"Gibson Electrics" is a comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to Gibson electrics past and present. Starting with the ES-150 - generally acknowledged as the first commercially successful electric guitar - through to 335s, Les Pauls, SGs, Firebirds, and more, it is packed with facts, stories, and i[...]
"Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars" is the most extensive and detailed list of specifications ever published for identifying, dating, and establishing the authenticity of an instrument. This new edition is enlarged and updated, making it once again the essential guide enabling collectors, dealers, pl[...]
You walk into a local vintage guitar shop. You see what you think is the exact vintage Gibson Les Paul you've been looking for the past seven years. Is it really true? Have you actually found it? How can you know for sure? You don't have your dependable "Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars" updated and[...]
The story of Epiphone, one of the oldest and most famous guitar companies, is told by former staff historian Walter Carter. It's an epic story spanning three centuries, from Old World roots in the nineteenth century to the golden age of American makers in the 20th century and onward into the global [...]