Guitar

Celebrate the significance, the magic, and the mojo of the worlds most seductive instrument. An obsessive, full-color book presented in an irresistible slipcase, Guitar features 200 instruments in stunning detail. Here are icons, like Princes Yellow Cloud, Willie Nelsons Trigger, Muddy Waters Thunderbird, and Rocky, lovingly hand-painted by its owner, George Harrison. Historic instrumentsFenders Broadcaster, Les Pauls Log, the Gibson Nick Lucas Special, the very first artist model. Hand-carved archtops, pinnacles of the luthiers art, from John DAngelico to Ken Parker. Stunning acoustics from a new wave of women builders, like Rosie Heydenrych of England, whos known to use 5,000-year-old wood retrieved from a peat bog. And quirky one-of-a-kind guitars, like Linda Manzers Pikasso IIfour necks, 42 strings, and a thousand pounds of pressure. Marrying pure visual pleasure with layers of information, Guitar is a glorious gift for every guitar-lover