**As seen in Harper's Bazaar UK, Guitar World, and Design Week
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The 100 most iconic guitars from around the globe, from early modern
beginnings to cutting-edge electric models
The guitar is the iconic instrument at the heart of all popular music.
From Delta blues on acoustics to electric rock & roll, and all that came
in its wake, the guitar has proven the most versatile and emotive
conduit for musical expression and experimentation.
Across more than 300 years, master guitar-makers have striven
continually for new sculptural and aural peaks, yet the guitar's
immediacy and intimacy endures, however loud the volume controls on the
amplifiers are turned.
With 100 of the finest and most innovative models of guitar from the
17th century to the present day alongside the players who changed the
face of popular music, Guitar includes fascinating stories behind
iconic models from an eclectic mix of brands, including Alden,
D'Angelico, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Ibanez, Kay, Martin, Millimetric
Instruments, Mosrite, Greg Smallman, and Stauffer.
The book also includes a wealth of fascinating and lesser known
information about enigmatic performers including the Beatles, Woody
Guthrie, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, St
Vincent, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimi Hendrix, and Neil Young. A delight
for design enthusiasts and music aficionados alike, Guilfoyle's latest
book charts the development of this pillar of popular music and the
charismatic performers who have used the guitar to transform our lives.
