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U2 FAQ (Faq Series)U2 FAQ (Faq Series)
Best Price: $4.29
this item is a very good book. it came in a good shap and condition and it's very interesting!
Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands and Censored SongsTaboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands and Censored Songs
In this extensively researched ode to scandal, Peter Blecha recounts the travails of musicians...
The Autobiography of Pops Foster: New Orleans JazzmanThe Autobiography of Pops Foster: New Orleans Jazzman
The first famous double-bass stylist in jazz, George Murphy "Pops" Foster enjoyed a...
The Savvy Studio Owner: A Complete Guide to Setting Up and Running Your Own RecoThe Savvy Studio Owner: A Complete Guide to Setting Up and Running Your Own RecoThe Hits Just Keep On Coming: The History of Top 40 RadioThe Hits Just Keep On Coming: The History of Top 40 Radio
Best Price: $17.70
This lively blast from the past peels back the many layers of the Top 40 phenomenon: the DJs,...


Afro-Cuban Jazz : Third Ear - The Essential Listening CompanionAfro-Cuban Jazz : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion
Through anecdotal biographies and evocative photos, this book by jazz author extraordinaire...
Reveal: The Story of R.E.M. (Book)Reveal: The Story of R.E.M. (Book)
Best Price: $6.83
R.E.M. has produced some of the most consistently fascinating, successful and honest music of...
How to Play Guitar - 2nd EditionHow to Play Guitar - 2nd Edition
Packed with music, charts and photos, this easy-to-use guidebook provides lessons for playing...
Console Confessions: The Great Music Producers in Their Own Words (Book)Console Confessions: The Great Music Producers in Their Own Words (Book)
Best Price: $7.76
Compiled from industry leader EQ Magazine, Console Confessions gathers first-person stories...
Logging Practices: Principles of Timber Harvesting SystemsLogging Practices: Principles of Timber Harvesting Systems
Thousands of loggers around the world have found fresh ideas for productivity improvements and...


Rip It Up!: Rock 'n' Roll RulebreakersRip It Up!: Rock 'n' Roll Rulebreakers
Best Price: $3.49
Firsthand interviews blend with personal insights and notes on recommended readings in Denise...
Classical Music: Third Ear: The Essential Listening CompanionClassical Music: Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion
Best Price: $16.50
Overall, this is my favorite classical CD guide. Penguin has been on a steady decline in quality...
All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (3rd Edition)All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $15.53
This is without a doubt the best rock reference book around today. However, it does not quite...
Recording Guitar and Bass: Getting a Great Sound Every Time You RecordRecording Guitar and Bass: Getting a Great Sound Every Time You Record
Best Price: $7.19
This is a great book. Ive been playing guitar just for fun for a few years but dont know...
Digital Home Recording: Tips, Techniques, and Tools for Home Studio ProductionDigital Home Recording: Tips, Techniques, and Tools for Home Studio Production
Best Price: $7.82
My first impression of this book was that it was superficial and chatty with little substatial...

Journey Through the Past: The Stories Behind the Classic Songs of Neil Young (Book)Journey Through the Past: The Stories Behind the Classic Songs of Neil Young (Book)
Best Price: $1.89
Not only is this book full of typos, its full of blatantly false information, most notable is...
The Tube Amp Book - Deluxe Revised Edition  Book and Disk Package (Hardcover)The Tube Amp Book - Deluxe Revised Edition Book and Disk Package (Hardcover)
Best Price: $29.65
I've been fooling with tube guitar amps for decades. I more or less know what I am doing...
Elwood's Blues: Interviews with the Blues Legends and StarsElwood's Blues: Interviews with the Blues Legends and Stars
Best Price: $4.00
This neat little book has nothing to do with the Blues Brothers movies. It has almost nothing...
How to Play Rhythm Guitar: The Basics and BeyondHow to Play Rhythm Guitar: The Basics and Beyond
Best Price: $4.95
NOTE: I borrowed this book from my local library, and was thus unable to access the "free...
The Hard Rock Masters: The Way They PlayThe Hard Rock Masters: The Way They Play
Best Price: $8.67
THis book was disappointing, very little history of rockers, but a lot of actual print music.

