Chapter 1
I Know, It’s Only Rock Guitar, but I Like It
IN THIS CHAPTER
Hearing the difference between electric guitar and acoustic guitar tone
Discovering the inner-workings of the electric guitar
Knowing the essential components of the electric guitar sound
Getting the gear that goes with your guitar
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Rock guitar does not have a dignified history in music.
It doesn’t come from a long lineage of historical development where composers such as Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms wrote lovingly for it, composing concertos and sonatas highlighting its piquant and gentle qualities. It was not played in the great European concert halls or in the parlors of fine households.
Not only was rock guitar unknown to the great composers of the ages, but they couldn’t have even conceived of such a thing, even in their worst nightmares. (Imagine what they would have made of an Ozzy Osbourne concert — a nightmare no matter which century you hail from!) ...
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