Guitars & Guitar Gear Books

Make every dollar count with the new 15th Edition Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars. This edition boasts 900 pages of content, including a color Photo Grading System and guitar reference information and values

This exciting book documents the complete decade-by-decade story of one of the world's most important and influential electric guitars. The Gibson Les Paul turned 50 years old in 2002, and since its

Over 5,850 new and vintage individual models are identified in detail with current new or used market retail values, and many are included. 18,000+ values are included and many have been updated to reflect

B.B. King was the acknowledged “King of the Blues.” In this second edition of the popular book, Eric E. Dahl picks up where the story left off. The new chapters cover the passing of B.B. King,

Although rock 'n roll is America's all-time leading cultural export, half of the classic rock sound - hard-hitting, skintight, audacious, and vibrant – was born across the pond. Musician, journalist,

The Gibson Les Paul Standard 1958-1960 is one of the greatest designs to emerge from Gibson. At first, it was little appreciated and quickly discontinued. However, the UK blues explosion of the 1960s

 In C.F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796-1873, Philip Gura chronicles the career of Christian Frederick Martin from his humble start as an importer and repairman of musical instruments in New York City in

Welcome to the world of prewar wood body dobro! This beautiful full-color hardcover book documents a variety of Dobro guitars produced during the years 1929 through approximately 1942. It is a "photographic

This third in a series of hardcover books joins the award-winning titles The Stratocaster Chronicles and The Soul of Tone by author/historian Tom Wheeler. In over 600 pages, The Dream

In the mid '50s, Ted McCarty, Gibson's new president, set out to further set Gibson apart from Fender. He wanted to create new designs that did not conform to the basic guitar shape. He wanted something

Steve Pitkin has worked with the Fender Custom Shop since 1995, photographing the most incredibly crafted guitars built in America. There is something special about the Custom Shop and the people who work

Flying V, Explorer, Firebird tells the story of those first peculiar instruments and goes on to describe Gibson's second attempt at nonstandard designs with the Firebird of the early 60s. The book