The Illustrated Directory of Guitars

By Charles Alexander and Nick Freeth

Book Overview

This text charts the complete history of the acoustic guitar from the 16th century, and the electric guitar over the past 70 years. It is aimed at both players of all levels and music enthusiasts, covering a wide variety of styles, including classical, jazz, country, and rock.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840652888
• ISBN13: 9781840652888
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Salamander
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great for anyone interested in guitars

I bought this book at a half priced bookstore a couple years ago, and it's pretty good, if you like learning about companies histories with certain guitars. The only thing I don't like about this book, is that there are a few typos and factual errors, such as "cale" instead of "scale" on one page, and the author said that "James Hetfield was the founder for Megadeth", which is completely false, since James Hetfield wasn't even IN Megadeth. Either way, this book is still good, and features illustrations of all the guitars mentioned.

The Amazing History Of The Guitar

If you have like or love the guitar, you will gain even more appreciation after reading this book. You don't have to be a player to enjoy it. It covers the history of the instrument, both electric and acoustic, in words and pictures, discussing the builders and players alike. From Mark John Sternal Author of "GUITAR: Total Scales Techniques and Applications" "GUITAR: Probable Chords" "Complete Guitar By Ear" and, "The Twelve Notes Of Music"