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The Serious Guitarist -- Essential Book of Gear. Tobias Hurwitz. Guitar sheet music.

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The Serious Guitarist -- Essential Book of Gear. A Comprehensive Guide to Guitars, Amps, and Effects for the Dedicated Guitarist. Composed by Tobias Hurwitz. For Guitar. Book. CD. Guitar Reference. Reference Textbooks. The Serious Guitarist. 128 pages. Published by Alfred Music. AP.40650. ISBN 0739094440. The Serious Guitarist. Essential Book of Gear is an invaluable source for everything you need to know about guitar equipment. With tons of photographs and illustrations, real-world explanations on how to achieve signature tones in a variety of genres, helpful tips on gear maintenance, and an in-depth overview of the landmark innovations in guitars and guitar-related technology from the 1930s to the present, this comprehensive book provides all the tools you need to gain a rich understanding of the evolution of electric guitar gear. Apply this knowledge to your own rig to unlock a signature sound that will set you apart from the crowd. The included companion CD features demonstrations of the equipment and setups covered in the book. Bradshaw Switching System. Rockman X-100. Floyd Rose Tremolo System. Midi. Tube Preamp. Tube Power Amp. Eventide H3000. Customizing Marshalls. Double and Quad Guitars. SansAmp. The 1990s. Pro Tools. Matchless. Digitech Whammy Pedal. Parker Fly. Grunge Pedal. Sovtek. Innovations in the Late 1990s. 2000 and Beyond. Amp Modeling. Guitar Apps. 8- and 9-String Guitars. Guitar-Based Video Games. Look, Ma, No Amp. Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX II. Looking Ahead. Part 2. A Close Look at the Electric Guitar. Understanding the Electric Guitar. Strings. Gauge. Types of String Windings. Roundwound. Flatwound. Half Roundwound and Quarter Roundwound. Materials. Ball End. Coated Strings. Pickups. Single-Coil Pickups. Humbucking Pickups. Active Pickups. Handwound Pickups. Electronics. Fender Stratocaster Setup. Gibson Les Paul Setup. Series and Parallel Pickup Wiring. Coil Tapping and Splitting. In and Out of Phase. Kill Switches. Tone Woods. Plywood in Electric Guitars. Wood Setup for Gibson SG Standard. Wood Setup for Paul Reed Smith Custom 24. Wood Setup for Fender Stratocaster. Wood Setup for Carvin Custom 7-String. More About Guitar-Building Materials. The Truss Rod. Fretboard Radius. How Radius Affects Playability and Performance. Compound or Conical Fretboard Radius. Scale Length. Conventional Scale Lengths. Frets. Fret Maintenance. Fret Type and Size. Number of Frets. Neck Profile. Tuning Pegs. Machine Heads. The Nut. The Locking Nut. The Compensated Nut. The Bridge. The Whammy Bar. How to Live in Peace with Your Double-Locking Trem. Locking Down a Trem. Blocking. Part 3. The Technical Stuff. The Science of Sound. Vibrations. Amplitude and Types of Waves. Overtones. Harmonics. Modulation. The Order of Effects. Understanding Guitar Amps. Tube Amps. Solid-State Amps. The Combo Amp. Amp Heads and Stacks. Basic Amp Features. Boutique Amps. Point-to-Point Wiring. How to Chain Amps Together. Understanding Speaker Cabinets. Cabinets. Speaker Cones. Open Back or Closed Back. Ohmage and Impedance. Tubes. Inside a Vacuum Tube. Preamp Tubes. Power Amp Tubes. Biasing. Rectifiers and Rectifier Tubes. Signal Flow and Level. Flow. Guitar Gear Levels. More About Effects Loops. Noise. Noise Reduction. Noise Is Everywhere. Scrubbing the Noise. Other Ways to Reduce Noise in Your Rig. Physical and Virtual Effects. Cabling. Cable Test. Part 4. Real Rigs and What They Can Do. Real Rigs. Small Rig. Medium Rig. The "Real" Rig. Setups for Different Musical Styles. The Blues Sound. The Country Sound. The Jazz Sound. The 1970s Classic Rock Sound. The Funk Sound. The Heavy Metal Sound. The 1980s Hair Metal Sound. The Djent Sound. Over the Top Madness. Setups of Legendary Players. The Eddie Van Halen Sound. About the Author. Introduction. Part 1. The History of Guitar Gear. The1930s. The First Electric Guitars. The First Amplifiers. Early 7-String Guitar. Early Talk Box. The 1940s. The Log by Les Paul. The Myth of the First Electric Guitar. Leslie Rotating Speaker. Flanging. Leo Fender. The Transistor. The 1950s. Fender Broadcaster. Fender Precision Bass. Gibson Les Paul. Tremolo and Vibrato. The Origins of Fuzz. Tape Echo. Gibson Flying V. The 1960s. Fuzz Boxes. Ring Modulation. Marshall Amps. Marshall JTM 45. Beginning of the Marshall Stack. Compression. Fender in the 1960s. The Wah-Wah. Innovations in the Late 1960s. The 1970s. Mesa. Boogie. Talk Box. Phase Shifter. MXR Phase 90. Other Phasers. Morley. Replacement Guitar Pickups. DiMarzio. Roland. Compressors and Limiters. Ibanez. Innovations in the Late 1970s. The 1980s. Paul Reed Smith. The Jimi Hendrix Sound. The Tom Morello Sound. The Michael Angelo Batio Sound. The Joe Satriani Sound. The Randy Rhoads Sound. The Charlie Christian Sound. Conclusion. Additional Reading.

