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Backbeat The Fender Amp Book
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| | Description: A full-color journey through the entire development of the famous Fender amplifier - from the 'tweed' amps of the 1950s and 60s to current designs. This book features 120 color photos of classic and modern Fender amps and a detailed reference section for collectors. Incorporating material drawn from interviews with key Fender personnel, The Fender Amp Book tells the absorbing story of one of the most important product lines of one of the most successful electric instrument companies in music history.... click here for more info
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Backbeat How to Play Rock Guitar - The Basics & Beyond (Book)
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| | Description: Offering lessons, licks and tricks drawn from rock guitar masters, this how-to guide boosts players' soloing technique, rhythm playing, and understanding of rock theory. Fully updated and expanded, it reveals secrets of nu-metal stars, provides lessons on roots-rock legends, teaches riffs from rock gods such as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen, and spotlights the latest in gear and recording.With 12 free online audio lessons bringing this instruction to life, players can pick apart the music by string, fret, and finger while hearing exactly how it should sound. Whether you're learning the basics or beyond, you'll find page after page of essential advice and inspiration!... click here for more info
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Backbeat Afro-Cuban Jazz - Third Ear Listening Companion (Book)
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| | Description: Through anecdotal biographies and evocative photos, this book by jazz author extraordinaire Scott Yanow portrays every key Afro-Cuban Jazz innovator past and present, plus other jazz artists influenced by this infectious music. Also includes reviews and ratings of recordings that make (or don't make) the cut, and essays packed with historical insight not found in other guides. Musicians covered include: Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo, Machito, Poncho Sanchez, Chucho Valds, Arturo Sandoval, Mongo Santamaria, Gato Barbieri, Eddie Palmieri, and many more.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Rip It Up! Rock N Roll Rulebreakers (Book)
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| | Description: Weaving firsthand interviews with personal insights, plus notes on recommended recordings, this book salutes the musical anarchists who have ignited generations of players and fans. Whether it's Ike Turner, who cut the first rock & roll record, or Talking Heads, who were first to fuse new wave with a global groove, Rip It Up! gets to the heart and soul of rock & roll attitude. Artist covered include: Camper Van Beethoven; Teenage Fanclub; Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Julie and Buddy Miller; The Louvin Brothers; Shonen Knife; The Kinks; Sparks; Peter Case; Elvis Costello; Julian Cope; Tom Verlaine; Ann Magnuson; and many others.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Classic Jazz - Listening Companion (Book)
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| | Description: Classic Jazz explores the birth and early development of a truly American art form. Scott Yanow's insightful essays describe the very beginnings of jazz, as well as ragtime, early blues, and New Orleans jazz from 1895-1916. Jazz in the years 1917-1933 is examined in greatest detail, highlighting the careers and rating the recordings of the top performers of the day. Musicians covered include: Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Hoagy Carmichael, Bing Crosby, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Earl Hines, Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller, Jelly Roll Morton, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller and dozens more. Also includes a listing of recommended books and videos on classic jazz, and 40 black-and-white photos.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Children of the Blues (Book)
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| | Description: This book offers first-person recollections from a new generation of artists who applied the musical and life lessons of the fathers of the blues, stoking the 1960s blues revival that continues today. It focuses on 49 current musicians who preserve traditional blues forms while infusing them with fresh voices and lessons. Artists covered include: Rory Block, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, Junior Watson, Charlie Musselwhite, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marcia Ball, Duke Robillard, Bob Margolin, Tommy Shannon, Keb' Mo', and many more.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Succeeding in Music (Book)
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| | Description: Written for both musicians and musical entrepreneurs, this user-friendly guide spells out the fundamentals of business, finance and marketing for the music world. You'll learn how to take a strategic approach to all aspects of doing business in music, from product development and pricing to surviving the industry's renowned competitive environment. Whether you're starting or strengthening your music career, you'll see why you need a business plan - and how to put yours into action. Features a foreword by John McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and also includes a CD-ROM with checklists, resources and templates for planning and managing your career.... click here for more info
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Backbeat The Classical Guitar Book - Complete History (Book)