Black Belt Client/Server Software Development, with disk ("Web Techniques" magazine masters collection)Black Belt Client/Server Software Development, with disk ("Web Techniques" magazine masters collection)
This volume provides practical examples of software development in the client/server...
London LiveLondon Live
Best Price: $2.25
From tiny pubs and clubs, to refined concert halls, to huge amphitheatres and parks, this...
50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul (Softcover)50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul (Softcover)
Best Price: $15.36
Tony Bacon books are always top notch: stunning photos, accurate descriptions and very well...
Jazz on Record - The First Sixty Years: The Complete Story of Significant Artists and Their Recordings Through Six Decades of MusicJazz on Record - The First Sixty Years: The Complete Story of Significant Artists and Their Recordings Through Six Decades of Music
Best Price: $17.76
PREREQUISITES: Enough familiarity with jazz that you are at least familiar with the material...
Fingerstyle Guitar: Lessons in Technique and CreativityFingerstyle Guitar: Lessons in Technique and Creativity
Best Price: $12.47
I've enjoyed and admired Brian Gore's music and technique for several years now so I was...

Console Confessions: The Great Music Producers in Their Own WordsConsole Confessions: The Great Music Producers in Their Own Words
Best Price: $4.44
Compiled from industry leader EQ magazine, Console Confessions gathers first-person stories from...
Guitar Amplifier Handbook - Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds (Softcover)Guitar Amplifier Handbook - Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds (Softcover)
Best Price: $14.38
I've read many books on tube amps. Some try to get into the meat and potatoes and some are...
Gibson Electric Guitar Book - Seventy Years of Classic Guitars (Softcover)Gibson Electric Guitar Book - Seventy Years of Classic Guitars (Softcover)
Best Price: $15.00
This book is a must read for any electric guitar fanatic, required reading for any Gibson fans. ...
Keyboard Presents: Classic RockKeyboard Presents: Classic Rock
Best Price: $1.99
Keyboard Presents: Classic Rock brings out the stories behind the hits on drive-time radio, as...
Stevie Wonder - A Musical Guide to the Classic Albums (Book)Stevie Wonder - A Musical Guide to the Classic Albums (Book)
Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of soul and...

How to Play Blues Guitar: The Basics and Beyond (Guitar Player Musician's Library)How to Play Blues Guitar: The Basics and Beyond (Guitar Player Musician's Library)
Packed with musical examples, charts and photos, this is a complete, step-by-step course for...
The Peavey Revolution: Hartley Peavey: The Gear, The Company and the All-AmericaThe Peavey Revolution: Hartley Peavey: The Gear, The Company and the All-AmericaBehind the Glass, Volume II: Top Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits: 2Behind the Glass, Volume II: Top Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits: 2
Behind the Glass, Volume II presents another prime collection of firsthand interviews with the...
Guitar World Presents MetallicaGuitar World Presents Metallica
More than any other publication, Guitar World magazine has followed Metallica's rise from...
Out of Our Heads: Rock 'n' Roll Before the Drugs Wore OffOut of Our Heads: Rock 'n' Roll Before the Drugs Wore Off
Take a trip through rock 'n' roll's haziest, craziest period, beginning with the...

Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco PastoriusJaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius
Jaco is a fitting tribute to Jaco Pastorius, the troubled genius who revolutionized electric...
Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man: An Unauthorized BiographyJimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man: An Unauthorized Biography
Now in paperback, Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man is the first-ever biography of Led...
Eddie Van Halen - Know the Man, Play the Music (Fretmaster)Eddie Van Halen - Know the Man, Play the Music (Fretmaster)
Part of the Fretmaster series, this book is geared to teach players both the history and...
Skydog: The Duane Allman StorySkydog: The Duane Allman Story
Best Price: $12.28
Now in paperback - revised and expanded, with a new afterword by the author - this is the...
The Stompbox: A History of Guitar Fuzzes, Flangers, Phasers, Echoes and WahsThe Stompbox: A History of Guitar Fuzzes, Flangers, Phasers, Echoes and Wahs
Stompboxes are fuzz boxes, wah-wah pedals, reverb and tremolo bars, and other add-on devices...

