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Shredders!: The Oral History Of Speed Guitar (And More)
Greg Prato
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Description for Shredders!: The Oral History Of Speed Guitar (And More)
Paperback. A comprehensive oral history of speed guitar playing, drawing on exclusive interviews with dozens of key players, past and present. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
How fast can you play? What guitar do you have? Who is better, Van Halen or Steve Vai? For metal fans in the 80s, these were common and important questions. Tune in to MTV, pick up a magazine, or walk into an instrument store, and more often than not you d be exposed to what is now known as shredding the fast, virtuoso soloing popularized by musicians like Vai and Van Halen, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads and Dimebag Darrell. Inspired by these pioneering guitarists, thousands of young musicians would spend hours at home in their bedrooms, perfecting ... Read more
How fast can you play? What guitar do you have? Who is better, Van Halen or Steve Vai? For metal fans in the 80s, these were common and important questions. Tune in to MTV, pick up a magazine, or walk into an instrument store, and more often than not you d be exposed to what is now known as shredding the fast, virtuoso soloing popularized by musicians like Vai and Van Halen, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads and Dimebag Darrell. Inspired by these pioneering guitarists, thousands of young musicians would spend hours at home in their bedrooms, perfecting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911036210
SKU
V9781911036210
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About Greg Prato
Greg Prato is a New York based writer and author whose books include Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music, Survival Of The Fittest: Heavy Metal In The 1990s, and A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of Shannon Hoon And Blind Melon. His writing has also appeared in publications including ... Read more
Reviews for Shredders!: The Oral History Of Speed Guitar (And More)
Drawing on more than 70 exclusive interviews with the principal shredders past and present, author and guitarist Greg Prato has assembled the definitive guide to the fastest players of them all. - All That Shreds