Give your songwriting a competitive edge with this book that takes readers from the first inspiration for a song to the collection of worldwide royalties. Experienced songwriters Pat and Pete Luboff point out the stumbling blocks you'll encounter...
This indispensable directory for music business professionals has been completely updated for 2009, with more than 15,000 U.S. and international contacts in more than 28 categories. These include club talent buyers, college and festival bookers,...
For more than 20 years, The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide has been the industry-leading reference for values on vintage and collectible guitars, basses, lap steels, mandolins, ukuleles, amps, and effects. The expanded 2010 edition...
The 33rd annual edition of this bestseller is packed with accurate info to jumpstart your songwriting career. Readers will find support and encouragement through proven contacts for organizations, detailed submission guidelines, online resources,...
Published annually by Vintage Guitar magazine and selling nearly 140,000 copies to date, The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide not only includes historical data, it lists values derived from comprehensive research and hard-nosed, realistic market...
For songwriters, individual musical performers, bands, film & television composers, and classically trained composers living in the USA, UK, Australia, and European Union this book is packed with information about the inside workings of the music...
At¦nearly 600 pages with information on more than 1,900 brands and 1,400 photos, The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide is the industry-leading reference for values on vintage and collectible guitars, basses, lap steels, mandolins,...
The first Fender guitar hit the scene 50 years ago – and music hasn't been the same since! Featuring 200 color photos, this visual chronicle of the premier guitar maker charts every Fender model from 1950 to 2000, accompanied by a parallel...
Introduced in 1954 as one of Gretsch's “Guitars of the Future,” the White Falcon was an overwhelmingly impressive instrument. The influence of this spectacular new guitar spread to other models and guitar manufacturers. It was the dawn...
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 invention, its sweet, urgent sound has been used...
This book provides novices an easy-to-understand, step-by-step approach to mastering those elements consistently found in hit songs. Incorporating inspiring anecdotes; 30 effective exercises for practicing, honing, and expanding one's songwriting...
The latest addition to Tony Bacon's acclaimed series of guitar books, 60 Years of Fender gives a year-by-year history of the most successful electric guitar maker. In 1950, Leo Fender introduced to the world the solidbody electric guitar – the...
Pop into the new millennium with 100 separate rankings of the Top 40 songs of every year from 1900 through 1999! Whatever your generation, A Century of Pop Hits holds the soundtrack of your life. This chronological tour through the prime of pop...
If you have questions about guitar amplifiers-how to fix them, how to restore them, or how to hot-rod them-this book has the answer. This book is written for the guitarist or collector who desires a common sense approach to understanding the essence...
For more than 30 years, Grit Laskin has been building guitars, and his striking inlay work places his instruments in a class all their own. He is credited with single-handedly taking the ages-old tradition of musical instrument inlay from its purely...
