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Martin Guitars Boxed Set (Book) Review

Martin Guitars Boxed Set [Hardcover]
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This set of books on Martin Guitars is a must have for anyone who plays a Martin.It is informative with tons of facts and history of the Martin Guitar Company and the many models produced since 1833.Production facts and figures along with guitar details make it the resource book for Martin Guitars.

The boxed set is attractive and convenient to store.The photography is outstanding.This would make a great gift for the Martin Guitar lover in your life.

A great price, quick shipping and wonderfully put together.You will not be disappointed with this set of Martin Guitar books.

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Starting with the early days in New York circa 1833, the fabled story of the Martin acoustic guitar comes to life in the long-awaited revision of the seminal Martin history book. Originally published in 1987, this new edition is completely updated and redesigned by well-known industry experts. Hal Leonard

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Gibson Electric Steel Guitars: 1935-1967 (Book) Review

Gibson Electric Steel Guitars: 1935-1967 [Hardcover]
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I've been collecting guitars and playing dobro, lap, non-pedal and pedal steel for 30 years. This book is a great resource for collectors and players. I consider it almost an art book with the great pictures in here.

Pros:
The information contained in the book cannot be found anywhere else.
The photos are a treat and are very artistic.
Detailed photos of Charlie Christian pickup variations was very interesting.
Loved the articles on the players.
The sections on tuning machine variances cannot be found elsewhere.
Production totals and dating information is great.
Did not address Better, Best, Worse, Worst, Collectable, Non-Collectable aspects of instruments.

Cons:
Did not have photos of all HG acoustic models.
Did not have photos of Roy Smeck Radio Grande, possibly the greatest brazilian rosewood guitar ever built.
Did not have photos, nor mention, of Roy Smeck DN with slotted headstock and neck mutes (I have one.)
Layout progresses along a timeline, not model line. I think long running models, like the EH-100, EH-150 and the Console Grande should have been in chapters of their own, with all the progressive changes shown one right after the other.
Did not address Better, Best, Worse, Worst, Collectable, Non-Collectable aspects of instruments.

I'd recommend this book to anybody interested in collecting instruments, playing lap style or wanting to expand their knowledge of what's out there.

It's a great addition to any library.

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This book recounts the story of all the electric steel guitars - or electric "Hawaiian" guitars, as they were called during most of their tenure - that were built by Gibson between 1935 and 1967. Hawaiian guitars were the most popular form of electric guitars until the 1950s, and they contributed to some crucial developments in pickups and amplification in addition to lending their voice to the earliest solid body electrics. Aesthetically, the early postwar instruments are also amongst the coolest designs ever produced by Gibson. *Over 450 illustrations, including a wealth of color pictures, catalog reproductions, and patent drawings * A comprehensive section on dating instruments as well as detailed shipping totals for the 1935-1967 period.

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Gibson Guitars 100 Years of an American Icon Review

Gibson Guitars 100 Years of an American Icon [Paperback]
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Gibson has unleashed a propaganda piece on an unsuspecting audience of guitar freaks.By having their in-house historian write it and by publishing it themselves, Gibson has ensured that they retain complete editorial control over all of the content.Here's an example of the hypebole that is present throughout the book: in reference to the oncoming wave of solid body electrics Walter Carter writes, "...Gibson would lead rather than follow the pack as the electric guitar era began to take shape."I think Leo Fender would take exception to that statement if he were still around.The book features lots of well-known players with a Gibson in their hands.The captions border on outright fraud."Jimi Hendrix reached new guitar heights with an SG Custom."Gee, I thought that 99% of his playing was on a Fender Stratocaster."Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards plays a custom single-pickup L-55."Maybe he does in that picture, but any casual Stones fan will tell you that Keef plays a Tele.There are countless other examples of this type of misreprensentation.As much as I dislike that lame marketing approach, I completely despise the self-congratulatory chapter on the trio of Harvard guys who bought the company in 1986.I personally think they have done more to damage the image of Gibson in the eyes of players than Norlin ever did.They even went so far as to include a staged photo of Juszkiewicz between rounds in a boxing match with the caption: "Berryman and Zebrowski revive Juszkiewicz after a tough round in a negotiations course at Harvard business school."It's almost too much to stomach.

Having said all of that, the book is not completely without merit though.If you are a diehard Gibson fan and already own Duchossoir's essential book "Gibson Electrics - The Classic Years," then this book may make a nice, if somewhat trivial, addition to your collection of guitar books.

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