Definitive Guitar Handbook

by Rusty Cutchin, Rusty Cutchin, Cliff Douse

"The Definitive Guitar Handbook" is a one-stop resource for anyone who wants to get to grips with playing the guitar. It is packed with practical music advice on how to tackle the basics, such as simple chords and finger-picking, right through to more complex power chords, slurs, bends and slides. There are practical guides to playing all kinds of licks, riffs and rhythms, the range of effects and how to use them, and amplification. For the budding performer, top tips on stagecraft and performing live are included, as well as step-by-step guitar maintenance. There is also a useful section on recording. The guitar gods and classic guitars featured will provide inspiration, and the fantastic reference source includes an invaluable chord dictionary to widen any guitarist's repertoire.

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Garry Ventura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just about everything that you need to know about guitars. I would recommend this book to all guitar lovers.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

For everyone who has any interest in playing the guitar. It has a lot of useful information about all facets of guitaring (Tuning, amps, effects, gigging, songwriting and many more) An absolutely fabulous must have book. It has help keep me wanting to learn more.