Skydog: The Duane Allman Story (Book)Skydog: The Duane Allman Story (Book)
Skydog reveals the true story of legendary guitarist Duane Allman: his childhood and musical...
The Piano Handbook: A Complete Guide for Mastering PianoThe Piano Handbook: A Complete Guide for Mastering Piano
This illustrated handbook offers a comprehensive tutorial for learning to play piano alone or...
Play Classical Guitar - A Complete Guide for Mastering Classical Guitar Book/CD (Hardcover)Play Classical Guitar - A Complete Guide for Mastering Classical Guitar Book/CD (Hardcover)
From playing the classical guitar, to buying one, to simply enjoying its unique beauty,...
The Musician's Guide to Reading & Writing MusicThe Musician's Guide to Reading & Writing Music
Best Price: $3.99
A pioneer in the progressive rock movement of the 1970s, and winner of KEYBOARD magazine's...
The Steve Howe Guitar CollectionThe Steve Howe Guitar Collection
I just got to say that this book is very nice. It has lots of pictures of Steve's guitars,...

The Art of Inlay: Contemporary Design & Technique for Musical Instruments, Fine Woodworking & Objets d'ArtThe Art of Inlay: Contemporary Design & Technique for Musical Instruments, Fine Woodworking & Objets d'Art
Best Price: $79.68
Robinson's book on the Art of Inlay is terrific and instructive in two aspects. First, the...
1000 Great Guitarists1000 Great Guitarists
Best Price: $8.50
This book is lousy. I think I paid about [...]for a used copy and have considered asking for a...
Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the Present Day (All Music Book of Hit Singles)Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the Present Day (All Music Book of Hit Singles)
Best Price: $8.63
A 507-page reference that covers TOP 20 charts from both sides of the Atlantic from 1954 to...
The Finale  Primer: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with FinaleThe Finale Primer: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale
Best Price: $11.55
Fully updated for Finale 2005, this book remains the definitive guide for understanding and...
Guerrilla Home Recording: How to Get Great Sound from Any Studio (No Matter How Weird or Cheap Your Gear Is)Guerrilla Home Recording: How to Get Great Sound from Any Studio (No Matter How Weird or Cheap Your Gear Is)
Best Price: $121.19
Man! ... I wish this book was around when I started recording music back in 1985. It's...

Django Reinhardt - Know the Man, Play the Music  Book/CD (Hardcover) (Fretmaster)Django Reinhardt - Know the Man, Play the Music Book/CD (Hardcover) (Fretmaster)
Best Price: $15.89
I used the 3 glowing reviews on this product to make my decision in purchasing it. Before I...
Power Tools for Peak Pro : A Complete Guide to the Mac's Most Powerful Audio Editor (Power Tools Series)Power Tools for Peak Pro : A Complete Guide to the Mac's Most Powerful Audio Editor (Power Tools Series)
Best Price: $1.99
Excellent book on Peak Pro. If you want to get into audio and learn Peak Pro, this is an...
Blues Lick Factory: Building Great Blues Riffs - Disk Contains MP3 FilesBlues Lick Factory: Building Great Blues Riffs - Disk Contains MP3 Files
Best Price: $12.39
This is a great book if you're looking to break out of the proverbial pentatonic minor box...
Bass Grooves: Develop Your Groove and Play Like the Pros in Any StyleBass Grooves: Develop Your Groove and Play Like the Pros in Any Style
The only book to teach groove development strategies that includes drum notation and tips on...
I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly and the Family StoneI Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly and the Family Stone
Author Jeff Kaliss scored the first face-to-face interview with the reclusive superstar in over...

