Guitar gear / edited by John Brosh from the pages of Guitar Player Magazine.
| Other author | Brosh, John, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Quill edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Quill/A Guitar Player Book, 1985. |
| Description | 254 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | A Guitar player book Guitar player book. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | How guitars work. Acoustic theory ; Acoustic guitar sound ; A primer on pickups -- How guitars are made. Guitar research engineers ; Gibson factory tour ; The business of lutherie -- Buying a guitar. Steel-strings for different styles ; Choosing an electric guitar body ; Necks, fingerboards, frets & inlays ; Neck/body joints, pegheads & tuning keys ; Pickups and electronics ; Bridges and tailpieces ; The vintage guitar market -- Guitar care and repair. Guitar maintenance ; Intonation ; Tuning devices and intonation ; Intonation and truss rods ; Bridge adjustments for acoustics ; Bridge adjustments for electrics ; Action height at the nut ; String length adjustments on acoustics ; String length adjustments on electrics ; Finish maintenance -- Building and customizing your own guitar. Building a kit guitar ; Guitar kits and replacement parts ; Electric guitar replacement parts: tips for the buyer ; Understanding onboard preamps ; Building an onboard preamp/EQ -- Electronic effects and accessories. The guitar cord ; Effects devices ; Chorus lines ; Graphic versus parametric EQ ; Handbook of multiple effects ; Building a pedalboard ; Multi-effects and programmers -- Amp systems. All about amps ; Applications of an electric guitar amplifier ; Amp glossary ; Tubes: mechanics & mystique ; Mesa/boogie factory tour -- Guitar synthesizers. A guided tour of the guitar synthesizer ; Guitar synthesizer update ; Guitar synthesis: the Roland GR-300 and G-808 ; Guitar synthesizer applications -- Recent developments in guitar equipment. Radical acoustics ; Alternative electrics. |
| Abstract | This book introduces and explains the most essential and useful components of today's guitar gear. Written, edited, and designed by the staff of Guitar Player Magazine, it describes, analyzes, and offers advice about all this musical hardware. |
| General note | Reprinted from issues of Guitar player magazine. |
| Other title | Guitar player. |
| LCCN | 84062774 |
| ISBN | 0688031080 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1015.G9 G94 1985 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |