Description

Celebrate the significance, the magic, and the mojo of the world s most seductive instrument. An obsessive, full-color book presented in an irresistible slipcase, Guitar features 200 instruments in stunning detail. Here are icons, like Prince s Yellow Cloud, Willie Nelson s Trigger, Muddy Water s Thunderbird, and Rocky, lovingly hand-painted by its owner, George Harrison. Historic instruments–Fender s Broadcaster, Les Paul s Log, the Gibson Nick Lucas Special, the very first artist model. Hand-carved archtops, pinnacles of the luthier s art, from John D Angelico to Ken Parker. Stunning acoustics from a new wave of women builders, like Rosie Heydenrych of England, who s known to use 5,000-year-old wood retrieved from a peat bog. And quirky one-of-a-kind guitars, like Linda Manzer s Pikasso II–four necks, 42 strings, and a thousand pounds of pressure. Marrying pure visual pleasure with layers of information, Guitar is a glorious gift for every guitar-lover