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| | Description: Offering essays by the world's top experts in a full-color, coffee-table quality book, this is the first work to tell the complete story of the classical guitar and its repertoire, players and makers - from its 19th century European roots to modern international interpretations. This handsome softcover volume features lavish photography of classical guitars made by the best luthiers in the world. Additional essays cover use of the classical guitar in pop music, different playing and teaching techniques, the collectors' market, and the science of the guitar. It also features profiles of legendary artists such as Andrs Segovia, Julian Bream and John Williams, plus a full discography, a glossary, an index, a bibliography, and a guitar measurement chart.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Unfinished Business - The Life & Times of Danny Gatton (Book)
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| | Description: Danny Gatton was a players' guitar player, hailed by both Rolling Stone and Guitar Player as the greatest unknown guitarist anywhere. His legend has only grown since his untimely suicide in 1994, along with appreciation for his blinding speed, effortless genre-hopping, flawless technique, and never-ending appetite for tinkering and problem-solving. Drawing from first-hand interviews with dozens of friends, family members and fellow musicians, Unfinished Business places Gatton's musical contributions into context, and documents his influence on those peers who admired him most, including Albert Lee, Vince Gill, Arlen Roth and Lou Reed. 290 pages, 6 inch. x 9 inch. Danny Gatton comes closer than anyone else to being the best guitar player that ever lived. - Steve Vai... click here for more info
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Backbeat All Music Guide to Country - 2nd Edition (Book)
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| | Description: Now in its second edition, the All Music Guide to Country rounds up the music you love, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Grand Ole Opry, from gospel tents to honky-tonk bars, and from the open range to the open road, giving this diverse genre its due respect and helping you choose the most essential albums from more than 1,200 artists. Country legends like Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Hank Williams are covered in depth, along with such popular artists as the Dixie Chicks, Wynonna Judd, Garth Brooks and Faith Hill. You'll also find 10,281 reviews and ratings for a wide range of country-influenced performers, including Will Oldham, Lyle Lovett, k.d. lang and country rockers ranging from Gram Parsons to Uncle Tupelo. Whether you prefer old-time or contemporary country, acoustic banjo or... click here for more info
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Backbeat White Stripes - Sweethearts of the Blues (Book)
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| | Description: This engrossing book tells the tale of the Detroit duo who shook up the music world with their candy-colored, gothic-coated world of melody, rhythm and storytelling. These unlikely-looking saviors reinvigorated the blues and blues-rock for a new generation. Writer Denise Sullivan relates The White Stripes' story with a keen eye for detail, a music lover's ear for influences and references, a fan's appreciation of the layers and subtleties, and a journalist's nose for a good story, with all its twists and curves, half-truths, and elaborate theories. Includes dozens of rare photographs, a full discography, and a song concordance. 7-1/4 x 9-1/4, 176 pages... click here for more info
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Backbeat Studio Stories - How Great Records Were Made (Book)
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| | Description: Save BIG when you buy today!... click here for more info
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Backbeat Larry Coryell's Power Jazz Guitar (Book/CD)
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| | Description: More than a method or exercise book, this guide challenges jazz guitarists to increase originality in their thinking and playing. Master player Larry Coryell takes readers deep inside the music to make connections between ideas and the guitar fretboard, helping them unlock their own creativity. This book/CD set builds logically from basic ideas to more advanced techniques, which Coryell explains in fine detail. He highlights musical ways to understand complex jazz concepts and presents his unique approach to improvisation by providing exciting new ways to play scales, intervals, arpeggios, melody and chords. Emphasizing group interaction and solos that sizzle, Coryell taps his decades of experience as a performer to offer insights into inventive, powerful ensemble playing. This book should... click here for more info
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Backbeat The Finale NotePad Primer (Book/CD-ROM)
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| | Description: Here's the definitive guide to mastering music notation with Finale NotePad! This easy-to-use reference unravels the intricacies of NotePad, the introductory yet powerful program that enables musicians to edit, reformat and reorganize notation for any composition into a musical masterpiece. Providing step-by-step guidance, this fully illustrated primer offers exercises, projects, a special section on guitar, and power-user tips for improving speed and becoming a NotePad expert. Indispensible whether you're transcribing an existing piece of music of creating an original work, this book includes: NotePad how-tos for both Macintosh and Windows, ready-to-use NotePad software and templates on the CD-ROM included with the book, and a free demo version of Finale PrintMusic.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Melody How to Write Great Tunes (Book/CD)
