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When Leo Fender added a bass to his growing family of instruments 50 years ago, he created a new world for musicians and revolutionized an industry in the process. Using hundreds of photographs, this exciting new release chronicles the evolution of that instrument from 1951 to 2001, providing background, history and highly researched facts vital to understanding everything about this remarkable member of the Fender family. A must for all music fans!

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Electric guitar players can choose from a library full of guitar books, but comparatively little has been written about the other 50% of the electric guitar: the amplifier. This book takes a giant step toward redressing the balance, providing the first overall view of amp-dom, including: how amps work, profiles of the major manufacturers, Õtransistor dinosaursÕ and their place in amp history, reissues vs. vintage amps, and troubleshooting. Terms are defined in the margin as they are introduced, and plenty of photos and diagrams illuminate the text.

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by Gerald Weber Kendrick Books If you have questions about guitar amplifiers-how to fix them, how to restore them, or how to hot-rod them-this book has the answer. This book is written for the guitarist or collector who desires a common sense approach to understanding the essence of vintage tube amps and vintage tube tone. Not written for engineers, it does not contain engineering formulas, polar mathematic equations, or abbreviations that are assumed you should know. Gerald Weber, a regular columnist for Vintage Guitar magazine, shares the knowledge he has accumulated over the years of repairing and building his line of Kendrick amps. 6 inch. x 9 inch..

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In this essential collection for blues harp players, author Tom Ball sets out to discuss, understand and demystify some of the playing of the phenomenal Walters: the legendary “Big Walter” Horton and “Little Walter” Jacobs. Includes a sampling of the best licks from each artist’s repertoire, mapped out in easy-to-read harmonica tablature and played on CD by Ball, plus extensive notes on each musician’s style, bios and discographies, rare photos, a bibliography, harmonica basics, notes on amplification and equipment, and much more!

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Now you can add authentic blues feel and flavor to your playing! Here are 101 definitive licks Рplus a demonstration CD Рfrom every major blues guitar style, neatly organized into easy-to-use categories. They̥re all here, including Delta blues, jump blues, country blues, Memphis blues, Texas blues, West Coast blues, Chicago blues, and British blues.

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The purpose of this book is to give aspiring blues guitarists & experienced players alike a large chunk of the vocabulary of the blues – in other words, lots of licks! It contains music and performance notes for 75 hot lead phrases, with a CD featuring full-band examples of each. Styles covered include: up-tempo and slow blues, jazz-blues, shuffle blues, swing blues and more!

About the Author

John Ganapes is a Hal Leonard author.

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