Guitars & heroes : mythic guitars and legendary musicians / Julien Bitoun.
By: Bitoun, Julien [author.].
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TextPublisher: Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 239 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 29 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780228101185.Other title: Guitars and heroes : mythic guitars and legendary musicians | Heroes : mythic guitars and legendary musicians.Subject(s): Guitar -- History | Guitarists -- HistoryDDC classification: 718 BIT Summary: "An encyclopedia of more than 100 guitars and the musicians who have mastered them. Guitars & Heroes is organized by era, from the rockabilly pioneers to the guitar heroes of the future. Each chapter contains portraits of guitarists (past and present) and their favourite instruments. The authoritative text describes the musician's favoured guitar or guitars and why they are preferred, often revealing a hidden facet of the musician's artistic approach. The book is organized into three sections (Birth of an Art, The Golden Age, Modern Times) and nine chapters, each with a selection of artists and their guitars"-- Provided by publisher.
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Originally published in French under the title: Guitars & heroes : guitares mythiques et musiciens de légende.
Includes index.
"An encyclopedia of more than 100 guitars and the musicians who have mastered them. Guitars & Heroes is organized by era, from the rockabilly pioneers to the guitar heroes of the future. Each chapter contains portraits of guitarists (past and present) and their favourite instruments. The authoritative text describes the musician's favoured guitar or guitars and why they are preferred, often revealing a hidden facet of the musician's artistic approach. The book is organized into three sections (Birth of an Art, The Golden Age, Modern Times) and nine chapters, each with a selection of artists and their guitars"-- Provided by publisher.
Translated from the French.
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