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Books about Getting Guitar Sounds

These are books and videos that instruct guitarists how to hook-up guitar gear and use guitar gear to dial-in, emulate, and reproduce desired sounds.

Todo: remove separate pages on amps, effects, recording, confirming that all items are listed here, to reduce maintenance time.

Related Lists

Book list at Amazon.com - Getting Electric Guitar Sounds

Books and videos about guitar amps -- guitar amp history and design, not usage
Books and videos about guitar effects -- general use of effects for instruments, effects design, not about usage of guitar effects processing

Books and videos about recording in pro and home studios -- not specific to guitar

Guitar Magazines

 

Contents

New Items to Add. 3

Amp Tone: How to Dial-in Any Guitar Amp Sound at Any Volume. 3

Advanced Techniques for Modern Guitar Amp Design. 3

Guitar Gear 411: Guitar Tech to the Stars Answers Your Gear Questions. 3

ToneFest Reports and Demo CDs. 3

Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook. 4

Guitar Rigs: Classic Guitar and Amp Combinations. 4

The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds. 4

The Electric Guitar Sourcebook: How to Find the Sounds You Like. 4

Introduction to Guitar Tone and Effects: A Manual for Getting the Sounds from Electric Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects Pedals and Processors. 4

The Complete Studio Guitarist: The Guitarist's Guide to Session Work and Studio Recording. 4

Sound Advice on Recording and Mixing Guitars. 5

Wired: Musicians' Home Studios: Tools and Techniques of the Musical Mavericks. 5

DVD about recording the guitar (loaned out) 5

Tube Guitar Amplifier Essentials. 5

Guitar in the Studio (videotape) 5

Crash Course on Guitar Effects. 6

Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook, 4th Ed. 6

Guitar Gear (A Guitar Player book) 6

Tube Guitar Amplifier Servicing & Overhaul (DVD) 7

Analog Man's Guide to Vintage Effects (print book) 7

Keep the Peace!  The Musician's Guide to Soundproofing. 7

The Complete Effects Guide (.pdf book) 7

How to Modify Your Own Effect Pedals (.pdf book) 8

How to Modify Guitar Pedals: A Step by Step Guide (printed book) 8

How to Modify Your Own Amplifier: A Step by Step Guide. 8

FAQ: Recording the Guitar 8

Getting Guitar Sounds Using Amps with Effects. 8

Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players (book with CD) 8

Getting Great Guitar Sounds: A Non-Technical Approach to Shaping Your Personal Sound, Second Edition (book) 9

Getting Your Sound: The Player's Guide to Guitars, Amps, and Effects - The Guitar Shop Series (book with CD) 11

Using Guitar Amps. 14

Amp Basics (Peavey Answer Book Series) (book) 14

Getting the Sounds: Classic Rock Guitar (videotape) 15

Guitar and Amp Tone Video (RPM) (videotape and book) 16

The Bonehead's Guide to Amps (book) 17

Recording the Electric Guitar 18

Recording Guitar and Bass: Getting a Great Sound Every Time You Record (book with CD) 18

Recording Guitars & Guitar Sounds (cassette) 19

Recording the Electric Guitar: It's All About Tone (book with CD) 19

Recording the Guitar: Get a Great Sound Onto Tape (book) 21

The Recording Guitarist: A Guide for Home and Studio (book) 23

Using Guitar Effects (in Isolation from Amp Tone) 24

100 Superstar Guitar Sounds on a Stompbox Budget (DOD Presents) (book with CD) 24

BOSS Compact Pedal Application Video (videotape) 25

BOSS Compact Pedal CD (CD-ROM) 26

BOSS GT-3 Demonstration Video (videotape) 26

Effects and Settings: A Complete Guide to Getting the Best Sounds from Your Effects Equipment (book) 26

Getting the Sounds: Classic Guitar Effects (video or DVD) 28

Guitar Effects Guide Book (BOSS) (book with CD) 28

Guitar Player Oct 1992: The Distortion Issue (magazine) 29

The Bonehead's Guide to Effects (book) 29

The BOSS Book: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Popular Compact Effects for Guitar (book with CD) 30

Playing Techniques Supplemented with Gear 31

60s Psychedelic Guitar (videotape with insert) 31

Get that Classic Fender Sound! (videotape with insert) 32

Getting the Sounds: Classic Blues Guitar (videotape) 33

Getting the Sounds: Classic Country Guitar (videotape) 34

Getting the Sounds: Hot Nashville (DVD) 35

Painting With Guitar (videotapes) 35

The Guitar F/X Cookbook (book with CD) 36

The Guitar F/X Cookbook (videotape with insert) 36

The Wah Wah Book (book) 37

Tricks and Special Effects (book with CD) 37

Guitar Effects History. 38

The Stompbox (book) 38

Book Coverage Needed about Using Guitar Gear to Dial-in Amp Tone. 39

Writing Style. 39

Using Pre-Dist EQ.. 39

Using Power Attenuators. 39

Using Guitar Speakers. 40