The guitar, most elegant and sophisticated of musical instruments, has made an enormous impact on popular culture in the last hundred years, and continues to attract the most talented musicians from around the world. Focusing on the creativity and craftsmanship behind each selected model, this unique book looks at the extraordinary diversity across acoustic and electric guitars, and celebrates the most dazzling among them, from the classic solid-body electric Gibson Flying V and novelty solid-body electric Framus "Super Yob" specially built for Slade's Dave Hill, and the amazing five-necked Hamer built for Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick, to Les Paul's pioneering Log. Packed with stunning and rarely seen photographs throughout, lavishly evoking the romance and beauty of the world's most popular instrument, this is a must-have for guitar enthusiasts all over the world.
- ISBN10 1842225812
- ISBN13 9781842225813
- Publish Date 19 May 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 October 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Welbeck Publishing Group
- Imprint Carlton Books Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English