Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound like Your Favorite Players

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Explore the sounds of more than 30 guitar legends, from '50s rock'n'rollers to today's nu-metal practitioners. You'll discover the secrets of their classic tones, learn how they played their most famous rhythms and leads, and find out what gear they used to forge their unique styles. The CD walks you tone-by-tone through licks that characterize the signature sounds of: Clapton, Santana, Dave Matthews, Metallica, Van Halen, Korn, Bill Gibbons, Hendrix, Dimebag Darrell and others. Also includes essential discographies for each artist.

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lots of info.......2005-08-01

This book is packed with info which will be of great interest to guitar gear-heads. You would have to search throught decades of old guitar magazines to compile the facts found here. A lot of the popular guitar players from the last 40 years are represented here, with the obvious exceptions of Stevie Ray Vaughan, (Beats me as to why any book would leave him out???) and Jimmy Page. It also wastes a lot of pages on several contemporary one hit wonders who will be nobody in a year. For example, Tom Delonge of Blink-182 is included, but Slash, who is actually a talented guitar player, is left out. The CD that accompanies the book was a bit of a dissapointment. With all the info in the book about vintage amps giutars and pickups, the CD was recorded with a computer's digital amp simulator and sound very innaccurate and fake. Still, for the price, it's a lot of good info.

Son of Guitar Shop's Revenge!!.......2003-10-16

Having read the book I'm pleased to say that I found it both interesting, informative, and fun. I like the no nonsense get down to it approach to the different guitar players and there gear. The rundown of the various guitars, amps, strings, and pedals, pedals, pedals used by these "Guitar Legends" (most of them are... but a few really don't deserve that title) gives a great insight in to the many sounds and tones you can generate from a electric guitar. More so Pete and Lisa go in to the playing styles of these players to give you ideas on how to go about adding some of there "Mojo" in to your style.

Perhaps the most important thing I got out of the book was to reafirm what I have felt for many years now. YOUR SOUND IS IN YOUR HANDS...not in some amp, speaker, or little pretty colored box from who knows where. Great Players sound great on anything but, by seeing the choices they have made in guitars and other gear goes a long way into developing your own choices for your own sound and style. I think players of all levels would enjoy reading this book because it covers sounds from the dawn of rock & roll up to the present.

The enclosed CD by Pete Brown has many good examples of the different sounds and playing styles of the many guitarists in the book. It is not a big over produced demo. It sounds like it was recorded at home using gear most of us have or can afford. The cool thing is Mr. Brown has the guitar chops to pull off close approxamations of the various "Guitar Legends" in the book. They are not perfect but they are well done nontheless. See what I mean good players sound good on anything. I'll be stealing some of those licks in no time. Where can I get my hands on Volume 2.

Fake CD contradicts the spirit of the title.......2003-10-11

The book is superficial and somewhat disappointing; for example it is confusing and unhelpful in Van Halen's signal path. Dave Hunter's books are closer to what's needed. This book is ok to add to a collection, but not the first book to get.

The accompanying CD sounds bad. After gathering articles about genuine star guitar rigs, one editor poured his time and energy into making a so-called sample CD -- using an amp simulator. The CD tracks provide fake, incomplete, half-baked Tone at best. It misleads and misguides beginning guitarists to make them think that this non-range of non-Tone is worth recording. These tone samples are mediocre at best; instead, Dave Hunter's CDs with his good books set a proper standard.

Why would anyone ever choose to listen to this fake sound when they could easily put on a genuine, rich sounding record instead? It's misguided to use the opposite of Tone, to create a CD that is marketed as showcasing the goal amp sounds, including actual power tubes and bona fide speaker distortion, which are explained to some extent within the book.

What this CD ends up demonstrating is negative: why your tone is doomed to sound like a total uninspired amateur and poseur if you use an amp simulator rather than actual power tubes and hard-pushed guitar speaker. The CD perpetuates the divide between kids' gear and adult gear (per the Damage Control founders who broke off from Line 6 corporation). Actual cranked amps are essential to the qualifications of the guitar gods.

This sample CD could be a boon to amp tone, by steering people away from amp simulators, jolting some good sense into them to run out and get instead an actual miked-amp setup, such as a tube power amp and a guitar speaker, possibly in an isolation booth.

Prown and Sharken Great TEAM !!!!!.......2003-09-22

Gear secrets is an interesting book full of the type of thing you would have read in the old Guitar shop magazine. The diagrams are easy to follow and the explanation of the signal chains are often done in the own words of the artist.
There is a good mix of players from vaious musical genres and enough info to satisfy players of all types. Even if you are not interested in certain guitar players it IS interesting to read about how they set up their gear.

