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The 50 Greatest Guitar Books

MichaelHorowitzMichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator
edited March 2013 in Welcome Posts: 6,180

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A wonderful guide to some of the best Guitar instruction books ever written, including one by yours truly!

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  • andmerandmer New York✭✭✭
    Posts: 92
    A book about books? How Meta.

    What's next a coffee table book about coffee tables? Wait! the book also turns into a coffee table.
  • kevorkazitokevorkazito Winnipeg Manitoba Canada✭✭
    Posts: 178
    Hey, Congrats Michael. Is it Gypsy Picking?
  • MichaelHorowitzMichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator
    Posts: 6,180
    kevorkazito wrote:
    Hey, Congrats Michael. Is it Gypsy Picking?

    Thanks! The author, Shawn Persinger, chose Gypsy Rhythm as he felt it was unique in it's detailed focus on accompaniment techniques. Although, Gypsy Picking has arguably been more influential as the rest-stroke picking technique is so essential to this style and, when it was published, was mostly unknown outside of the Gypsy communities.

    Michael
  • andmerandmer New York✭✭✭
    Posts: 92
    sorry had to go with the seinfeld reference. Grats Michael on you selection in the book of course!
  • MichaelHorowitzMichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator
    Posts: 6,180
    andmer wrote:
    sorry had to go with the seinfeld reference. Grats Michael on you selection in the book of course!

    Oh, that's from a Seinfield episode? I guess I never saw that one....although, I'm not well versed in his work :D
  • kevorkazitokevorkazito Winnipeg Manitoba Canada✭✭
    Posts: 178
    I stand corrected, that's great. I'm actually practicing with GR this morning :)

    It's quite a huge tome; I'm lucky have a big steel music stand. I'm not surprised it made that list at all. Gypsy Picking should be there as well. Were there any other GJ books on that list? I guess I should get that book.

    Being a boy on the Canadian Prairies without access to a campfire surrounded by Guitars and Caravans (and Gypsies), studying this book is the next best thing to developing some solid skills.
  • MichaelHorowitzMichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator
    Posts: 6,180
    kevorkazito wrote:
    I stand corrected, that's great. I'm actually practicing with GR this morning :)

    Good to hear it, keep at it...
    It's quite a huge tome; I'm lucky have a big steel music stand. I'm not surprised it made that list at all. Gypsy Picking should be there as well.

    I actually have Vol 2 and 3 sitting on my hard drive, another 200 more pages of Rhythm stuff. One day I'll actually get it printed...
    Were there any other GJ books on that list? I guess I should get that book.

    Mine is the only Gypsy jazz book, but there are many books on other jazz styles, latin genres, and flamenco that are mentioned.

    'm
  • kevorkazitokevorkazito Winnipeg Manitoba Canada✭✭
    Posts: 178
    Michael Horowitz wrote:

    I actually have Vol 2 and 3 sitting on my hard drive, another 200 more pages of Rhythm stuff. One day I'll actually get it printed...
    'm

    Ok, now that's a tease if I ever heard one :lol:

    I look forward to it.
  • Archtop EddyArchtop Eddy Manitou Springs, ColoradoModerator
    Posts: 589
    CONGRATS! Michael. Your books are fantastic assets to the GJ community and highly worthy of the recognition! AE
  • roch@rochlockyer.comroch@rochlockyer.com new mexico (current)✭✭
    Posts: 91
    Bad Ass Dude
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