Guitar Encyclopedia

Winner of the USA Best Book Award in the Performing Arts category: A full-color, decade-spanning journey through the world of electric guitars.

From renowned guitarist and multi-Emmy-award winning composer Brian Tarquin, this is a full-color reference guide to electric guitars. Guitar Encyclopedia begins with the birth of Epiphone by a Greek immigrant and the great inventions of Les Paul, to the boom of the rock and roll shredder days with Ibanez guitars and the futuristic designs of the Gibson Moderne and the Randy Rhodes Polka Dot Flying V. The book also contains interviews from guitar designers such as Fender and Eastwood, as well as boutique companies such as Gander and Specimen.

A far cry from other dry schematic encyclopedias, this book details the connections between different guitars and the monumental recordings that they produced. With introductions by Gary Hoey, former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland, and Eric Shoaf of Vintage Guitar magazine, this book provides a rich and unique account of iconic guitars.