Backbeat: 95 books
Pearl Jam FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Seattle's Most Enduring Band
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Pearl Jam FAQ is what the British refer to as a “spanner ” covering the entire arc of the band's career, from their pre-Pearl Jam days to the present. Each chapter explores a different aspect of Pearl Jam's fascinating history.
You will read about the members' successes, failures, and tragedies...
Football FAQ
All That's Left to Know About the Clubs, the Players and the Rivalries
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Football FAQ is a fast, furious, and opinionated guide to the world's most popular game, an all-encompassing history that introduces readers to the biggest clubs, the greatest games, the finest players, and the fiercest rivalries. From Sunderland to Seattle, from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Football FAQ...
60 Years of Fender
Six Decades of the Greatest Electric Guitars
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
The latest addition to Tony Bacon's acclaimed series of guitar books, 60 Years of Fender gives a year-by-year history of the most successful electric guitar maker. In 1950, Leo Fender introduced to the world the solidbody electric guitar – the instrument known as the Telecaster. He soon added two...
History of the American Guitar
1833 to the Present Day
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
First published in 2001 and now updated and expanded, History of the American Guitar begins in New York City in the 1830s with the arrival of Christian Martin, from Germany, to set up the Martin company. From that historic moment, the book takes readers on a fascinating and comprehensive visual tour...
The Electric Guitar Sourcebook
How to Find the Sounds You Like
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Why does an electric archtop sound so different from a solidbody guitar when they have the same strings and pickups? Why does Eric Clapton use a vibrato Stratocaster with the vibrato arm removed and the mechanism blocked off with a piece of wood? Why does a strings-through-body guitar sound brighter...
Play Acoustic
The Complete Guide to Mastering Acoustic Guitar Styles
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
The acoustic guitar is the instrument of the people and Play Acoustic tells the people how to play it. This detailed and beautifully illustrated book explores the history of the acoustic guitar, from the jazz age to the folk revolutions of the early 1960s and late 1990s to the current rebirth of bluegrass...
UFO FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Roswell, Aliens, Whirling Discs and Flying Saucers
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Since the famed Kenneth Arnold “flying saucer” sighting of 1947, the world has been fascinated and unnerved by these mysterious objects in the sky. Millennia of recorded human history report UFOs, and everything from the extinction of dinosaurs to the origins of humankind have been attributed...
by Mixerman
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Mixerman is a recording engineer working with a famous producer on the debut album of an unknown band with a giant recording budget. Mixerman is supposed to be writing about recording techniques, but somehow, through that prism, he has hit upon a gripping story. Like all great narratives, Mixerman's...
by Karl Coryat
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1999
This is the right-hand man for players who live and breathe bass, or for beginners who want an all-in-one guide to the instrument that “shakes the low end” of rock, pop, jazz and more. This handbook details the ins and outs of buying basses and equipment; provides set-up and electronics tips;...
by Moses Avalon
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The first edition of Confessions of a Record Producer published real-life numbers showing what artists made on so-called “hit records” and how producers, labels, managers, and even the artists' own lawyers conspire to cheat them out of royalties. It's the only publication that tells the real story...
Guitar Player
The Inside Story of the First Two Decades of the Most Successful Guitar Magazine Ever
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Foreword by Joe Satriani
Guitar Player: The Inside Story of the First Two Decades of the Most Successful Guitar Magazine Ever is a reflection on Guitar Player's often pioneering early days, from its 1967 founding through its 1989 sale by founder Bud Eastman and editor/publisher Jim Crockett....
Flying V, Explorer, Firebird
An Odd-Shaped History of Gibson's Weird Electric Guitars
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Lavishly illustrated with color photos throughout
The PRS Guitar Book
A Complete History of Paul Reed Smith Guitars
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
The PRS Guitar Book details every facet of the wonderful electric guitars made by PRS, the Maryland-based company founded in 1985 by musician and guitar builder Paul Reed Smith. The paperback edition is updated to include all the latest information on the acclaimed Singlecut models, as well as the...
Rickenbacker Electric 12-String
The Story of the Guitars, the Music, and the Great Players
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
When the Byrds recorded their hit version of Dylan's “Mr. Tambourine Man ” they popularized a new sound in pop music: the electric 12-string guitar. Rickenbacker is the guitar maker that brought the electric 12-string to market and has since been almost single-handedly responsible for establishing...