Gibson Amplifiers 1933-2008: 75 Years of the Gold Tone (Book & CD-ROM) (Blue Book) Review

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(More customer reviews)When this book showed up I couldn't put it down until I had read everything relating to the half dozen Gibson amps I already own. It was very easy to pinpoint the models and years of manufacture.I popped in the CD and immediately printed out the operators manuals for all the amps I own, as well as the tube charts for each. A copy of this info will always be with each amp.

Reading through the amp descriptions, I've settled upon a couple of amps I'm now dying to own, and will be searching out.

Layout of the book is pretty straight forward, the pictures are all clear, and the year-to-year production totals is nice to know. I would have liked to see the inards of a few more of the models, and some servicing recommendations. I know that there are other books about tube amp repair, but a small section could have easily been included.

There is really no mention in the book as to which of the models are collectable or desireable. You'll have to come to your own conclusions as to that subject.

I'm am really gratefull to the author for compiling this information and finally having a book dedicated to just Gibson amps. Yahoo!!!

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Gibson Amplifiers 1933-2008 is the only book available solely on Gibsons amplifiers, featuring a full history of Gibson amplifiers between 1933 and 2008, an individual model listing for every standard production Gibson amplifier with pictures, and a 12-page color section. Also included is a thorough history on the development of amplification in the early 20th century, and an exclusive CD-ROM that includes PDFs of the entire Gibson Amplifier Master Service Book with owners manuals and schematics of most Gibson amplifiers from the 1950s and 1960s! The information contained in this book and CD-ROM is simply not available from any other single source!

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Learn to Play Like the Guitar Greats: The Essential Guide to Chords, Equipment and Techniques Review

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(More customer reviews)So I picked up this book based on what it advertised (which, I realise, is what most people do when buying a book, but bear with me here) and I was let down to an unimaginable degree. This book, "Learn to Play Like the Guitar Greats" is totally misleading. If you are expecting to actually LEARN some guitar riffs, guess again. This book is more of an abridged guide to some (and buy some, I mean only a select few) of the greatest guitarists around. Or is it? For some reason, the extremely un-talented Jack Black of the White Stripes made it into this book, yet Eddie Van Halen, Ted Nugent, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Tom Morello, Frank Zappa, Yngwie Malmstien, Randy Rhodes and Eric Johnson (to name only a few) were omitted. As for actual guitar riffs, the list grows shorter still. The book talks about some of the greatest guitar riffs written by Jimmy Page such as "The Song Remains the Same" and "Heartbreaker" as well as a look at his amazing double-neck SG, but when it comes to the guitar tab, we get a very weak selection of songs-"Kashmir" and "Stairway to Heaven"-both of which, like all the other tablature in this book, contain only the opening riffs. A better title for this book would have been "Learn About the Most Overplayed/Recognisable Guitarists and a Few Simple Riffs that They Wrote". In all seriousness (with my apologies to Amazon for discouraging the purchase of this book) I cannot stress enough what a waste of money this book is. I would have given this book a 0/5 rating, but apparently, that doesn't exist. Besides, how can you possibly take a book like this seriously if they claim the guitarist behind Black Sabbath is Tony Iommi (it's TOMMY, for those who weren't sure).

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Ever wanted to play like a famous guitarist? Now's your chance! This entertaining and accessible guide to emulating the legends features: notation for more than 65 classic riffs from "Stairway to Heaven" to "Smells like Teen Spirit" * clear, step-by-step annotated photographs showing how to play each riff * full-color features on more than 30 artists, their guitars, and equipment * hints and tips from expert musicians. Color photos throughout the 256 pages of this book!

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