The Guitar Player Book

The Ultimate Resource for Guitarists

By: Hal Leonard (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 October 2007

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A must-have for serious guitarists and guitar aficionados and for the 160 000 readers of EGuitar PlayerE magazine! A best-of collection from the magazine's four-decade history this book gives guitarists invaluable information for improving their playing and understanding the instrument's history construction and care. The exclusive interviews include words of wisdom from past masters such as Chet Atkins Duane Allman Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa as well as from six-string stars like Bonnie Raitt Carlos Santana Eddie Van Halen Keith Richards and B. B. King. Readers will sharpen their technique in master classes with players such as John Scofield and Larry Carlton learn the basics of repair get professional advice on recording guitar and learn about the 50 greatest guitar tones of all time and the 101 greatest moments in guitar history ae including an interview with Leo Fender.

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Four Decades of Guitar Greats A-Z	p. 2
Chet Atkins	p. 4
Jennifer Batten	p. 5
The Beatles	p. 6
Jeff Beck	p. 8
George Benson	p. 9
Chuck Berry	p. 10
Ritchie Blackmore	p. 11
Michael Bloomfield	p. 12
Julian Bream	p. 13
Lenny Breau	p. 14
Roy Buchanan	p. 15
Lindsey Buckingham	p. 16
James Burton	p. 17
Larry Carlton	p. 18
Eric Clapton	p. 19
Albert Collins	p. 20
Ry Cooder	p. 21
Dick Dale	p. 22
Dimebag Darrell	p. 23
Ani DiFranco	p. 24
Al Di Meola	p. 25
Duane Eddy	p. 26
Herb Ellis	p. 27
Peter Frampton	p. 28
Ace Frehley	p. 29
John Frusciante	p. 30
Rory Gallagher	p. 31
Jerry Garcia	p. 32
Hank Garland	p. 33
Danny Gatton	p. 34
Billy Gibbons	p. 35
David Gilmour	p. 36
Peter Green	p. 37
Buddy Guy	p. 38
Jim Hall	p. 39
George Harrison	p. 40
Warren Haynes	p. 41
Michael Hedges	p. 42
Jimi Hendrix	p. 43
James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett	p. 44
Allan Holdsworth	p. 45
John Lee Hooker	p. 46
Steve Howe	p. 47
Eric Johnson	p. 48
Albert King	p. 49
B. B. King	p. 50
Freddie King	p. 51
Kaki King	p. 52
Mark Knopfler	p. 53
Leo Kottke	p. 54
Albert Lee	p. 55
Alex Lifeson	p. 56
Yngwie Malmsteen	p. 57
Brian May	p. 58
John Mayer	p. 59
John McLaughlin	p. 60
June Millington	p. 61
Wes Montgomery	p. 62
Scotty Moore	p. 63
Tom Morello	p. 64
Bill Nelson	p. 65
Ted Nugent	p. 66
Jimmy Page	p. 67
Les Paul	p. 68
Prince	p. 69
Bonnie Raitt	p. 70
Johnny Ramone	p. 71
Vernon Reid	p. 72
Randy Rhoads	p. 73
Keith Richards	p. 74
Allison Robertson	p. 75
Mick Ronson	p. 76
Carlos Santana	p. 77
Joe Satriani	p. 78
Andres Segovia	p. 79
Brian Setzer	p. 80
Andy Summers	p. 81
The Edge	p. 82
David Torn	p. 83
Pete Townshend	p. 84
Merle Travis	p. 85
Derek Trucks	p. 86
Steve Vai	p. 87
Eddie Van Halen	p. 88
Stevie Ray Vaughan	p. 89
T-Bone Walker	p. 90
Muddy Waters	p. 91
Jack White	p. 92
Nancy Wilson	p. 93
Johnny Winter	p. 94
Link Wray	p. 95
Zakk Wylde	p. 96
Angus & Malcolm Young	p. 98
Neil Young	p. 98
Frank Zappa	p. 99
Classic Guitar Player Columns	p. 100
Jamming with Another Guitarist	p. 102
Communicating Without Talking	p. 103
Connecting with the Audience	p. 104
Chromatic Scales	p. 105
The Practice Experience	p. 106
Half-Circle Picking for Rockers	p. 107
The Right Player for the Job	p. 108
Twilight Zone Mystery Solved	p. 110
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Guitars	p. 111
Coming to Grips with Polyrhythms	p. 112
Left- and Right-Hand Coordination	p. 113
Scale Routes	p. 114
Mixing Natural Notes and Harmonics	p. 115
Creative Chord Construction	p. 116
Altered Transformations	p. 117
Slowing Down the Learning Process	p. 118
Building Your Solos	p. 119
Double-Stop Blues	p. 120
Doing Nothing and Acquiring Craft	p. 121
Imprisonment, Alertness, and the Eternal Moment	p. 122
The Principle of Balance	p. 123
The Problem of Balance	p. 124
Music Lessons	p. 126
40 Timeless Tips from 40 Years of Guitar Player Lessons	p. 126
How to Play Like Duane Allman	p. 146
How to Play Like Jeff Beck	p. 147
How to Play Like Chuck Berry	p. 148
How to Play Like Ritchie Blackmore	p. 149
How to Play Like Charlie Christian	p. 151
How to Play Like Grant Green	p. 153
How to Play Like Jimi Hendrix	p. 154
How to Play Like Allan Holdsworth	p. 155
How to Play Like John Lee Hooker	p. 156
How to Play Like Steve Howe	p. 157
How to Play Like Elmore James	p. 159
How to Play Like Tom Morello	p. 160
How to Play Like Joe Pass	p. 161
How to Play Like Keith Richards	p. 163
How to Play Like The Edge	p. 164
Notational Symbols	p. 165
Guitar Lore	p. 166
The 101 Greatest Moments in Guitar History	p. 166
The 50 Greatest Guitar Tones of All Time	p. 184
99 Ways to Play Better Now! from the GP Archives	p. 198
50 Stompboxes That Changed the World	p. 212
The Guitarist's Guide to Home Recording	p. 226
50 Ways to Record Killer Guitar Tracks	p. 226
How to Record Acoustic Guitars	p. 238
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