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HOFNER VIOLIN "BEATLE" BASS - 2nd EDITION by Joe Dunn
Made famous by Sir Paul McCartney, the 500/1 Hofner Violin Bass is celebrating its 50th anniversary. This is the only book dedicated to this historic bass. Though slim on pages, it's quite fat ..more...
#49-331360 $17.95
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HOW THE FENDER BASS CHANGED THE WORLD by Jim Roberts
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fender Bass with the first book that truly illuminates its impact on music and popular culture. Describes the technical milestones that gave the electric ..more...
#49-330737 $27.95
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INTERACTIVE FENDER BIBLE by Carl Verheyen & Dave Hunter
Book/DVD pack. A two-part package that gives players and collectors a new look at the history and importance of Fender electric guitars and amplifiers. Part One is a 70-minute DVD in which the ..more...
#49-331761 $27.95
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INTERACTIVE GIBSON BIBLE by Walter Carter and Dave Hunter
Book/DVD pack. An audio visual guide to Gibson's classic electric guitars, combining a detailed book with a DVD. On the DVD, Dave Hunter and Carl Verheyen demonstrate original, classic models ..more...
#49-331979 $27.95
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JOSE RAMIREZ - 125TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK 1882-2007 by Amalia Ramirez
Celebrates the long history of this guitar making family, now in it's fifth generation. An exquisitely designed book, it features full-color photographs of old documents, press articles, and ..more...
#158-54 $89.95
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LAP STEEL GUITAR by Andy Volk
This is the first-ever comprehensive book about lap-style and console steel guitar. The book includes interviews with, and profiles of, more than 35 of the greatest electric & acoustic steel ..more...
#49-1320 $35.00
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LES PAUL LEGACY COMPLETE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION by Robb Lawrence
TENTATIVELY expected mid-November 2009. Two book set. Includes both the "Early Years 1915-1963" (49-330972) and the "Modern Era 1968-2009" (49-331953) packaged in a beautiful slipcase box. ..more... - available for pre-order
#49-332929 $89.99
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MANDOLINS, LIKE SALAMI: A HISTORY & PERSONAL MEMOIR by Sheri Mignano Crawford
"Biographical Sketches of Twentieth Century Italian American Mandolinists, and a Social History of Mandolin Orchestras and Ballo Liscio Repertoire in North Beach, San Francisco and the Bay ..more...
#659-1 $27.95
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MARTIN GUITARS - AN ILLUSTRATED CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S PREMIER GUITARMAKER by Jim Washburn & Richard Johnston
Full of anecdotes and details, this is a well-researched, entertaining read. Lots of interviews and color photos - a great coffee table book. With 11 pages of identification info: serial ..more...
#01-500500 .. list $40.00 ours $35.95
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MARTIN GUITARS: A HISTORY - BOOK ONE by Richard Johnston & Dick Boak, revised and updated from the original by Mike Longworth
Starting with the early days in New York circa 1833, this fabled story comes to life in the long-awaited revision of the seminal Martin History book. Originally published in 1975, this new ..more...
#49-330889 $30.00
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MARTIN GUITARS: A TECHNICAL REFERENCE - BOOK TWO by Richard Johnston & Dick Boak, revised and updated from the original by Mike Longworth
Part of a two book set, this volume deals with the technical aspects of guitar specifications, the evolution of model sizes and styles, and instruments made for other firms. Gives you ..more...
#49-331986 $35.00
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MARTIN GUITARS: THE BOXED SET by Richard Johnston & Dick Boak, revised and updated from the original by Mike Longworth
Both of the Martin Guitar Company's recently updated, exhaustive reference books in a collectible boxed set. The artwork on the slipcase features a painting by Robert F. Goetzl that was ..more...
#49-331987 $70.00
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MILLION DOLLAR LES PAUL: IN SEARCH OF THE MOST VALUABLE GUITAR IN THE WORLD by Tony Bacon
The original sunburst Gibson Les Paul is the most celebrated electric guitar of all time. Manufactured at the end of the 1950s it was the instrument of choice for players such as Eric Clapton, ..more...
#542-212 $19.95
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MODERNE - HOLY GRAIL OF VINTAGE GUITARS by Ronald Lynn Wood
The Moderne was designed by Gibson in 1957 alongside the Flying V and Explorer as part of a stylistically advanced guitar line. At the time, the Moderne was deemed "just too different" and ..more...
#49-101208 $29.95
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MY LIFE AS A DOPYERA by Margaret Lay-Dopyera
Written by the wife of John Dopyera, Jr., this is a detailed history of the multi-talented Dopyera family, inventors of the Dobro and National guitars. Covering the family's involvement with ..more... - on order, expected arrival date 11/30/09
#557-1 $20.00
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NEPTUNE BOUND - THE ULTIMATE DANELECTRO GUITAR GUIDE by Doug Tulloch, with a foreword by Vincent Bell, introduction by Howard Daniel
Tracing the company's humble beginnings in 1946 through their too early demise in 1969 this very comprehensive book covers all things Danelectro. Includes a revealing look at founder Nathan I. ..more...
#49-101204 $39.95
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NEPTUNE BOUND - THE ULTIMATE DANELECTRO GUITAR GUIDE by Doug Tulloch, with a foreword by Vincent Bell, introduction by Howard Daniel
Tracing the company's humble beginnings in 1946 through their too early demise in 1969 this very comprehensive book covers all things Danelectro. Includes a revealing look at founder Nathan I. ..more...
#49-101205 $59.95
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PEARLS AND CRAZY DIAMONDS - FIFTY YEARS OF BURNS AND BALDWIN GUITARS 1952-2002 by Per Gjorde
A very nice full-color history of British-made Burns electric guitars. Burns manufactured guitars from the concept of "mass-produced one-offs" and enjoyed some of its greatest success in the ..more...
#579-1 $29.00
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PICKUPS, WINDINGS AND MAGNETS... AND THE GUITAR BECAME ELECTRIC by Mario Milan
Guitar collectors rejoice! The first book to examine pickups in detail is here! Presents a history of the pickup from the first experiments through classic models conceived for Rickenbacker, ..more...
#49-1026 $29.99
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PICTURING THE BANJO by Leo G Mazow
This is the catalog that accompanies the "Picturing the Banjo" exhibit at Washington's Corcoran Gallery from 12-10-05 to 3-05-06 and which will then move to the Palmer Museum of Art at ..more...
#655-1 $44.95
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