books about: guitarists     books:       Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson34 reviews Allan Slutsky, James Jamerson Hal Leonard Corporation, 1989 GREAT BOOK & 2 CD SET! FOR BASSIST ..AND MUSIC FANS! James Jamerson is one of the top bassist of all time and this book will give bassist some insight to his genius. I never learned to read music, but I was born with an exception ear! I remember a long time ago, going for a job in a pit orchestra. The musical director was not all that impressed with my playing on the first day, because I didn't read music and I kind of fumbled through the ...             Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Guitar Method)26 reviews Tom Kolb Hal Leonard, 2005 Excellent Tells you all about music theory as it relates to guitar. This won't give you any riffs. That's not the point of the book. It explains music theory as it applies to the guitar and gives you a framework in which to create those riffs. It works very well as a resource. This is not a "play all the stuff in here and you'll get better at guitar book". It delves into some fairly complex territory, ...             Chord Tone Soloing: A Guitarist's Guide to Melodic Improvising in Any Style17 reviews Barrett Tagliarino Musicians Institute Press, 2006 Great Book This book shows you how to play the right notes over any chord changes and in any style. Wanna know why your favorite player's solos sound like just the perfect notes at the right moment? Then this is the book for you. Most of the book lays out the foundation needed to understand the theory behind using chord tones and why they work. Some more advanced players may already understand most of ...             The New Complete Guitarist11 reviews Richard Chapman, Les Paul DK ADULT, 2003 Awesome Book! I really like this book a lot! I've taken guitar lessons for 3-1/2 years and have bought several books about guitar playing and guitars in general. This is by far the best book that I have found. It contains guitar basics through complex techniques and music theory as well. It also gives some good riffs for various styles which gives the player an opportunity to experiment with styles they might ...             Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music (Vintage)20 reviews Glenn Kurtz Vintage, 2008 An excellent and inspiring read! Like the author, I too have hit two playing-ending walls and have regained my ability to practice. I really appreciate the author's insights into the various voices that can inform and jade our ability to play. I'm so appreciative to have found this book.             Guitar Chord Encyclopedia (Ultimate Guitarist's Reference)8 reviews Steve Hall Alfred Publishing Company, 1993 Good solid chord book This book is a good reference for all the basic voicings of every chord. If you want jazz chords (or any other genre of music) this book won't give it. If you don't have a chord reference book, or are unhappy with the one you have, this is the book you want. The only drawback I found was I thought I was buying the spiral bound edition (for ease of use). This was not the case. I was ...             The Advancing Guitarist40 reviews Mick Goodrick Hal Leonard Corporation, 1987 The Advancing Guitarist (or how to learn all those things you should have learned years ago!) Mick Goodrick's book - The Advancing Guitarist opens the door to playing the guitar properely (whatever 'properly' means to you). If, like me, you learned to play folk music and the good old 3-chord 12-bar blues rhythms by ear, without actually learning the guitar or without even learning to read music than this book will open your eyes and show you a whole new realm of guitar playing you ...             Save Me from Myself105 reviews HarperCollins e-books, 2007 Now I understand why he left. I love Korn. I have loved Korn for the last 10+ years. When I heard that Head left Korn, I was dumbfounded. Then David went on hiatus. WTF! I wanted to know why. I bought this book last night and I cannot put it down. Head is sweet, sensitive and honest. Most Korn fans could look at him and see that there was something very wrong. He became very skinny and pale. He looked sick. He was. ...             Washed by Blood: Lessons from My Time with Korn and My Journey to Christ8 reviews Brian Welch HarperOne, 2008 Same book but for a younger audience... I have not read this specific book, but I listened to an interview with Brian Welch on the radio recently and he said this book is the same autobiography as "Save Me From Myself" but it leaves out some of the more in depth details making it more appropriate for a younger audience than the other version. So do not purchase both books! But if you are looking for a book for your teenager, this ...             Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead19 reviews Billy F Gibbons Motorbooks, 2005 For Gearheads , and Guitar lovers a like ... You dont have to be a ZZ Top fan to like this book , that's just an added Bouns . This book showcases both Billy Gibbons one of a kind collection of Car's , and Guitars . One especially famous Guitar by Houston legendary Luthier Huey "The Axehandle" Wilkinson . I bought 6 of them , and gave them out as Christmas gifts .             