Best Electric Bass & Guitar Songbooks
The book features lavish full-color photos of these beautiful instruments throughout; the guitars of famous players; a foreword by Ted McCarty; a bio of the author, world renowned collector Yasuhiko Iwanade; and the "Science of the Burst" section with over 30 pages of detailed reference facts on every facet of the guitar, including colors, wood figure, pick-ups, hardware and qualities of "voice."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very high quality photography of a wide assortment of the most iconic, collectible electric guitar on earth."
"I’m so happy I’ve added this book to my collection."
"This book captures the uniqueness that is the 59 Burst, explains them in great, but not overwhelming detail. I know that my friends (who aren't into music and guitars like I am) will pick up this book and look through it just as they would any art book on my coffee table."
"Great coffee table piece."
"This is a real coffee table book for electric guitar lovers."
"Great book but most pictures are very similar; this is basically a logging of these bursts for just the few years when they actually ended production of the first Les Paul and tried to only make the SG style in it's place, then everyone discovered the guitar so they brought it back!"
"Great pictures of a great era in Les Paul history."
The instructional You Can Play Blues Box Slide Guitar book contains a history of the cigar box guitar; information about the Blues Box Guitar, including how to assemble and tune it; strumming, picking and slide techniques; and exercises that you can play along with to the tracks on the CD so you'll be strumming with ease in no time!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"For what it IS, it's a nice, well made product- I'd call it a beginner's slide guitar."
"easy to assemble and nice sound."
"More put together than I wanted it to be, but still a fun little instrument kit for a decent price."
"I also have a heart for folk instruments from many cultures...so naturally this "cigar box guitar [CBG]" caught my eye. The body has a faux wood skin wrapped around it to visually mimic the cigar boxes it imitates. I wasn't able to pop it open since the box is completely sealed, but they seem like piezo pickups (which in my opinion is a good thing if you prefer to amplify a more natural timbre of what an acoustic instrument would be like). =Extras=. In addition to the actual BBG, it also comes with a concise introduction book into some basic techniques and excercises. It also comes with a rather nice glass slide...though I'm purchasing a heavier brass one for added weight. Up to now, folk instruments I was familiar with were things like Chinese Erhus, Japanese Sanshins, Filipino Bandurias, etc. This set opened a new world for me and I'm searching out full-scale ones to purchase and have some plans to build certain variants (because what I have in mind is not as commonly found in current CBGs). My only two quips about it (though for its purpose, these are minor), is that: 1) unplugged, it's very quiet as the material does not conduct vibrations as well as other common CBG materials [but I kinda guess this is a good thing for parents if they are giving it to a child lol], and 2) I don't think the piezo pickups were sealed as well as they could have been...when running through both my modeling amp or tube amp via a clean channel, it's fine. In fact, they helped developed the skills and familiarity I have with the instruments I play today."
"Kind of like the Martin Backpackers have their own sound ... but I prefer the sound from this cigar box. I've played LOTS of guitars over the past 45 years: acoustic, electric, bass, resonator, slide, classical... I have several, but took this guitar with its extra-high action as a reason to get this heavy metal slide Dunlop 228 Chromed Brass Slide. Give that slide's weight and this guitar's light strings, that kind of turns it into "exercise", but it's a lot of fun. At this price, if you've ever been curious about playing slide guitar, do yourself a favor and get this ... it's about the cost of what, 3-5 sets of guitar strings?"
"It was easy and I started on the lessons that are in the book and CD as well."
"It's not a toy!"
Guitar instructor and music theory professor Damon Ferrante guides you through engaging lessons and 32 streaming videos that provide you with a complete understanding of guitar essentials. Used successfully by thousands of guitar students, teachers, and professionals Damon Ferrante's books will take your guitar playing to a whole new level! * Songs. * Guitar Chords. * Rock Guitar Licks and Riffs. * Lead & Rhythm Guitar. * Guitar Techniques. * Guitar Exercises. * Power Chords. * Tablature (TAB). * Guitar Scales. * Blues Rock. * Rockabilly. * Licks Inspired by Great Rock Guitarist. * Basic Music Theory. * Guitar Solos. * How to Tune the Guitar. * Tips on Buying a Guitar & Amp. * Strumming Techniques. * Barre Chords. * Jam Tracks. * And many more important guitar concepts! Nov. 30, 2014 by Heidi: This is an excellent guide for anyone interested in learning to play guitar or sharpen their skills if they already play. It is great for someone looking to learn guitar on their own or for a guitar instructor to use with their students. In no time, he introduces students to some of the most popular songs in the guitar world, encouraging students to get acquainted with professional guitar sounds. 5.0 out of 5 stars Very Comprehensive and Easy to Follow January 16, 2015 by Destiny: I tried learning guitar years ago with a private instructor, and got quickly frustrated and overwhelmed and quit.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"After downloading and just reading a few chapters and watching a few videos, I am already learning more than when I had a friend teach me the basics of playing guitar."
"I purchased this book for myself because I've always wanted to learn how to play."
"The video courses within each lesson tie together visual and audio learning in a simple, flowing curriculum."
"This Kindle book is really great because there are videos built right into the digital file, this is something I’ve never seen before."
"This is an easy to follow guidebook for anyone interested in learning to play guitar."
"This was great for me as a beginner - I frequently found that books were too advanced even when they said they were beginner."
"It is great for someone looking to learn guitar on their own or for a guitar instructor to use with their students."
