"This is the ultimate hands-on, how-to manual devoted to the famous Gibson Les Paul, updated with the latest models and guitar tech advice.This book is a step-by-step, heavily illustrated guide to everything about Gibson Les Paul guitars! It shows owners and dreamers the basics of selecting and buying your guitar, how to use it, and how to keep it rocking once you have one. Let world-renowned guitar expert Terry Burrows be your guide to this awesome...

Includes DVD video guitar lessons & iPod videos.

Do-It-Yourself Guitar Setup & Maintenance is a fun way to get started maintaining your guitar on your own. Using a variety of guitars and real-life scenarios, you will be given step-by-step instruction on what you need to know to get started. Follow along with detailed video tutorials by guitar luthier Denny Rauen and you'll understand everything in no time.

A realistic approach for beginners or guitar players with little experience, guitarist Jason Shepherd guides you through eight weeks of lessons designed to show you all the basics of beginning guitar, acoustic and electric.

"Complete Guitar Care & Maintenance, The Ultimate Owners Guide" is the essential care guide for guitar owners everywhere. Filled with over 170 pages of step-by-step instruction, 300 images and diagrams, and a plethora of exclusively derived specifications and manufacturers' recommendations. You will have everything you need to maintain any guitar, no matter what your experience level.--back cover

Play It Loud celebrates the musical instruments that gave rock and roll its signature sound-from Louis Jordan's alto saxophone and John Lennon's Rickenbacker to the drum set owned by Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Lady Gaga's keytar, and beyond. Seven engrossing essays by veteran music journalists and scholars discuss the technical developments that fostered rock's seductive riffs and driving rhythms, the thrilling innovations musicians have devised to...