Dimensions
230 x 280 x 19mm
The guitar is the world's most popular musical instrument: there are now thought to be as many as 50 million active players across the globe. Underpinning the extraordinary popularity is the instrument's unique ability to straddle musical and cultural boundaries.
The instrument that the virtuoso Segovia established in the classical auditorium during the early part of the twentieth century is essentially the same as the one strummed by "singing cowboys" Gene Autry and Roy Rodgers in the Western movies of the same period. Later, electrified and amplified, the guitar single-handedly created the sounds at the very heart of the most popular music of the past half century. Fashions may come and go, but the guitar finds a home for itself in every new musical trend.
This book is a stunning visual account of the development of this versatile instrument. Each page features a detailed, informative profile of a single guitar. Instruments include some of the earliest examples from such collections as Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum, through the classic solid-body electric models produced by household names such as Fender, Gibson, Martin and Rickenbacker, to one-off custom guitars commissioned by rock stars looking for something visually unique.
An indispensable guide for players, collectors or fans of the instrument, this book brings together every significant example in a single volume.
