"Previously published as part of a larger volume, The Complete Illustrated Book of Electric Guitar"--title page verso. Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Altering the face of music -- The rise and fall of guitar groups -- The modern era -- How to play electric guitar -- Buying an electric guitar -- Amplifiers and other equipment -- Popular set-ups -- Anatomy of the electric guitar -- From acoustic to electric -- Introducing lead guitar -- Lead techniques -- Electric blues guitar -- Rhythm guitar styles -- Rock chord vocabulary -- Rock 'n' roll -- Power chords -- Rock rhythm guitar -- More on lead guitar -- Grunge -- Riffs -- Indie rock -- Accompaniment with fills -- Using wah-wah and other effects -- Funk and disco -- Melodic jazz guitar -- Reggae -- Country guitar techniques -- Electric slide guitar -- Buying a bass guitar -- Bass guitar techniques -- Constructing a bass line -- Melodic bass playing -- Slap bass -- Heavy rock techniques -- Exploring rock and metal styles -- Metal guitar in drop D -- Musical resources: scales -- Musical resources: melodic arpeggios -- Advanced scales and modes -- Right-hand tapping -- Jazz/rock fusion techniques -- Unusual guitars and techniques -- Glossary -- Index.
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