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Location: Oakton, VA | If you are looking for a good read, allow me to suggest “Guitar: An American Life” by Tim Brookes.
When Brookes’ beloved guitar is damaged by airport handlers, he sets out to acquire a custom built “dream” guitar. The book details all the steps taken, from locating a master guitar builder to setup. Since each step takes a while to complete, Brookes uses the slack time to provide a fascinating, funny, and entertaining history of the American guitar experience. No genre left unexamined.
Reminiscent of Tracy Kidder’s brilliant “Soul of a New Machine”. Brookes, like Kidder, truly loves his subject matter.
- No financial interest.
- One passing reference to Ovation.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I recently finished,"Clapton's Guitar- Watching Wayne Henderson build the Perfect Instrument" by Allen St. John.
For the old Martin fans out there, you'll eat it up. |
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Location: NJ | Just heard Billy Gibbons (ZZTop) on the Stern Show.
Evidently, Billy just came out with a TequilaTableBook entitled "Rock & Roll GearHead" (basically photos of cars & guitars.
If there's any PinkFloyd fans out there, I HIGHLY recommend "Inside Out" by drummer Nick Mason. A pretty exhaustive account done with a very witty writing style. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I was about to recommend "Clapton's Guitar" also, but I see Jeff W. beat me to it.
AMAZING that a luthier can make EC wait 10 years for a guitar.....Martin can't be liking this book. Makes their guitars look like second-string.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | also hard to believe he (Henderson) sells his guitars for under two grand. |
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Location: Tennessee | I saw the Billy Gibbons book at Borders yesterday. If you're into guitars and hot rods, it's a good one. Lots of pictures that date back to the hunble beginnings of ZZ Top and lots of pictures of his cars. |
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At your local library or bookstore
