General

Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, Eighth Edition
Book & Cd Rom. Specifically covers acoustic and acoustic-electric instruments. Not only are most of the current and older acoustic companies and luthiers listed (including the new crop of arch-top builders ), but hundreds of photos depicting rare makes and configurations have been included. Features high-resolution photos to accurately show a variety of real world condition factors over a wide range of instrument models and configurations.

Solo Guitar Playing, Bk. 1
For years, the most popular classical guitar method ever published! There are exercises, practice studies, and self-tests, a survey of the guitar repertoire and numerous solo and ensemble compositions. Generously illustrated with photos, diagrams, and musical examples. Instruction, including graded exercises, practice studies, and a survey of the guitar repertoire.

The Secrets of Successful Practising for Guitarists
Do you want to become a really good guitarist? Are you having trouble practicing? Do you know what to practice? Is motivation a problem? This book has been written for you. The ways you think and practice are the keys to your level of success as a guitarist. The ideas in this book have been gathered over many years of the author's practicing, performing and teaching as well as his knowledge of the practice habits of many highly successful guitarists. This book offers guitar players at all levels clear guidelines and effective techniques for achieving real progress quickly on the way to success.

 

The Contemporary Christian Guitarist
The purpose of this book is to give the beginning and intermediate guitarist a method of general studies and techniques which will allow steady mental and physical growth towards musicianship. There are few methods written specifically for the contemporary Christian guitarist. Hopefully, this book will fulfill that need. The studies have been developed over the past 20 years of teaching private lessons and classes at various colleges. The book cover topics such as: finger style, pick style, chord strumming and note reading. Familiar songs have been chosen which will provide a foundation for many years of enjoyable time with the guitar. A demonstration CD is included with the book. The CD includes selected exercises, choruses and hymns and provides accompaniment for all the duets found in the book. Solo guitar arrangements have been given and are also played on the CD.

Pumping Nylon
Scott Tennant, world-class classical guitarist and well-respected guitar eduactor, has brought together the most comprehensive technique handbook for the classical guitarist. In addition to technical information not available elsewhere, he has compiled selections from Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand Studies; musical examples by Bach, Turina, Rodrigo and others;Tarrega arpeggio studies; and original compositions by Andrew York and Brian Head. Essential information and a great sense of humor are effectively combined in this best-selling book.

Techniques Series: Hot Country
This guide offers more than any other package available.

Gibson Guitars 100 Years of an American Icon
This splendid book chronicles 100 years of the companies that building Gibson guitars, banjos, and mandolins. Beautifully illustrated with countless pictures of guitars and the musicians who made them famous, this coffee-table edition is written by some of today's most prominent music writers.

Guitar Identification
Now thoroughly revised and expanded to include features and serial numbers from the 1990s, Guitar Identification is a reference workbook for dating the guitars made by Fender, Gibson, Gretsch and Martin. It provides the most comprehensive lists of serial numbers ever published on these legendary manufacturers, and covers typical features to help collectors assess the vintage of their electric or acoustic guitars.

John McGann's Developing Melodic Variations on Fiddle Tunes, Guitar Edition
This book presents standard fiddle tunes in basic form, then shows you how, on a phrase-by-phrase basis, the tunes can become vehicles for your own improvisations. It is designed to open the door to creating spontaneous variations, or improvisations, based on the melodic structure unique to each tune. Each tune in the book is presented first in its basic form, then with four variations. The variations are printed directly beneath the melody with the corresponding measures aligned, so that you can easily compare them to the original melody and to each other. The accompanying CD features the lead guitar and rhythm guitar on separate channels, so you can turn off the lead and play along with the rhythm, or vice versa.

Shady Grove Acoustic Guitar Solos
Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarist, singer, and alleged leader of the Grateful Dead, became an icon of the 60s youth movement. It was well-known that Jerry was a huge fan, and probably considered himself a player, of old-time American music, from mountain fiddle and banjo music, to English ballads, to jug band music to bluegrass and blues, and more. On the "Shady Grove" recordings one can hear the deep commitment, respect, and love Jerry had for this traditional American music. He's very faithful to the original artists' music. That may be surprising if you expect more of an ego-driven "my version" approach from one the biggest rock stars ever. What you have here is a vibrant collection of wonderful traditional American songs, from a great variety of genres, played in a style closely based on their traditional sources.

Solo Guitar Playing: Bk 2 (with CD)
 

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars: An Illustrated History & Guide
This volume offers a lavishly illustrated history of the Gibson company and its classic flat-top guitars. The book's release coincides with the company's centennial celebration. From the 1920s to the present, Gibson and its guitars have been a slice of Americana. Whether an established musician is Northern or Southern, urban or rural, white or African American, young or old, he or she has likely used a Gibson to create music. The book employs more than 200 photographs, many in color, and detailed text in chronicling the development and evolution of the instruments. Recommended for public and music libraries.

ZEN GUITAR
Offering a contemplative approach to playing the guitar, this book covers all levels of experience from professional musicians and amateur guitar players to uninitiated music lovers. The author offers his own experiences with music to show how to rediscover harmony and become open to Zen awareness. Through 58 lessons which provide a focus and guide, the reader is led through to Zen awareness. Quotations from sources ranging from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis are used to enhance the lessons. The book seeks to show how the path of music offers fulfilment in all aspects of life.

