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How to Write Guitar Riffs book cover How to Write Guitar Riffs book cover
How to Write Guitar Riffs How to Write Guitar Riffs (Create and Play Great Hooks for Your Songs - 3rd Edition, Revised & Updated)
Rikky Rooksby - Rowman & Littlefield Publishing

Countless great songs are based on riffs – catchy guitar phrases that repeat until they're seared into your brain forever – or snappy chord sequences as memorable as any melody. Riffs get people

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The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2022 book cover The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2022 book cover
The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2022 The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2022
Alan Greenwood & Gil Hembree - Hal Leonard Corporation

Information you need - now more than ever! The last year has been a big bag of crazy. How did it affect the values of your favorite gear? Thirty-two years of publication proves The Guide is your

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B.B. King's Lucille and the Loves Before Her book cover B.B. King's Lucille and the Loves Before Her book cover
B.B. King's Lucille and the Loves Before Her B.B. King's Lucille and the Loves Before Her
Eric E. Dahl - Centerstream Publications

B.B. King was the acknowledged “King of the Blues.” In this second edition of the popular book, Eric E. Dahl picks up where the story left off. The new chapters cover the passing of B.B. King,

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Burst Believers V Serial Number Edition book cover Burst Believers V Serial Number Edition book cover
Burst Believers V Serial Number Edition Burst Believers V Serial Number Edition
Vic DaPra & David Plues - Centerstream Publications

The Gibson Les Paul Standard 1958-1960 is one of the greatest designs to emerge from Gibson. At first, it was little appreciated and quickly discontinued. However, the UK blues explosion of the 1960s

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$85.00
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Steinberger Steinberger (A Story of Creativity and Design)
Jim Reilly - Hal Leonard Corporation

The book explores Steinberger's revolutionary contributions to the world of musical instrument design. The first instrument he ever created, the Spector NS-1 bass guitar in 1977, is still Spector's

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Zappa's Gear book cover Zappa's Gear book cover
Zappa's Gear Zappa's Gear (The Unique Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects Units, Keyboards, and Studio Equipment)
Mick Ekers - Hal Leonard Corporation

Lavishly illustrated - including over 180 unique photographs of Frank Zappa's guitars and equipment taken by the author at his UMRK studio in LA and featuring a foreword by Dweezil Zappa - Zappa's Gear

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The 2020 Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide book cover The 2020 Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide book cover
The 2020 Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide The 2020 Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide
Alan Greenwood & Gil Hembree - Hal Leonard Corporation

The Guide gathers input from 35 of the world's foremost expert dealers, each of whom brings decades of experience in the business. That's one of many reasons it's the most trusted source for values!

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The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2019 book cover The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2019 book cover
The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2019 The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2019
Alan Greenwood & Gil Hembree - Hal Leonard Corporation

Knowledge and information are vital in the dynamic world of collectible guitars and gear, and no source provides it better than The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide. With listings for more than 2,000

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Explorer: A Pictorial History book cover Explorer: A Pictorial History book cover
Explorer: A Pictorial History Explorer: A Pictorial History
Ronald Lynn Wood - Centerstream Publications

In the mid '50s, Ted McCarty, Gibson's new president, set out to further set Gibson apart from Fender. He wanted to create new designs that did not conform to the basic guitar shape. He wanted something

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The Gibson The Gibson
The Gibson "P.A.F." Humbucking Pickup The Gibson "P.A.F." Humbucking Pickup (From Myth to Reality)
Mario Milan & James Finnerty - Hal Leonard Corporation

Some of the most iconic recordings ever set to vinyl were produced on the Gibson Les Paul with the "Patent Applied For" pickup which, with its glass-like chime and haunting mids, represents the heart and

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Making an Archtop Guitar Making an Archtop Guitar
Robert Benedetto - Hal Leonard Corporation

The definitive work on the design and construction of an acoustic archtop guitar by one of the most talented luthiers of the twentieth century. Benedetto walks the reader through all aspects of construction