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| | Description: Save BIG when you buy today!... click here for more info
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Backbeat Power Tools for Garage Band (Book/CD-ROM)
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Backbeat How To Play Rhythm Guitar (Book)
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| | Description: This how-to guide offers lessons, licks, and tips drawn from the groove gurus in a wide range of classic and modern styles. Players will learn how to create their own memorable rhythm parts and emulate the styles of groove masters such as Keith Richards, Bob Marley, and Malcolm Young. Drawn from the pages of Guitar Player... with many of the lessons presented in the players' own words... the book presents must-have information on gear and recording, and covers hot topics such as effects and special tunings. 80 pages.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Jeff Beck - Crazy Fingers (Book)
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| | Description: This well-researched, enlightening book positions Jeff Beck's astonishing achievements - like the pioneering of feedback - within the musical climate of the times. Chronicling his incarnations before and with the Yardbirds, the Jeff Beck Group and beyond, the book describes in detail: Beck's favored Fender guitars; passion for hot rods; relationships with Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, and other artists; love of rockabilly; recording collaborations ranging from Donovan to Tina Turner; landmark solo and instrumental work; and much more. Includes a wealth of personal, musical, and historical detail; great photos; and a comprehensive discography.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Audio Digital: Conceptos Basicos Y Aplicaciones Spanish (Book)
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| | Description: This book focuses on the Basics, Operations, and Applications of Digital Recording in today's music industry. Spanish only. Written by Jose Valenzuela, a leader in the recording field.... click here for more info
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Backbeat All Music Guide to Popular Music (Book)
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| | Description: From folk to avant-garde to world music, this fun-to-browse book easily guides readers to more than 20,000 great recordings by over 4,000 artists through thorough reviews and ratings. Arranged by genre (the book covers 16 styles in all), each section provides informed essays on how the music evolved and its various styles, intriguing artist biographies, and insightful reviews and ratings of the top recordings. The lives and work of major artists are described in depth. Easy-to-read music maps chart the development of each genre, its key players, and their influences. Now in its fourth edition, this authoritative reference highlights essential collection albums as well as first purchase recordings to help listeners buy CDs. Nearly 1,500 info-packed pages! Makes you delirious with knowledge.... click here for more info
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Backbeat Inside Classic Rock Tracks - Songwriting Secrets (Book)
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| | Description: Presenting a remarkable selection of songs ranging from vintage rock 'n' roll to today's electronic dance music, this book analyzes in fine detail the writing and recording techniques behind 100 selected singles and album cuts to see exactly what makes a great track great. Whether you're a musician looking for inspiration or creative tips, or a music lover who wants to get the most from your record collection, Inside Classic Rock Tracks is a unique combination of critical appreciation and hands-on insight. Readers will discover exactly how different sounds within songs are achieved, and the various ways engineers throughout the history of popular music have arranged and recorded them. Analyzes music from the worlds of funk, folk rock, surf, blues, disco, country, hard rock, Britpop, R&B, r... click here for more info
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Backbeat Grant Green - Forgotten Genius of Jazz Guitar (Book)
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| | Description: Now in softcover! This heartfelt biography celebrates the life and music of unsung hero Grant Green, the late jazz guitar genius who played on nearly 100 albums from the early '60s to the late '70s, but narrowly missed celebrity. Today his music has inspired numerous acid-jazz and hip-hop recordings and his legend continues to grow. A straight-ahead jazzman turned funk wizard, Grant is best known for his rhythmic and driving tone as a session leader and sideman for Blue Note Records. The book paints a personal portrait of Grant's internal struggles through the eyes of his family, friends, and fellow musicians.... click here for more info
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Backbeat All Music Guide to Jazz (Book)
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| | Description: In its 1,472 pages, the thick fourth edition of this entertaining, easy-to-use reference now reviews and rates more than 20,000 sizzling recordings by over 1,700 musicians in all jazz styles - from New Orleans jazz to bebop, fusion and beyond. Colorful profiles describe the artists' lives and careers, while anecdotal histories portray selected jazz legends. Music Maps chart the evolution of jazz instruments, plus the influence of significant players, vocalists and sidemen. Providing essays on styles plus details on labels, producers and more, this definitive guide will help readers begin or fine-tune a great jazz collection by providing critics' choices for the best place to start exploring each artist or genre.... click here for more info
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