THE GUITAR COLLECTION

The Guitar Collection features the world’s most influential and iconic guitarists and their legendary instruments that made music history. This book provides an extensive overview of the best guitar models and styles worldwide – from early 18th century guitars to the renowned hollowbody instruments of the Jazz Era to the famous Rock models played by Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Angus Young, Slash and many more. Divided into four chapters, each with an introduction, guitar expert Tony Bacon outlines the history, design and sound of the most important guitars in an entertaining and informative fashion, highlighting the most crucial albums along the way. This is both an indispensable reference work and a contemporary art book for all guitar lovers. The book comes with a collectible vinyl featuring some of the world’s best musicians such as Brian May (Queen), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) and others performing an exciting and very rare version of one of the most iconic songs and riffs in rock history – “Smoke on the Water” never sounded so good and is now available for the very first time on an exclusive 10-inch vinyl. It also includes a MP3 download code for your digital device.