edition open. Dave hunter is an american musician and journalist now based in london and a. Onyx guitars who, where, when was my vintage guitar made. It is subdivided geographically so the reader gets a global picture of guitar making from the united states to the far east and from europe to australia.
Alongside every model is detailed information and a host of action pictures of key players, from chet atkins from joey z. His many books include million dollar les paul, totally guitar, 60 years of fender, and the bass book. Gibsons, fenders, gretsches, rickenbackers, ibanez and plenty of general books about guitar history. The very first guitar book i ever bought was his ultimate guitar book back in the early 90s. Id always known he had a lot of guitars, but when he took me to his secret lockup in west london and showed me some of the riches within, i knew there had to be a good book in there, too. The gibson moderne is an electric guitar model prototyped by gibson in 1957. However, famed author and guitar historian, tony bacon has done it again in his book titled the guitar collection released earlier last year. Buy the ultimate guitar book reprint by bacon, tony, day, paul isbn. Design and inventionthe groundbreaking innovations that shaped the modern instrumentrespected guitar expert tony bacon reveals where the electric guitars designs have come from and where theyre headed next. Sorry, the book that you are looking for is not available right now. Tony bacon bristol, england is a leading writer on the.
Otherwise, this is sort of surfacey as overall history of the guitar book and not even close to the best coffee table overview book on the. Profiles more than 450 famous, rare and vintage guitars, presenting information on the construction and design each instrument to life. Tony bacon bristol, england writes about music, musicians, and musical instruments. The building was razed in 1968 to make room for 30 rockefeller plaza, and armstrong relocated his shop. Buy a cheap copy of the ultimate guitar book by tony bacon.
The ultimate guitar book by tony bacon thriftbooks. His books include the ultimate guitar book, the les paul guitar book, and electric guitars. In this informative book, bacon has put together a pictorial of some of the most iconic instruments and the owners that lifted them to such success along with the history behind them, in a neat and. The onyx trademark was the brand name of an australian importer. He has written about just about every guitar there is. Tony bacon, the ultimate guitar book note example below made in japan. The ultimate guitar book, tony bacon 9780375700903. His many books include million dollar les paul, totally guitar, london live, and the ultimate guitar book. The ultimate guitar sourcebook is divided by type into nine chapters, each telling the full story of a major type of guitar. This can be seen on page 95 of tony bacon and paul days the ultimate guitar book alfred a. These solid body guitars were generally entry level to intermediate quality. Buy the ultimate guitar book by tony bacon online at alibris. It was designed alongside the flying v and explorerfutura as part of a stylistically advanced line of electric guitars.
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