"definitely a helpful book."
Best Bass Guitar Songbooks
You can even work your way through the book without being able to read music (reading music is of course a vital skill, yet, the author believes it should not be tackled at the same time as the study of music theory, as they are different skills with a different practicing requirement. This book and the 89 free videos stand on their own and form a thorough source for studying music theory for the bass player. If you'd like to take it a step further, the author also offers a corresponding 20 week course; this online course works with the materials in this book and practices music theory application in grooves, fills and solos. your precious time, this book will be an essential asset to your creative journey. microcosm of basic building blocks to the macrocosm of advanced. unavoidable facts of music with an elegant psychological approach to the art of. Kai Eckhardt (Garaj Mahal, Billy Cobham, John McLaughlin). Experienced bassists will learn new ways to understand how music works, and. entitled "Technique Basics" she begins by stating: " Be mindful that learning. medical and musical viewpoint, it is a marvelous rarity when a master musician. Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCSF School of Medicine. Co-founder, UCSF Health Program for Performing ArtistsCertified Biofeedback Practitioner.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Want to learn how to create super cool bass solos?"
"A lot of information."
"It is great having one tailored to is bass players."
"I have been looking for the perfect book on bass music theory... and I found it!"
"Great book makes hard (for me) concepts easier to understand."
"The Book is great."
"After years and years of confusion , learning bits an pieces I found this book, finally it all makes sense."
"After just going through the first few lessons, I've garnered a better understanding of theory and fretboard layout than I did when I was playing in cover bands as a kid."
Best Guitar Songbooks
This great collection features all 194 songs written and sung by The Beatles, specially transcribed here for strumming guitarists, from the actual recordings, in the original keys.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book is beyond acurate. I am not going to repeat what everyone says about the accuracy of this book, I am rather going to comment on the binding. When I checked it out, this is what it reads: 'Professional Musician Edition - The Spine Of This Book is Spiral Bound (plastic comb) - This Allows You To Lay The Book Flat - Great For Teachers, Skilled Musicians & Students etc...-' i am so glad I saw this."
"Perfect for strumming, and a good jumping off place for working out the actual guitar parts."
"It's great!"
"I'm part of a Meetup group that gets together 1x a month to sing Beatles songs."
"I've found this an issue on Kindle Fire, Kindle PC application, and Amazon Cloud."
"What a great way to have the lyrics and chords of nearly every Beatles song at your fingertips."
"If you play guitar and hate the Beatles buy this book, because everyone else loves the Beatles and you'll still be the hit of the party when you play these songs."
"For the price you really cant beat it as a gift for a friend that loves the Beatles and plays guitar."
Best Banjo Songbooks
It includes everything you need to know to start playing banjo, including: a history of the 5-string banjo, getting acquainted with the banjo, Scruggs tuners, how to read music, chords, how to read tablature, right-hand rolls and left-hand techniques, banjo tunings, exercises in picking, over 40 songs, how to build a banjo, autobiographical notes, and much more!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"There are many good reasons this book has been around for decades."
"I did move pretty quickly through the book, but there are plenty of more advanced licks and tons of songs that will keep me using it for quite a while. It's good to just read and get some background on Scruggs and the workings of the banjo. I just wish there were a bit more about weaving melody lines into the chord playing for backup."
"Have made more progress with this book and CD as a beginner than any other method."
"Great product and service."
"The book is great, just as I had seen before but there was no CD."
"Spend a year learning the right hand techniques."
"How can you pass up on the book by guy who created the style?"
Best Ukulele Songbooks
(Ukulele). Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Some very easy with two cords and others with varying degrees of difficulty."
"Great song book for those looking for repertoire catered to an audience in their 60s-90s or under 10."
"There are a lot of good songs in this book: Popular (Beatles, Everly Brothers, Joni Mitchell...), Christmas Carols, Children's Songs, Patriotic, Show Tunes, Folk, Hawaiian...etc...This would be a great book for school teachers to have on hand."
"This is a great book for the beginner ukulele player like me."
"Great collection of songs including a section for kids music and holiday tunes."
"Great selection of a broad range of music."
"My wife loved the book."
"Not that good on the kindle -- music too small to read, even in the largest font."
Best Mandolin Songbooks
Get melody, lyrics, chords & chord diagrams for these tunes: The A Team * Against the Wind * As Time Goes By * Bad, Bad Leroy Brown * Can't Take My Eyes off of You * Crazy * Daydream Believer * Edelweiss * Fields of Gold * The Gambler * Going to California * Happy Together * Hey, Soul Sister * Ho Hey * I Shot the Sheriff * I'm Yours * Island in the Sun * King of the Road * Kokomo * Layla * Losing My Religion * Maggie May * Moondance * No Woman No Cry * Over the Rainbow * Peaceful Easy Feeling * Redemption Song * Ripple * Santeria * Shenandoah * The Times They Are A-Changin' * Toes * Unchained Melody * We Shall Overcome * Wildwood Flower * Wonderwall * You Are My Sunshine * Your Mama Don't Dance * and many more. Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"One of the best investment I have made."
"You look at the titles and think "I haven't heard this in a while but it's a great song and fun to play" ."
"Personally, I was excited to see artists such as Pink Floyd, Queen, Green Day and Janis Joplin included in the mix :). This book is as advertised on the cover."
"Helps you build muscle memory for the different chords."
"It is really a nice book."