Steinberger: A Story of Creativity and Design tells the story of musical instrument designer Ned Steinberger. Ned's instruments have been pushing the boundaries both sonically and aesthetically for over 40 years and been played by the very best of the best musicians around the world. Steinberger: A Story of Creativity and Design explores Ned Steinberger's revolutionary contributions to the world of musical instrument design. The first instrument he ever created, the Spector NS-1 bass guitar in 1977, is still Spector's best-selling instrument design. With his next instruments, the Steinberger basses and guitars, Ned literally cut the head off the world of guitar and bass and redefined what the electric bass and guitar could be. Steinberger instruments defined a generation of musicians both sonically and visually and were played by the biggest artists of the day, including Sting, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, and Eddie Van Halen. Never one to slow down, Ned moved from electric guitars and basses to bowed electric instruments. His NS Design instruments once again set the industry standards. Throughout his career Ned has also worked with other builders and manufacturers and created or contributed to countless projects ranging from electronic tuners and pickups to acoustic guitars and drum head tuners. Truly, anytime you see 'NS' in a music store it stands for Ned Steinberger. With all those accomplishments, it may be surprising that Ned is an unlikely musical hero. Therein lies the story. He is not a musician. He comes from the world of art and design rather than the world of music, but his influence can be seen to this day and he holds a place of honor alongside other visionaries like Leo Fender, Les Paul and Ted McCarty.

(Ukulele). Learn to play scales on the ukulele with this comprehensive yet easy-to-use book. The Ukulele Scale Finder contains over 1,300 scale diagrams for the most often-used scales and modes, including multiple patterns for each scale. Also includes a lesson on scale construction and a fingerboard chart of the ukulele neck

This is the first history of the guitar during the reign of the Stuarts, a time of great political and social upheaval in England. In this engaging and original volume, Christopher Page gathers a rich array of portraits, literary works and other, previously unpublished, archival materials in order to create a comprehensive picture of the guitar from its early appearances in Jacobean records, through its heyday at the Restoration court in Whitehall, to its decline in the first decades of the eighteenth century. The book explores the passion of Charles II himself for the guitar, and that of Samuel Pepys, who commissioned the largest repertoire of guitar-accompanied song to survive from baroque Europe. Written in Page's characteristically approachable style, this volume will appeal to general readers as well as to music historians and guitar specialists.

(Guitar Method). The Hal Leonard Folk Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning folk guitar. This book uses popular folk songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead playing in the styles of Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carter Family, Peter Paul & Mary, John Denver, and many others. You'll learn: basic strumming; strumming variations; Carter-style flatpicking; bass runs; basic fingerstyle patterns; alternating thumb patterns; flatpicking solos; hammer-ons and pull-offs; fingerpicking solos; using a capo; I-IV-V chord families; and much more. Songs include: Blowin' in the Wind * Freight Train * The House of the Rising Sun * I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow * Leaving on a Jet Plane * Little Boxes * Puff the Magic Dragon * Scarborough Fair * This Land Is Your Land * Tom Dooley * Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is a Season) * and more.

EChord MasterE is a chord dictionary with a difference. Rather than just show chord shapes a which are all there in the Chord Matrix a a large portion of the book explains how to use chords with information about the theory behind them and attempts to answer the questions guitarists often have about chord shapes. Also it presents usable groups of chords for beginners in relation to a variety of song styles.THThis new revised edition emphasises the practical and is even more useful to beginners with expanded exercises and more audio. The multimedia component has roughly doubled the number of tracks and is 30 minutes longer. Some audio examples have a backing track arranged to stress melodic and rhythmic elements so that when the reader puts the chords alongside the effect is marked sometimes allowing for re-harmonizing the same music with a different chord progression or a chord progression played in more than one area of the guitar. The notation of the chord progressions is partly redesigned making it easier to read. This will also make this part of the book more attractive to the casual browser.THMore chord types have been added to EChord MasterE's Matrix (dictionary) section with new material about balanced chords (which remove ineffective or unnecessary doublings of notes) and about effective chord voicing. The section about chords from famous songs is expanded with more examples of unusual chords including ones that players are often curious about a one of the most famous examples is the first chord of A Hard Day's Night.

80 of the all-time best blues tunes in one jam-packed collection! Includes: Baby Please Don't Go * Caldonia * I'm a Man * Kansas City * Milk Cow Blues * Reconsider Baby * Wang Dang Doodle * You Shook Me * and scores more.

More and more adults are taking the positive step to learn or rediscover how to play the guitar. But having made the decision, the challenge is knowing where to turn! Whatever your starting point, leading guitar educationalists James Longworth and Nick Walker provide the answers in this all-in-one adult tutor, It's never too late to play guitar: An instructive teach-yourself programme covering essential music theory and the basics of guitar technique Contains a wealth of original music alongside pop, rock, blues, folk, classical and jazz hits Breaks down the key musical features of different styles, such as classic chord progressions, riffs and strumming patterns - ideal for aspiring songwriters! Packed with useful information in the form of technical tips, help with notation and 'Did you know?' boxes Photocopiable chord and notation guides for quick reference Recommended listening ideas CD containing a vast range of play-along tracks to make even the simplest pieces sound great Perfect for beginner acoustic and classical guitarists, and an ideal grounding for aspiring electric guitar players

Music through the Ages Volume 1

Music through the Ages Volume 1

(String). This publication combines three books of Violin Technics with the added bonus of the Scale Studies into one affordable volume.