The Guitar Handbook

A Unique Source Book for the Guitar Player - Amateur or Professional, Acoustic or Electrice, Rock, Blues, Jazz, or Folk

Paperback
$40.00 US
On sale Oct 20, 1992 | 256 Pages | 9780679742753

The most comprehensive resource available for beginning and experienced guitarists alike, whether acoustic or electric. Completely redesigned and with many more full-color photos than the original, this new edition surveys recent models and profiles current masters, includes an expanded lesson section, and encompasses 10 years of technological change in recording and amplification.
RALPH DENYER was a vocalist and guitarist for Blonde on Blonde, a psychedelic rock band that formed in Newport, South Wales in 1967. The group disbanded in 1972. View titles by Ralph Denyer

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The most comprehensive resource available for beginning and experienced guitarists alike, whether acoustic or electric. Completely redesigned and with many more full-color photos than the original, this new edition surveys recent models and profiles current masters, includes an expanded lesson section, and encompasses 10 years of technological change in recording and amplification.

Author

RALPH DENYER was a vocalist and guitarist for Blonde on Blonde, a psychedelic rock band that formed in Newport, South Wales in 1967. The group disbanded in 1972. View titles by Ralph Denyer

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