Riff Notes: Electric Guitar Basics

by Phill Dixon, Chris Jones

Overview

(Guitar Reference). Understanding what an electric guitar is, including all of its essential parts and how they work, will be critical to choosing the one that is right for you. In this Riff Notes series book you'll discover everything you need to know, not only to help guide you in choosing the right electric guitar, but also how to understand the instrument so you can get off to a fast start. There are many types of electric guitars and all the basics necks, tuning keys, fret boards, pick-ups, bridges, bodies, and more are not the same, so having a basic understanding of them will help immensely. Also included is how to do basic electric guitar maintenance and care. All of this and more will be explained in this Riff Notes book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781495013508
Publisher:	Hal Leonard
Publication date:	11/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	983,174
File size:	512 KB

About the Author

Phill Dixon and Chris Jones (Tacoma, Washington) joined Guitar Center in 2006. Phill bought his first guitar at age 15 and Chris picked it up at age 12. Phill studied and tutored music theory in college and holds a B.A. in English Literature from Pacific Lutheran University. Chris has long hair and drinks expensive beer.