Excellent Guitar-Tone Tips...Very Useful!.......2003-09-20

I like this book a lot--there a great tips for guitarists on how to improve your tone. I learned that, if you want to sound like a top guitarist, it's not about what gear you own--it's about how you set your amp and effects up, and how you play your instrument. (Just because you buy an Eddie Van Halen guitar, that doesn't mean you're going to sound like Van Halen!)

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This book is a virtual encyclopedia of great electric guitar players, with 35 chapters examining the major players in each important era of rock. The book begins with rock's birth from the blues, covering masters like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. It proceeds to cover rockabilly greats like Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly; through the mop tops and matching suits of the British Invasion; to the psychedelia of the Dead and Hendrix; glam rock's dresses and distortion; fusion virtuosos like Metheny, Gambale, and Henderson; metal masters; shred stars; grunge gods; grindcore; and much more. Legends of Rock Guitar is not only a great resource for guitar fans, but an interesting and well-researched chronology of the rock idiom. 264 pages, 8-1/2 inch. x 11 inch.

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Best Guitarist Encyclopedia out There!.......2006-09-07

This book is really amazing--it has EVERY great guitarist in there. From Beck and Page to Van Halen and Dimebag...and hundreds more. This is the great history of rock guitar that we've all been waiting for. I'm going to keep this one by my bed, so I can read it little by little for months.

Good Information.......2000-11-29

Legends is a fine reference that is packed with information about guitarists from every area of rock. The book will be especially helpful to those looking for information on the major guitar players and also for those looking to find unknown guitarists that are worth a listen.

Excellent.......2000-03-16

I don't even play guitar but I thoroughly enjoyed this informative and entertaining book. Primary quibble: where's Eddie Hazel?

This book is a must read for all guitar players........1999-09-15

This book to a guitar player is essential to an understanding of just where all that virtuosity came from to begin with. In the cases where I've studied a guitarists career extensively, there was still new information, and in cases where my knowledge was sketchy, I was gratified to be able to learn, and learn, and keep on learning. The two authors have presented us with a document that will be invaluable to players and fans alike, and if there's any way to thank them personally, I'd welcome it. One litmus test that I can point to in the book, is that they've not forgotten the contributions of those players who are no longer selling records, and in some cases never sold a pile to begin with. The whole thing shows conscientious research and I compliment the graphic layout as well. Great job!

the definitive encyclopedia of Rock Guitarists.......1999-05-10

This is the most comprehensive and insightful book on the history of rock guitarists I have ever come across. Extensive information about each player's music collaborations and individual guitar techniques will enlighten even the most ardent guitar fans. Every true guitar fanatic should have this book by their bedside.

Legends: How to Play and Compose Like the World's Greatest Guitarists (Techniques Series)

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Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
Best combo of lessons/tab/history/music you'll ever find!

Legends: How to Play and Compose Like the World's Greatest Guitarists (Techniques Series)
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Manufacturer: Sanctuary
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Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

ASIN: 1860742203
Release Date: 2005-12-01

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If you've ever wondered what set guitar heroes apart from the other players, Legends has he answer. The trademark licks and tricks of 24 of the world's greatest players are written our in standard notion and tab, with examples on CD. The book also offers hints on technique to aid experimentation, and player profiles. The most helpful guide yet to playing - and composing - like the all-time greats.

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Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery.......1999-12-20

Adrian Clark, music editor of Guitarist Magazine, has provided an invaluable resource for every guitarist. From Scotty Moore and Charlie Christian to Steve Vai and Jimi Hendrix, Clark analyzes and writes out typical licks and solos from the greats. It's superb!

Best combo of lessons/tab/history/music you'll ever find!.......1999-03-04

If you love guitar, whether you are an aspiring beginning guitarist, or an advanced player, you must get this book!

Adrian Clark has created a wonderful book, providing a long and detailed lesson (with tablature, chords, personal history) in the style of each of more than two dozen "Legends of Guitar" (Hendrick, SRVaughn, Clapton, Chuck Berry, etc.)

This book is superior to other "how to play" books in that each lesson is a complete musical piece (intro,body,solo,ending), not a mere collection of riffs. This is the only guitar lesson book I have ever purchased where I will frequently just play the entire CD from beginning to end because the music is so enjoyable to listen to.

Clark takes pains to explain every detail of the introduction, the melody, the solo, and the ending. He includes scales, modes, and techniques used by each lesson (covering everything from basic Pentatonic to Myxolidian to Phrygian).

