Travis 4,725 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Of course, I’ve already got my copy of “The Book”... Told my wife I wanted the Van Halen book that came out earlier this year. Are there any others you guys know of that are “must haves” for guitar players and history buffs? Is the Sunburst Les Paul book any good? Open to books on amps as well.. Thanks in advance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cynic 6,820 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 The Blackguard Book is ridiculous in its detail. A true coffee-table book chock full of excellent photography. If you're interested in the minutia of early teles it will scratch every itch. Most pages contain only photos but all the info is there as well. Similar to Beauty of the Burst, I find it's a better resource for the occasional question than it is a cover-to-cover read. It routinely sells for stupid aftermarket prices but you can still contact the author and buy direct. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alantig 1,061 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Peter Frampton's "Do You Feel Like I Do?" and Rob Halford's "Confess" are both very good reads. I also just read "Play It Loud", which basically covers Les Paul's and Leo Fender's stories sort of in parallel with the rise of the electric guitar. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 4,725 Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 28 minutes ago, alantig said: Peter Frampton's "Do You Feel Like I Do?" and Rob Halford's "Confess" are both very good reads. I also just read "Play It Loud", which basically covers Les Paul's and Leo Fender's stories sort of in parallel with the rise of the electric guitar. Do you mean “the birth of loud”...? I found a couple of other books titled “play it loud” but it seems like “Birth” is the one that matches your description. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtrdaddy 10,109 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Hope I Die Before I Get Old. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutchman 2,519 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Willie’s got a great book! 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
specialk 4,131 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Not so much on gear, but probably the best memoir I've read is When I Left Home: My Story by Buddy Guy. Here: https://smile.amazon.com/When-Left-Home-My-Story-ebook/dp/B007TUY0Z0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=buddy+guy&qid=1607888891&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hamerhead 19,294 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Jimmy Page: The Anthology. https://www.amazon.com/Jimmy-Page-Anthology/dp/1905662610 Haven't read it yet, but it weighs a lot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeboy 6,872 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Get the Stones and Beatles Gear books. Awesome pics and gear/recording details. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alantig 1,061 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Travis said: Do you mean “the birth of loud”...? I found a couple of other books titled “play it loud” but it seems like “Birth” is the one that matches your description. Yes, sorry - that’s the one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobB 6,088 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 27 minutes ago, Jakeboy said: Get the Stones and Beatles Gear books. Awesome pics and gear/recording details. Upvote this post. Haven’t read the Stones book, but the Beatles Gear is an interesting read. One that you can pick up again, over and over. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
princeofdarkness56 706 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Jakeboy said: Get the Stones and Beatles Gear books. Awesome pics and gear/recording details. Would that be the books by Andy Babiuk the bassist for the Chesterfield Kings ? If so he is the guy who gave me a few guitar lessons in the late 70’s out of the Great House of Guitars. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeboy 6,872 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 1 hour ago, princeofdarkness56 said: Would that be the books by Andy Babiuk the bassist for the Chesterfield Kings ? If so he is the guy who gave me a few guitar lessons in the late 70’s out of the Great House of Guitars. Those are the ones. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ARM OF HAMER 2,922 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I love Mike Bloomfield's playing, he was a great musician and really the first guitar superstar. He was like Rory Gallagher in the sense that he lived and breathed music and it was always ON with him. This was a really good read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooks 1,888 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Cowboy Song (Phil Lynott) Running w/ the Devil (VH) Man Musician Magus (Jimmy Page) Giants Walked the Earth (Led Zep) 100 Proof Total Truth (Panera) Red (Sam Hagar) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
specialk 4,131 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 12/13/2020 at 12:50 PM, specialk said: Not so much on gear, but probably the best memoir I've read is When I Left Home: My Story by Buddy Guy. Here: https://smile.amazon.com/When-Left-Home-My-Story-ebook/dp/B007TUY0Z0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=buddy+guy&qid=1607888891&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 Just noticed, this book is now $2.99 at Amazon. Don't know for how long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Brooks 1,888 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Big fan of Mick Wall's writing, especially Black Sabbath Paranoid Lemmy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveL 2,289 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Dug the Van Halen book (by Noah Monk) really liked his point of view and access... the book on Van Halen the early years is pretty good too... the author is some Brandeis professor who did an insane amount of research on early (pre label deal) VH... like who was asking for this info?? lol but actually a good read. working my way thru the ted Templeman book... (same guy I think) I'm not a huge van halen fan, but I do find them interesting and Iconic, same way with my interest in Kiss books. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rugby1970 1,292 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 12/13/2020 at 2:25 PM, Dutchman said: Willie’s got a great book! I'd like to read this. The Telecaster book is pretty cool. I just picked this up for $1. We'll see. https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwi5lpTjvOXtAhVAgVoFHezrCyMYABAGGgJ2dQ&sig=AOD64_03q4-3PSqpS-UB0V0asfNCLWA8dA&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwiaivfivOXtAhVyzlkKHSeqBH0Q9aACegQICRBT&adurl= Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atomicwash 1,822 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Andy Summers, Johnny Marr, and Bruce Springsteen have great autobiographies! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alantig 1,061 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I got three books for Christmas - a signed Doc Emrick, a Bill Nye book that's been on my list for years, and... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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