Informationen zu "Flying V, Explorer, Firebird An odd-shaped History of Gibson's weird Electric Guitars"
Komponist/Autor: Tony Bacon
Verlag: Hal Leonard
Verlagsnummer: HL00333076
EAN: 9781617130083
ISBN: 978-1-617-13008-3
Beschreibung
Until the launch of the Flying V and Explorer in 1958, electric guitars were
supposed to look like...guitars. Suddenly, Gibson turned conventional design
upside down, almost literally, by using straight lines and angular body
shapes, changing the way electrics could look and, in the process, creating a
set of rare future collectables. Flying V, Explorer, Firebird tells the story
of those first peculiar instruments and goes on to describe Gibson's second
attempt at nonstandard designs with the Firebird of the early '60s. The book
shows how most of these were a commercial failure at first and goes on to
detail the influence of the designs on guitar-makers such as Hamer, Jackson,
Dean, Ibanez, and BC Rich, all of whom embraced Gibson's original
weird-is-good design ethic. In parallel with the story of the makers is an
absorbing account of the players who discovered these odd-shaped instruments,
including Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), Edge (U2), and Rick Nielsen
(Cheap Trick). Interviews with players and makers illuminate the story of
this fascinating assortment of electric guitar innovations, alongside
specially commissioned images of every key model and brand and an enviable
collection of guitar memorabilia, plus a gallery of leading guitarists
photographed in action with their instruments. If it's weird and has strings,
it's in Flying V, Explorer, Firebird.
