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Pricing for vintage and new guitars is completely revised. Fjestad s blue book offers precious little information on them. Luthier bill sarricola, an exhamer employee, offered four different custombuilt guitar models. From the award winning team that produced the best selling ultimate guitar book comes the most comprehensive book about the electric guitar. It covers the spectrum of every fender guitar made and includes a handy reference guide in the back as an assist to help one determine the manufacture period of his or her fender guitar. How do i check what year an electra model acoustic electric guitar was made. If youre looking for one single publication that has the most complete information and uptodate pricing on the thousands of electric guitar makesmodels that have been produced over the last 75 years. I have looked up examples of all those finishes, and yours doesnt resemble any of those. Thousands of different models have been manufactured over the years, making it no small task for studio owners and recording guitarists to decide which models are truly essential for their. Instruments currently produced in korea recent circa. I love fjestad s guitar reference books they are well done. All hagstrom electric guitars and basses include our patented hexpander truss rod. This new 10th edition lists the current and discontinued electric companies and luthiers, contains a thoroughly revised trademark. Nov 08, 2007 looking for guitar values and information.
Blue book of electric guitars, eighth edition by zachary r. Martin 045 joan baez 1997 limited edition signature guitar. After three years of research, the 1st edition blue book of guitars was published in 1993, and then expanded to the blue book of acoustic guitars, blue book of electric guitars. At the top of this range was the es5, the electric counterpart to gibsons l5 acoustic archtop. Download and read free online blue book of guitar amplifiers by zachary r. The 17inch archtop included premier cosmetic appointments such as. Instruments previously built in lake thunderbird, il. Alto music offers the finest selection in quality electric guitars and guitar amps. Blue book of electric guitars 10th anniversary edition. Blue book of electric guitars 10th anniversary edition fjestad, zachary, s.
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Sep 01, 2006 the new 10th edition blue book of electric guitars is now over 1,000 pages, and features an allnew, digital color photo grading system a blue book publications, inc. About the author zachary fjestad is the author of the blue book of electric guitars, the blue book of acoustic guitars, and. Fjestad s gibson serialization from the blue book of electric guitars linked to gibsons website gives the sequence for 1916 as 32000 to 39500 for all instruments, in an initial sequence starting at 100 and running to 9999 for the period 19021947. Packed with over 1,150 pages, this book is a must for anyone looking to buy or sell a vintage or collectible guitar. How to find out the age of a gibson les paul guitar our. Framus has long tradition in the field of jazz guitars and a tremendous reputation. During the late 1980s, the authorpublisher, a musician with international credits, discovered through experience that there wasnt a good reference book on guitars. Music sales zachary fjestad blue book of guitar amplifiers shop music sales online.
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