Martin Guitar Masterpieces: A Showcase of Artists' Editions, Limited Editions, and Custom Guitars
Martin guitars are internationally revered, collected and played by performers, singers, songwriters and by legions of avid collectors and enthusiasts. This book features more than a hundred of Martin's most desirable guitars, including instruments belonging to Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Joan Baez, Sting and Eric Clapton. Dick Boak enthusiastically outlines his experiences as liaison in these collaborations. We also get a sneak preview of Martin's millionth instrument, due in 2004.Dick Boak is the head of artist relations and publicity at C.F. Martin and Co., collaborating with artists in the design of their Limited Edition and Signature Models. A prolific artist, luthier and musician in his own right, he is a founder of the Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans, and has organized numerous national instrument-making symposiums.

Fretboard Logic: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning
Volume I of the series explains precisely the pattern organization of the guitar's fretboard. All music played on the guitar gets filtered through the fretboard matrix, so it is essential to have an understanding of how the playing area of the instrument works. Fretboard Logic teaches this both as a completely separate area of musical education and as a prerequisite for more advanced learning.

Acoustic Guitars and Other Fretted Instruments: A Photographic History
Most people aren’t aware that the guitar was not always king in the United States. Until the 1930’s, the guitar actually played “second fiddle” to other fretted instruments. This book chronicles the history and development of guitars, banjos, and mandolins in America. 800 color photos detail the evolution of these instruments, from primitive minstrel banjos to elaborately inlaid classic banjos and jazz banjos; from “taterbug” mandolins to classic Gibson models signed by the legendary Lloyd Loar; and a wide array of flat top, archtop, and resonator guitars.

100 Guitar Tips You Should Have Been Told
 

Melodic Rhythms for Guitar
A thorough presentation of rhythms commonly found in contemporary music, including 68 harmonized melodies and 42 rhythm exercises. This highly respected and popular book is also an excellent source for duets, sight-reading and chord studies.

Mel Bay's Guitar Class Method (Guitar Class Method)
 

Martin Guitars: An Illustrated Celebration of America's Premier Guitarmaker
The must-have book for guitar lovers and collectors that captures the history and heritage of the Martin Guitar Company-since 1833 the single-most important guitarmaker. Hundreds of full-color and vintage photographs illustrate the story of the various classic instruments and the performers who have made Martin the instrument of choice.

Guitarist's Guide to Computer Music
Remember when home recording for a guitarist consisted of a four-track cassette PortaStudio—maybe combined with a microphone, a nice drum machine, and a digital effects box? Sure, those are decent recording tools, but wouldn’t it be nice to have equipment that gives you limitless track counts, racks of effects, awesome built-in drums, and virtual bass guitar thrown in with unlimited synth, sampled sounds and textures, mixing, processing, and mastering, with the ability to easily mix the finished product to a CD? Think that’s out of your league? Think again! "Guitarist’s Guide to Computer Music" shows you how to turn your computer into a recording, editing, producing, sound-wrangling, effect-processing, mixing studio that really rocks. You won’t believe the results!
 

Playing Guitar Hawaiian Style Book/Cd Set
 

Music Reading for Guitar: The Complete Method (Essential Concepts)
Starting at the elementary level and progressing to advanced techniques, this comprehensive method is like a complete two-year guitar course in book form. It includes over 450 songs and examples, and covers: notes, rhythms, keys, positions, dynamics, syncopation, chord charts, duets, scale forms, phrasing, odd time, and much more. Designed from an MI core curriculum program.
 

Music of the North American Indians for Acoustic Guitar Book/CD set
 

Fretboard Roadmaps-Bluegrass and Folk Guitar: The Essential Guitar Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use
Learn the essential patterns that all great guitarists know and use! This book/CD pack will have you playing lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard, in any key. YouÕll learn chord-based licks, moveable major and blues scales, major pentatonic "sliding scales," first-position major scales, and moveable-position major scales. The book includes easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions for beginning, intermediate and advanced players. The CD includes 41 demonstration tracks to help you perfect your new skills.
 

The Ultimate Guitar Book
The Ultimate Guitar Book is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to guitars, from early acoustics to the latest electrics. No book has ever brought together so many guitars in such keen detail and rich portrayal, featuring specially commissioned photographs of over 450 famous, rare and vintage guitars. It is packed with construction and design information which brings each instrument to life. In addition, it contains profiles of great guitar designers and their pioneering innovative workshops. The Ultimate Guitar Book is quite simply the most beautiful book on the guitar ever produced: its opulent illustration is complemented by extensive factual narrative. The book is certain to become a definitive reference work on the subject, and makes immensely pleasurable browsing for guitar players and collectors alike, from beginner to professional.

Essential Rhythm Guitar (Private Lessons)
This book/CD pack is based on the concept that, for most popular music styles, there exist a few basic, fundamental rhythm guitar techniques and a set of appropriate chords and chord voicings that determine the sound of each style. This one-on-one lesson with MI instructor Steve Trovato teaches the rhythm guitar essentials for 7 styles: blues, rock, country, fingerstyle acoustic, Latin/Brazilian, jazz and swing, and funk. The CD features 65 full-band tracks. Includes standard notation and tab.
 

101 Guitar Tips
101 Guitar Tips contains invaluable guidance on everything from scales and music theory to truss rod adjustments, proper recording studio set-ups, and much more. The book also features snippets of advice from some of the most celebrated guitarists and producers in the music business, including B.B. King, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Warren Haynes, Laurence Juber, Pete Anderson, Tom Dowd and others, culled from the author's hundreds of interviews.

The Rhythm Guitar Book
Best selling author, Adam Kadmon, has created a book for the most overlooked aspect of guitar playing, the technique of rhythm guitar. This book is an essential volume for every guitarist's library. A concise tool and guide to the world of sonic textures, chordal constellations and rhythmic cascades.