The Guitar Player Book: The Ultimate Resource for Guitarists4 reviews Backbeat Books, 2007 If you like Guitar Player magazine, you will LOVE this book. This compendium really does represent the best of Guitar Player magazine. Includes interviews with the greatest players of all time, tips, tricks, and techniques, style overviews, and even a review of the best stomp boxes ever. If you like reading Guitar Player magazine, you will LOVE this book.             Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead59 reviews Phil Lesh Back Bay Books, 2006 Great Insider's Perspective I've read a few Dead books and this is by far the best insider's perspective. Phil was there from the beginning and vividly recounts what it was like growing with the band. Everything from the acid tests to the untimely death of their front man is covered in great detail. Surprisingly, through all the chemicals, Phil has a great memory of events and leaves nothing out. I was too young to ...             Mel Bay Fingerboard Theory for Guitar A Music Theory Text for Guitarists2 reviews Mike Christiansen Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 2005 Really good reference I own other music theory books for guitar..but this one is really good since it covers lots of subjects such as intervals, inverted intervals, harmonizing a melody with triads, drop-two chords, the modes,etc. It's an excellent reference book.             Guitar: An American Life22 reviews Tim Brookes Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005 Great read for guitarists, music lovers and luthier wannabes One of my favorite music-oriented books of all time. The style of alternating chapters between the building of his custom guitar and the role the guitar (and other stringed instruments) played in music history is very well done. I've read it three times -- once as written, once just on the chapters about guitar throughout history, and once on the chapters about the building of his guitar. Not ...             Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia12 reviews Tony Bacon Thunder Bay Press, 2006 Electric Guitars I picked up this book for my son, who is a "guitar freak". Knowing very little about guitars myself, I'm not that qualified to review this book. I can report, however, that my son was delighted with this gift. He said that he spent hours going through it, learning things he didn't know, and that he particulary enjoyed the illustrations. Anyone who is very interested in guitars would be ...             Gig Bag Book of Scales for all Guitarists (Gig Bag Book of)1 review Joe Dineen, Mark Bridges Amsco Publications, 1998 Excellent learning resource. I have it with me every time I pick up the guitar.             Mel Bay Six Essential Fingerings for the Jazz Guitarist (The Jimmy Bruno Jazz Guitar Series)5 reviews Jimmy Bruno Mel Bay Publications, 2002 this book plus hard work will tighten you up You will do MUCH better with this little book if you buy the No Nonsense Jazz Guitar video, they really go together. These positions are worth the effort to internalize and kick those bad playing habits. This book gives six fingerings for major scale, 6 for dorian mode (scales), 6 for Mixolydian mode (scales), 6 for natural minor, 6 for harmonic minor, 6 for melodic minor. The book does not give ...             How the Fender Bass Changed the World4 reviews ROBERTS BACKBEAT BOOKS, 2001 An indispensable history of the electric bass New to playing bass, I was thrilled to discover this book. Roberts doesn't assume any pre-existing knowledge on the part of the reader, yet even if you've been playing rock and roll for decades, you will learn a ton and have fun in the process. If you have any interest at all in the electric bass, buy this book. It covers the history of the instrument, its manufacturers, and its most famous ...             Progressive Guitar Chords: For Beginner To Advanced Guitarists2 reviews Gary Turner, Brenton White Koala Publications, 1991 A great chord book I bought this book when I started learning guitar. I only used it occasionally to find open chords when that was all I played. This book probably sat on the book shelf and eventually storage in the basement (where it got water damaged)for about 2 to 3 years. For much of that time I didn't play the guitar. But then I got back into it. Occasionally I picked up this book and started looking at the ...             Building a Jazz Chord Solo: A Guitarist's Guide to the Art of Chord Melody Playing1 review Fred Sokolow Hal Leonard Corporation, 2005 Great Book I have bought 4 different books to help me learn and understand guitar chord soloing. This one for me has been the best. It really fits for where I am on the learning curve. As he goes through the 4 versions of each song he gives a few pages of theory explaining why and this has made the difference for me. The songs are cool and his ability to take the song to different levels of complexity ...              search for books advanced, advancing, american, beginner, building, complete, electric, encyclopedia, essential, everything, fingerboard, fingerings, gearhead, gibbons, grateful, guitarist, guitarists, illustrated, improvising, jamerson, legendary, musician, playing, practicing, progressive, reference, resource, searching, standing, ultimate books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Essential Self, Essential Style: Align Your Inner Essence and Outer ... leave a comment home  impressum - about us