진지한 기타리스트와 기타 팬, 그리고 16만 Guitar Player 매거진의 독자라면 꼭 소장해야 할 책!!
기타 플레이어 매거진의 40년 역사 중 베스트를 모아 놓은 이 책에는 기타 연주를 향상시키고 기타의 역사와 구조, 관리 방법 등에 관한 소중한 자료와 정보들이 실려있습니다.
Chet Atkins, Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Eddie Van Halen, Keith Richards, B. B. King 등의 위대한 기타리스트들과의 독점 인터뷰도 실려있습니다.
또한 John Scofield와 Larry Carlton과 같은 기타리스트들의 레슨을 통해 테크닉을 연마할 수 있으며 기초적인 기타 리페어, 기타 녹음에 관한 프로의 조언, 역사적인 기타톤 50개에 관한 소개, 기타 역사에서 가장 위대했던 101번의 순간들, 그리고 Leo Fender와의 인터뷰가 수록되어 있습니다.


- Contents -

Foreword by Les Paul
Preface by Michael Molenda
Introduction by Tom Wheeler

I. Four Decades of Guitar Greats A-Z
Chet Atkins
Jennifer Batten
The Beatles
Jeff Beck
George Benson
Chuck Berry
Ritchie Blackmore
Michael Bloomfield
Julian Bream
Lenny Breau
Roy Buchanan
Lindsey Buckingham
James Burton
Larry Carlton
Eric Clapton
Alber Collins
Ry Cooder
Dick Dale
Dimebag Darrell
Ani DiFranco
Al Di Meola
Duane Eddy
Herb Ellis
Peter Frampton
Ace Frehley
John Fruciante
Rory Gallagher
Jerry Garcia
Hank Garland
Danny Gatton
Billy Gibbons
David Gilmour
Peter Green
Budy Guy
Jim Hall
George Harrison
Warren Haynes
Michael Hedges
Jimi Hendrix
James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett
Allan Holdsworth
John Lee Hooker
Steve Howe
Eric Johnson
Albert King
B.B. King
Freddie King
Kaki King
Mark Knopfler
Leo Kottke
Albert Lee
Alex Lifeson
Yngwie Malmsteen
Brian May
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
June Millington
Wes Montgomery
Scotty Moore
Tom Morello
Bill Nelson
Ted Nugent
Jimmy Page
Les Paul
Prince
Bonnie Raitt
Johnny Ramone
Vernon Reid
Randy Rhoads
Keith Richards
Allison Robertson
Mick Ronson
Carlos Santana
Joe Satriani
Andres Segovia
Brian Setzer
Andy Summers
The Edge
David Torn
Pete Townshend
Merle Travis
Derek Trucks
Steve Vai
Eddie Van Halen
Stevie Ray Vaughan
T-Bone Walker
Muddy Waters
Jack White
Nancy Wilson
Johnny Winter
Link Wray
Zakk Wylde
Angus & Malcom Young
Neil Young
Frank Zappa

II. Classic Guitar Player Columns
Jamming with Another Guitarist
Communicating Without Talking
Connecting with the Audience
Chromatic Scales
The Practice Experience
Half-Circle Picking for Rockers
The Right Player for the Job
Twilight Zone Mystery Solved
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Guitars
Coming to Grips with Polyrhythms
Left- and Right-Hand Coordination
Scale Routes
Mixing Natural Notes and Harmonics
Creative Chord Construction
Altered Transformations
Slowing Down the Learning Process
Building Your Solos
Double-Stop Blues
Doing Nothing and Acquiring Craft
Imprisonment, Alertness, and the Eternal Moment
The Principle of Balance
The Problem of Balance

III. Music Lessons
40 Timeless Tips from 40 Years of Guitar Player Lessons
How to Play Like Duane Allman
How to Play Like Jeff Beck
How to Play Like Chuck Berry
How to Play Like Ritchie Blackmore
How to Play Like Charlie Christian
How to Play Like Grant Green
How to Play Like Jimi Hendrix
How to Play Like Allan Holdsworth
How to Play Like John Lee Hooker
How to Play Like Steve Howe
How to Play Like Elmore James
How to Play Like Tom Morello
How to Play Like Joe Pass
How to Play Like Keith Richards
How to Play Like The Edge
Notational Symbols

IV. Guitar Lore
The 101 Greatest Moments in Guitar History
The 50 Greatest Guitar Tones of All Time
99 Ways to Play Better Now!
50 Stompboxes That Changed the World

V. The Guitarist's Guide to Home Recording
50 Ways to Record Killer Guitar Tracks
How to Record Acoustic Guitars