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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
Contents
Amp
Tone: How to Dial-in Any Guitar Amp Sound at Any Volume
Advanced
Techniques for Modern Guitar Amp Design
Guitar
Gear 411: Guitar Tech to the Stars Answers Your Gear Questions
Guitar
Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook.
Guitar
Rigs: Classic Guitar and Amp Combinations
The
Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds
The
Electric Guitar Sourcebook: How to Find the Sounds You Like
The
Complete Studio Guitarist: The Guitarist's Guide to Session Work and Studio
Recording
Sound
Advice on Recording and Mixing Guitars.
Wired:
Musicians' Home Studios: Tools and Techniques of the Musical Mavericks
DVD
about recording the guitar (loaned out)
Tube
Guitar Amplifier Essentials
Guitar
in the Studio (videotape)
Crash
Course on Guitar Effects
Electric
Guitar Amplifier Handbook, 4th Ed.
Guitar
Gear (A Guitar Player book)
Tube
Guitar Amplifier Servicing & Overhaul (DVD)
Analog
Man's Guide to Vintage Effects (print book)
Keep
the Peace! The Musician's Guide to
Soundproofing
The
Complete Effects Guide (.pdf book)
How
to Modify Your Own Effect Pedals (.pdf book)
How
to Modify Guitar Pedals: A Step by Step Guide (printed book)
How
to Modify Your Own Amplifier: A Step by Step Guide
Getting
Guitar Sounds Using Amps with Effects.
Gear
Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players (book
with CD)
Amp
Basics (Peavey Answer Book Series) (book)
Getting
the Sounds: Classic Rock Guitar (videotape)
Guitar
and Amp Tone Video (RPM) (videotape and book)
The
Bonehead's Guide to Amps (book)
Recording
Guitar and Bass: Getting a Great Sound Every Time You Record (book with CD)
Recording
Guitars & Guitar Sounds (cassette)
Recording
the Electric Guitar: It's All About Tone (book with CD)
Recording
the Guitar: Get a Great Sound Onto Tape (book)
The
Recording Guitarist: A Guide for Home and Studio (book)
Using
Guitar Effects (in Isolation from Amp Tone)
100
Superstar Guitar Sounds on a Stompbox Budget (DOD Presents) (book with CD)
BOSS
Compact Pedal Application Video (videotape)
BOSS
Compact Pedal CD (CD-ROM)
BOSS
GT-3 Demonstration Video (videotape)
Effects
and Settings: A Complete Guide to Getting the Best Sounds from Your Effects
Equipment (book)
Getting
the Sounds: Classic Guitar Effects (video or DVD)
Guitar
Effects Guide Book (BOSS) (book with CD)
Guitar
Player Oct 1992: The Distortion Issue (magazine)
The
Bonehead's Guide to Effects (book)
Playing
Techniques Supplemented with Gear
60s
Psychedelic Guitar (videotape with insert)
Get
that Classic Fender Sound! (videotape with insert)
Getting
the Sounds: Classic Blues Guitar (videotape)
Getting
the Sounds: Classic Country Guitar (videotape)
Getting
the Sounds: Hot Nashville (DVD)
Painting
With Guitar (videotapes)
The
Guitar F/X Cookbook (book with CD)
The
Guitar F/X Cookbook (videotape with insert)
Tricks
and Special Effects (book with CD)
Book
Coverage Needed about Using Guitar Gear to Dial-in Amp Tone