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The Fender stratocaster : the life and times of the world's greatest guitar and its players
- Title
- The Fender stratocaster : the life and times of the world's greatest guitar and its players / Dave Hunter ; foreword by Randy Bachman.
- Author
- Hunter, Dave, 1962-
- Publication
- Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2013.
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Details
- Description
- 235 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm
- Summary
- "Fender's Stratocaster is arguably the number-one instrument icon of the guitar world. When introduced in 1954, its offset space-age lines, contoured body, and three-pickup configuration set the music world on its ear--it was truly unlike any guitar that had come before. In the hands of the world's most beloved players, the Stratocaster has since become a popular weapon of choice among rock, blues, jazz, and country players and, not coincidentally, is also one of the most copied electric guitars of all time. In this authoritatively written, painstakingly curated, and gloriously presented tribute to the 60-year-old Fender Stratocaster, author Dave Hunter covers the guitar's history from concept, design, and model launch through its numerous variations and right up to the present. The story is illustrated with archival images of Stratocasters and their players in action, studio shots of Stratocasters of varied vintage and provenance, memorabilia associated with famous players, and profiles of over 30 noted Strat slingers through the ages. Influential rock'n' rollers like Buddy Holly, Hank Marvin, Ike Turner, and Dick Dale; blues players like Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, and John Mayer; metal gods Richie Blackmore, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Dave Murray; esteemed rockers Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Ronnie Wood, Robbie Robertson, Rory Gallagher, Mark Knopfler, and Wayne Kramer; and post-punk heroes The Edge, John Frusciante, and Billy Corgan are all included. And so, of course, is Jimi Hendrix. With its unprecedented level of detail and stunning visuals, Fender Stratocaster is the only book tribute worthy of the world's greatest guitar. "--
- "The complete illustrated history of the greatest electric guitar of all time and its players. Foreword by Randy Bachman"--
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- History -- Tone & construction -- Artist profiles: Bill Carson; Ernest Shamblin; Pee Wee Crayton; Mary Kaye; Ike Turner; Buddy Guy; Buddy Holly; Dick Dale; The Ventures; Hank Marvin; Jimi Hendrix; Eric Clapton; George Harrison; Jeff Beck; Ritchie Blackmore; David Gilmour; Rory Gallagher; Robbie Robertson; Wayne Kramer; Lowell George; Randy Bachman; Ronnie Wood; Robin Trower; Dave Murray; Bonnie Raitt; Mark Knopfler; Yngwie Malmsteen; Richard Thompson; Nils Lofgren; Jimmie Vaughan; Stevie Ray Vaughan; Eric Johnson; Robert Cray; The Edge; Sonny Landreth; John Mayer.
- Call Number
- JNF 14-24
- ISBN
- 9780760344842 (hardback)
- 0760344841 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2013022975
- OCLC
- 827257210
- Author
- Hunter, Dave, 1962-
- Title
- The Fender stratocaster : the life and times of the world's greatest guitar and its players / Dave Hunter ; foreword by Randy Bachman.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2013.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Research Call Number
- JNF 14-24