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(Book). Most musicians are familiar with the famous Bigsby Vibrato, but not as many know about the wonderful guitars that Paul Bigsby built in the 1940s. Bigsby, who was responsible for developing and refining the pedal steel guitar, also built the first modern solid body electric guitar for Merle Travis in 1948, predating Leo Fender and Gibson's Les Paul by a number of years. The Story of Paul A. Bigsby tells how Bigsby influenced Fender and Gibson, as well as a number of other guitar manufacturers, in building techniques and design. This deluxe illustrated coffee table book contains over 300 color and black & white photos. Many of these have not previously been published, and over 50 are actual Bigsby instrument photos taken by fine arts photographer Greg Morgan. The book also comes with an audio CD of Paul Bigsby, recorded in the late 1950s, telling stories of his business.Product Identifiers
PublisherFG Publishing
ISBN-100615243045
ISBN-139780615243047
eBay Product ID (ePID)70953077
Product Key Features
Book TitleStory of Paul Bigsby : the Father of the Modern Electric Solid Body Guitar
TopicMusical Instruments / Guitar, Composers & Musicians, General, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year2009
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Music
AuthorAndy Babiuk
FormatCompact Disc / Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1in.
Item Length12.7in.
Item Width10.2in.
Item Weight60.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal787.871923092
Lc Classification NumberMl424
Number of Pages200 Pages