Django Reinhardt: Know The Man, Play The MusicDjango Reinhardt: Know The Man, Play The MusicElectric Guitars and Basses: A Photographic HistoryElectric Guitars and Basses: A Photographic History
A chronicle of the American electric guitar in all its variations and its journey to musical...
U2 FAQ (Faq Series)U2 FAQ (Faq Series)
Best Price: $4.29
this item is a very good book. it came in a good shap and condition and it's very interesting!
Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands and Censored SongsTaboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands and Censored Songs
In this extensively researched ode to scandal, Peter Blecha recounts the travails of musicians...
The Autobiography of Pops Foster: New Orleans JazzmanThe Autobiography of Pops Foster: New Orleans Jazzman
The first famous double-bass stylist in jazz, George Murphy "Pops" Foster enjoyed a...

The Savvy Studio Owner: A Complete Guide to Setting Up and Running Your Own RecoThe Savvy Studio Owner: A Complete Guide to Setting Up and Running Your Own RecoThe Hits Just Keep On Coming: The History of Top 40 RadioThe Hits Just Keep On Coming: The History of Top 40 Radio
Best Price: $17.70
This lively blast from the past peels back the many layers of the Top 40 phenomenon: the DJs,...
Afro-Cuban Jazz : Third Ear - The Essential Listening CompanionAfro-Cuban Jazz : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion
Through anecdotal biographies and evocative photos, this book by jazz author extraordinaire...
Reveal: The Story of R.E.M. (Book)Reveal: The Story of R.E.M. (Book)
Best Price: $6.83
R.E.M. has produced some of the most consistently fascinating, successful and honest music of...
How to Play Guitar - 2nd EditionHow to Play Guitar - 2nd Edition
Packed with music, charts and photos, this easy-to-use guidebook provides lessons for playing...

Console Confessions: The Great Music Producers in Their Own Words (Book)Console Confessions: The Great Music Producers in Their Own Words (Book)
Best Price: $7.76
Compiled from industry leader EQ Magazine, Console Confessions gathers first-person stories...
Logging Practices: Principles of Timber Harvesting SystemsLogging Practices: Principles of Timber Harvesting Systems
Thousands of loggers around the world have found fresh ideas for productivity improvements and...
The Fender Book: A Complete History of Fender Electric Guitars, 2nd EditionThe Fender Book: A Complete History of Fender Electric Guitars, 2nd Edition
Best Price: $69.80
Even though I've only owned a couple of Fender guitars, I couldn't resist this book when...
Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genuis of Jazz GuitarGrant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genuis of Jazz Guitar
Best Price: $29.90
Sharony Green is trying something interesting here, a biography which is also something of an...
Inside the Music - Guide to  Composition (Softcover)Inside the Music - Guide to Composition (Softcover)
Best Price: $7.87
For those of you who haven't heard of Dave Stewart, the author of this book, he was the...

Electro Shock!Electro Shock!
Best Price: $3.49
This is a rather conservative reading of the electronica canon -- Bjork, Aphex Twin, The...
Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius of Jazz GuitarGrant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius of Jazz Guitar
Best Price: $7.70
This is a must read for all Grant Green fans, or anyone who wants a glimpse of what the 60's...
Marvin Gaye, My Brother (Book)Marvin Gaye, My Brother (Book)
Best Price: $8.62
I found Francis "Frankie" Gaye's amateurish biography of his famous brother, of...
All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-HopAll Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop
Best Price: $96.89
This is the real kind of rap music, not just the kind you hear on the radio. This book goes...
The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961-1996The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961-1996
Best Price: $16.65
Far more than a simple listing of where and what the Kinks played over the years, this book...