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The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2018 book cover The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2018 book cover
The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2018 The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2018
Alan Greenwood & Gil Hembree - Hal Leonard Corporation

Knowledge and information are vital in the dynamic world of collectible guitars and gear, and no source provides it better than The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide. With listings for more than 2,000

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Mastering the Fretboard Mastering the Fretboard (Harmonics, Fretboard-Knowledge, Scales and Chords for Guitarists)
Frank Doll - Schott Music Distribution

This is the ideal new path to confident navigation, freedom and absolute control on the guitar fretboard. Professional guitarist and experienced educator Frank Doll explains the basics of rock and jazz

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$19.99
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The Rickenbacker Electric Bass The Rickenbacker Electric Bass (50 Years as Rock's Bottom)
Paul D. Boyer - Hal Leonard Corporation

With the introduction of the two-pickup 4001 model in 1961, the Rickenbacker bass became a phenomenon. The Beatles' use of Rickenbacker instruments was pivotal: teen groups everywhere wanted to have the same... view details
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$24.99
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$35.00
The New Electric Guitarist book cover The New Electric Guitarist book cover
The New Electric Guitarist The New Electric Guitarist (New Technologies and Techniques for the Modern Guitar Player)
Marty Cutler - Hal Leonard Corporation

Guitarists need only meet two criteria to maximize their creative potential: superior skill with their axe of choice and some degree of familiarity with the relevant technology. From the hardware in your

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The British Amp Invasion book cover The British Amp Invasion book cover
The British Amp Invasion The British Amp Invasion
Dave Hunter - Hal Leonard Corporation

Although rock 'n roll is America's all-time leading cultural export, half of the classic rock sound - hard-hitting, skintight, audacious, and vibrant – was born across the pond. Musician, journalist,

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Fender Custom Shop at 30 Years book cover Fender Custom Shop at 30 Years book cover
Fender Custom Shop at 30 Years Fender Custom Shop at 30 Years
Stephen Pitkin - Hal Leonard Corporation

Steve Pitkin has worked with the Fender Custom Shop since 1995, photographing the most incredibly crafted guitars built in America. There is something special about the Custom Shop and the people who work

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5th Edition Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers book cover 5th Edition Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers book cover
5th Edition Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers 5th Edition Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers
Various / Ryan Triggs - Hal Leonard Corporation

Over 5,850 new and vintage individual models are identified in detail with current new or used market retail values, and many are included. 18,000+ values are included and many have been updated to reflect

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The Martin Archives The Martin Archives (A Scrapbook of Treasures from the World's Foremost Acoustic Guitar Maker)
Jim Wasburn & Dick Boak - Hal Leonard Corporation

The Martin Archives is a unique inside look into C.F. Martin & Co.'s reign as America's oldest and most revered guitar maker - viewed through a selection of images, correspondence, documents, and

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The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2017 book cover The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2017 book cover
The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2017 The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2017
Alan Greenwood & Gil Hembree - Hal Leonard Corporation

The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide is the world's leading reference on the values of vintage and collectible instruments. Compiled using critical research and analysis, it appraises electric

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The Bass Book The Bass Book (A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars)
Tony Bacon & Barry Moorhouse - Hal Leonard Corporation

In California in the early '50s, the Fender company introduced the world's first electric bass guitar. They couldn't have known it then, but the Precision Bass would start a revolution in the sound of

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The Gibson 335 Guitar Book The Gibson 335 Guitar Book (Electric Semi-Solid Thinlines and the Players Who Made Them Famous)
Tony Bacon - Hal Leonard Corporation

The Gibson 335 Guitar 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. It's full of great guitars, cool players, and

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Les Paul In His Own Words book cover Les Paul In His Own Words book cover
Les Paul In His Own Words Les Paul In His Own Words
Les Paul & Michael Cochran - Hal Leonard Corporation

In 2009, the legendary Les Paul passed away at the age of 94. In celebration of his life, this book, capturing Paul's own reflections on his remarkable inventions and guitar playing, was published as a

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