Dimensions
223 x 282 x 23mm
This is the definitive history of the world's most celebrated and popular musical instrument, from its origins 3,000 years ago to the players and music of the new millennium.
The book features over 300 of the world's most outstanding players and groups, examining in depth over 60 pivotal artists in the development of the guitar. It looks at the instrument's staggering spread around the globe, from African folk instruments and traditional Spanish guitars to modern acoustic and electric instruments.
Tracing the development of the instrument from earliest times to its iconic status in popular music today, this informative and absorbing book is an unrivalled celebration of the guitar, its players and their music.