White Stripes - Sweethearts of the BluesWhite Stripes - Sweethearts of the Blues
Best Price: $4.19
I read this book right through in a handful of hours over a two night span. This is the second...
Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution!Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution!
Best Price: $1.99
RATC (Rock Around the Clock) was "the original rock 'n' roll giant," the text...
The Autobiography of Pops Foster: New Orleans JazzmanThe Autobiography of Pops Foster: New Orleans Jazzman
Best Price: $6.99
This book is similar to other transcribed autobiographies of jazz musicians, of which there are...
R&B Bass Masters  The Way They Play  Book/CD and Tab (Softcover)R&B Bass Masters The Way They Play Book/CD and Tab (Softcover)
Best Price: $11.04
First, my background: I am a performer (bass trombone and electric bass) and an instructor. I...
The Bass Handbook: A Complete Guide for Mastering the Bass GuitarThe Bass Handbook: A Complete Guide for Mastering the Bass Guitar
Best Price: $17.47
Author does a miserable job articulating techniques; especially some of the more complex...

Funk Guitar and Bass: Know the Players, Play the Music (Fretmaster)Funk Guitar and Bass: Know the Players, Play the Music (Fretmaster)
Best Price: $14.97
Poorly executed. The history section is off and the musical examples are poor. I was under the...
How to Write Songs in Altered Guitar TuningsHow to Write Songs in Altered Guitar Tunings
Best Price: $15.46
There are many ways apart from the standard one to tune a guitar, and each way opens up new...
How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play GreatHow to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great
From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action, this do-it-yourself...
Hearts of Darkness: James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, and the Unlikely Rise of the Singer-SongwriterHearts of Darkness: James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, and the Unlikely Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
Best Price: $18.28
Hearts of Darkness is the story of a generation's coming of age through the experiences of...
The First International Symposium on Competing in the Business Papers Market of the FutureThe First International Symposium on Competing in the Business Papers Market of the Future

Michael Bloomfield : If You Love These BluesMichael Bloomfield : If You Love These BluesDry Land Log Handling and Sorting: Planning, Construction, and Operation of Log YardsDry Land Log Handling and Sorting: Planning, Construction, and Operation of Log YardsPrinted Circuit Board Basics: An Introduction to the PCB IndustryPrinted Circuit Board Basics: An Introduction to the PCB Industry
Best Price: $55.00
All Music Guide: The Best Cds, Albums & Tapes : The Experts' Guide to the Best Releases from Thousands of Artists in All Types of Music (All Music Guide: The Expert's Guide to the Best Recordings)All Music Guide: The Best Cds, Albums & Tapes : The Experts' Guide to the Best Releases from Thousands of Artists in All Types of Music (All Music Guide: The Expert's Guide to the Best Recordings)
Best Price: $31.49
This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide spotlights the very best in all kinds of recorded music....
The Story of the Fender StratocasterThe Story of the Fender Stratocaster
Best Price: $19.95
"The Story of the Fender Stratocaster", by Ray Minhinnett and Bob Young is an...

All Music Guide to Country: The Experts' Guide to the Best Country RecordingsAll Music Guide to Country: The Experts' Guide to the Best Country Recordings
Best Price: $7.00
I'm a big fan of this series, which is prized among buffs for its reliable and informative...
The Classical Guitar: A Complete HistoryThe Classical Guitar: A Complete History
Any lover of the classical guitar cannot help but appreciate this gorgeous collection of...
Tennessee Music: Its People and PlacesTennessee Music: Its People and Places
Best Price: $1.00
What a feast. Zimmerman has given us a rich and deeply enjoyable tour of one of the cradles of...
The Hits Just Keep on Coming: The History of Top 40 RadioThe Hits Just Keep on Coming: The History of Top 40 Radio
Best Price: $25.63
Chances are, if you grew up in the '60s and '70s you spent alot of time listening to the...
3D Modeling in AutoCAD: Creating and Using 3D Models in AutoCAD 20003D Modeling in AutoCAD: Creating and Using 3D Models in AutoCAD 2000
Best Price: $27.95
This book by John E.Wilson provides answers for a reader at any level of expertise. It gives you...
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