And the lessons are FUN!! For each "Legend", you get a terrific piece of music that is great to listen to, plus you get details of how to play every last note of it. The lessons cover early Rock (C. Berry), middle Rock (G.Harrison, Clapton), Blues (BB King, Albert King, Freddie King) and more recent guitar instrumental works. The most recent of the "Legends" take electronic guitar to the current edge of creativity. There is something here for the beginner, the intermediate, and the advanced player -- choose your Legend and you've pretty much determined the level of difficulty.

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Fame, babes, free rent in a multimillion dollar house on Miami Beach--who wouldn't jump at the offer? Joe Patane did, and with a memoir--whose first chapter is entitled, "What Possessed Me?"--he clearly lived to regret it. As one of the cast members of MTV's The Real World, Joe had cameras tracking his every move, microphones recording his every conversation, crewmembers brandishing waivers at his every acquaintance. Considering the circumstances--and the promises extended by the jacket copy--Livin' in Joe's World isn't quite the hatchet job one might expect. In fact, Joe himself emerges from the entire experience with a number of the usual homilies about being true to oneself, making the most out of life, daring to take risks, and so on and so on. Enough already with the moral uplift, one wants to say, and tell us some more about the Mike-Michelle-waitress shower scene. Frankly, it comes as no shock to learn that MTV producers engage in creative editing or that they manipulate events to make things more entertaining for viewers; anyone who's ever watched The Real World knows it's about as "real" as an episode of Three's Company. The true appeal of Livin' in Joe's World lies elsewhere--in learning what it felt like to become a real live lab rat spinning around in a wheel. For anyone who's a closet voyeur--and who isn't?--Livin' in Joe's World exerts the same queasy fascination as the TV show itself, and once started, it's hard to put down. As for his life post-MTV, Joe's is a nice enough world, but I wouldn't want to live there. Not even for free rent. --Mary Park

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Get Real!

To Joe Patane, an outgoing, industrious graduate student from Brooklyn, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. Seven strangers are selected to live rent-free in a resplendent Miami Beach house and given $50,000 to start a business together. The only catch is that every minute of their lives is to be recorded for consumption by millions of MTV viewers. In Livin' in Joe's World, Joe Patane gives the first personal account of his harrowing experiences inside and outside of the famous house.

The events in his life are familiar to fans of the show, though the full stories behind them will surprise even the most avid viewers. Find out how the show wrecked havoc on Joe's relationships with his girlfriend/fiancee, family, and friends. Were scenes staged or altered? What happened with the business and Joe's engagement plans, and how does he deal with being back in the real real world? Joe fills in the details about himself that were either too revealing, too subtle, or perhaps even too real to fit into the show's conception of his generation. For the first time, a cast member provides an inside look at this "real-life soap opera," minus the cameras and creative editing.

Customer Reviews:

Loved Learning About The Real World.......2004-11-22

In the spirit of those who have already posted reviews on this book, I too confess my guilty pleasure is reality TV. While I have not taken too much to many of the new shows, I have been an avid and loyal fan of The Real World way back to the first New York season.

I have had the fortunate opporutnity to meet Joe, in person, twice now. Once, a few years back at the National Inventors Hall of Fame's Collegiate Inventors Awards, and again on the subway in Manhattan just a few weeks ago. Joe was kind enough to let me know of his book after I told him how much I enjoy The Real World. He promised a great read that would provide new perspective on what I considered to be great television.

Boy, was he right!

Joe's retrospective on The Real World - from the process of getting on the show to what life was like during the filming and post production - proves highly enlightening. While I still tune in weekly to the new seasons of The Real World, I watch through totally different eyes. I now notice how footage is edited out of sequence to create larger drama and storylines that are not necessarily accurate. I also pay closer attention to each individual and watch how they are stereotyped into a certain role. We all may think we now each of the "seven strangers" by the time the season wraps, however; I now feel almost cheated that we really don't. We have our perceptions - they own the reality.

Joe's anecdotes, tidbits, shared sorrows, triumphs and debaucles all shed a bright new light on a phenomenon that will continue to entertain. But in a new way for this reader.

Excellent book, Joe. Thank for sharing!

five stars to joe.......2004-09-24

this is a really good book. I have read it a couple of times it is an easy read. and very interesting.I thought that the Miami cast was the best real world that I have seen. this book is very hard to put down once you start reading it. if you love the real world you will love this book! great job Joe you really know how to write.

Very good!!!!!!!!!!.......2003-10-10

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Must Read!.......2003-02-10

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Joe, The Real World Miami's major hottie. Read this book!

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