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The Serious Guitarist -- Essential Book of Gear. A Comprehensive Guide to Guitars, Amps, and Effects for the Dedicated Guitarist. Composed by Tobias Hurwitz. For Guitar. Book. CD. Guitar Reference. Reference Textbooks. The Serious Guitarist. 128 pages. Published by Alfred Music. AP.40650. ISBN 0739094440. The Serious Guitarist. Essential Book of Gear is an invaluable source for everything you need to know about guitar equipment. With tons of photographs and illustrations, real-world explanations on how to achieve signature tones in a variety of genres, helpful tips on gear maintenance, and an in-depth overview of the landmark innovations in guitars and guitar-related technology from the 1930s to the present, this comprehensive book provides all the tools you need to gain a rich understanding of the evolution of electric guitar gear. Apply this knowledge to your own rig to unlock a signature sound that will set you apart from the crowd. The included companion CD features demonstrations of the equipment and setups covered in the book. Bradshaw Switching System. Rockman X-100. Floyd Rose Tremolo System. Noon. Tube Preamp. Tube Power Amp. Eventide H3000. Customizing Marshalls. Double and Quad Guitars. SansAmp. The 1990s. Pro Tools. Matchless. Digitech Whammy Pedal. Parker Fly. Grunge Pedal. Sovtek. Innovations in the Late 1990s. 2000 and Beyond. Amp Modeling. Guitar Apps. 8- and 9-String Guitars. Guitar-Based Video Games. Look, Ma, No Amp. Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX II. Looking Ahead. Part 2. A Close Look at the Electric Guitar. Understanding the Electric Guitar. Strings. Gauge. Types of String Windings. Roundwound. Flatwound. Half Roundwound and Quarter Roundwound. Materials. Ball End. Coated Strings. Pickups. Single-Coil Pickups. Humbucking Pickups. Active Pickups. Handwound Pickups. Electronics. Fender Stratocaster Setup. Gibson Les Paul Setup. Series and Parallel Pickup Wiring. Coil Tapping and Splitting. In and Out of Phase. Kill Switches. Tone Woods. Plywood in Electric Guitars. Wood Setup for Gibson SG Standard. Wood Setup for Paul Reed Smith Custom 24. Wood Setup for Fender Stratocaster. Wood Setup for Carvin Custom 7-String. More About Guitar-Building Materials. The Truss Rod. Fretboard Radius. How Radius Affects Playability and Performance. Compound or Conical Fretboard Radius. Scale Length. Conventional Scale Lengths. Frets. Fret Maintenance. Fret Type and Size. Number of Frets. Neck Profile. Tuning Pegs. Machine Heads. The Nut. The Locking Nut. The Compensated Nut. The Bridge. The Whammy Bar. How to Live in Peace with Your Double-Locking Trem. Locking Down a Trem. Blocking. Part 3. The Technical Stuff. The Science of Sound. Vibrations. Amplitude and Types of Waves. Overtones. Harmonics. Modulation. The Order of Effects. Understanding Guitar Amps. Tube Amps. Solid-State Amps. The Combo Amp. Amp Heads and Stacks. Basic Amp Features. Boutique Amps. Point-to-Point Wiring. How to Chain Amps Together. Understanding Speaker Cabinets. Cabinets. Speaker Cones. Open Back or Closed Back. Ohmage and Impedance. Tubes. Inside a Vacuum Tube. Preamp Tubes. Power Amp Tubes. Biasing. Rectifiers and Rectifier Tubes. Signal Flow and Level. Flow. Guitar Gear Levels. More About Effects Loops. Noise. Noise Reduction. Noise Is Everywhere. Scrubbing the Noise. Other Ways to Reduce Noise in Your Rig. Physical and Virtual Effects. Cabling. Cable Test. Part 4. Real Rigs and What They Can Do. Real Rigs. Small Rig. Medium Rig. The "Real" Rig. Setups for Different Musical Styles. The Blues Sound. The Country Sound. The Jazz Sound. The 1970s Classic Rock Sound. The Funk Sound. The Heavy Metal Sound. The 1980s Hair Metal Sound. The Djent Sound. Over the Top Madness. Setups of Legendary Players. The Eddie Van Halen Sound. About the Author. Introduction. Part 1. The History of Guitar Gear. The1930s. The First Electric Guitars. The First Amplifiers. Early 7-String Guitar. Early Talk Box. The 1940s. The Log by Les Paul. The Myth of the First Electric Guitar. Leslie Rotating Speaker. Flanging. Leo Fender. The Transistor. The 1950s. Fender Broadcaster. Fender Precision Bass. Gibson Les Paul. Tremolo and Vibrato. The Origins of Fuzz. Tape Echo. Gibson Flying V. The 1960s. Fuzz Boxes. Ring Modulation. Marshall Amps. Marshall JTM 45. Beginning of the Marshall Stack. Compression. Fender in the 1960s. The Wah-Wah. Innovations in the Late 1960s. The 1970s. Mesa. Boogie. Talk Box. Phase Shifter. MXR Phase 90. Other Phasers. Morley. Replacement Guitar Pickups. DiMarzio. Roland. Compressors and Limiters. Ibanez. Innovations in the Late 1970s. The 1980s. Paul Reed Smith. The Jimi Hendrix Sound. The Tom Morello Sound. The Michael Angelo Batio Sound. The Joe Satriani Sound. The Randy Rhoads Sound. The Charlie Christian Sound. Conclusion. Additional Reading.