A Perfectly Good Guitar: Musicians On Their Favorite Instruments
by Chuck Holley /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Ask guitar players about their instruments, and you're likely to
get a story—where the guitar came from, or what makes it unique,
or why the player will never part with it. Most guitarists have
strong feelings about their primary tool, and some are downright
passionate about their axes. Chuck Holley is a professional
photographer and writer who loves music and listening to
musicians talk about their trade. For several years, he has been
photographing guitarists with their prized instruments and
collecting their stories. This beautifully illustrated book
presents these stories in revelatory photographs and words.
Ask guitar players about their instruments, and you're likely to
get a story—where the guitar came from, or what makes it unique,
or why the player will never part with it. Most guitarists have
strong feelings about their primary tool, and some are downright
passionate about their axes. Chuck Holley is a professional
photographer and writer who loves music and listening to
musicians talk about their trade. For several years, he has been
photographing guitarists with their prized instruments and
collecting their stories. This beautifully illustrated book
presents these stories in revelatory photographs and words.
The guitarists included in this book range from high-profile
performers, including Rosanne Cash, Guy Clark, Laurence Juber,
Jorma Kaukonen, JD Souther, Bill Frisell, Dave Alvin, and Kelly
Willis, to renowned studio musicians and band members. Holley's
beautifully composed photographs portray them with their favorite
guitar, including detail shots of the instrument. Accompanying
the photographs are the musicians' stories about the Gibsons,
Fenders, Martins, and others that have become
The guitarists included in this book range from high-profile
performers, including Rosanne Cash, Guy Clark, Laurence Juber,
Jorma Kaukonen, JD Souther, Bill Frisell, Dave Alvin, and Kelly
Willis, to renowned studio musicians and band members. Holley's
beautifully composed photographs portray them with their favorite
guitar, including detail shots of the instrument. Accompanying
the photographs are the musicians' stories about the Gibsons,
Fenders, Martins, and others that have becomethe
the guitar
in their lives, the one that has a special lineage or intangible
qualities of sustain, tone, clarity, and comfort that make it
irreplaceable. Several musicians talk about how the guitar chose
them, while others recount stories of guitars lost or stolen and
then serendipitously recovered. Together, these photographs and
stories underscore the great pleasure of performing with an
instrument that's become a trusted friend with a personality all
its own.
guitar
in their lives, the one that has a special lineage or intangible
qualities of sustain, tone, clarity, and comfort that make it
irreplaceable. Several musicians talk about how the guitar chose
them, while others recount stories of guitars lost or stolen and
then serendipitously recovered. Together, these photographs and
stories underscore the great pleasure of performing with an
instrument that's become a trusted friend with a personality all
its own.