{"product_id":"9780760377758-ultimate-heavy-metal-guitars","title":"Ultimate Heavy Metal Guitars","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Guitarists Who Rocked the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUltimate Heavy Metal Guitars\u003c\/i\u003e profiles 80+ heavy metal guitarists from the 1970s to today, featuring performance photography and an authoritative text detailing the careers and gear of each.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSure to strike a chord with guitarists and heavy metal fans, this authoritative and photo-filled volume surveys more than 80 of the genre’s greatest axe-slingers from the 1970s to present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom metal pioneers like Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, and Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore to today’s hottest shredders, thrashers, and riffers, \u003ci\u003eUltimate Heavy Metal Guitars\u003c\/i\u003e is your guide to the instruments and musicians that made metal. Author and guitar journalist Pete Prown presents his subjects by metal-defining eras and subgenres, including: \u003cb\u003eearly metal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehard rock and arena rock\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eprog rock\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEuro metal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehair metal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eshred\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethrash\u003c\/b\u003e, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrown’s knowledgeable discussions examine specific \u003cb\u003enoteworthy guitars\u003c\/b\u003e each player made famous, as well as \u003cb\u003eeffects pedals\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eamplifiers\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ecareer overviews\u003c\/b\u003e that include the players’ first-person revelations and insights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with photos of the guitarists in action, the book features an early chapter on \u003cb\u003einfluencers\u003c\/b\u003e who set the stage for the genre (think Clapton, Hendrix, and Beck), plus sidebars so you don’t miss out on any of metal’s nooks and crannies, touching on \u003cb\u003egrunge\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emath metal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003enu metal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003edoom metal\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ethe genre’s roots \u003c\/b\u003ein blues and early rock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuitarists profiled:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric Clapton \u003cbr\u003eJeff Beck\u003cbr\u003eJimi Hendrix \u003cbr\u003ePete Townshend \u003cbr\u003eJimmy Page \u003cbr\u003eTony Iommi \u003cbr\u003eRitchie Blackmore\u003cbr\u003eLeslie West \u003cbr\u003eMartin Barre \u003cbr\u003eMick Box\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Winter \u003cbr\u003eJoe Perry \u0026amp; Brad Whitford \u003cbr\u003eBrian May \u003cbr\u003eRobin Trower \u003cbr\u003eDon “Buck Dharma” Roeser \u003cbr\u003eRick Derringer \u003cbr\u003eRonnie Montrose\u003cbr\u003eFrank Marino \u003cbr\u003eMick Ralphs \u003cbr\u003eEddie Van Halen \u003cbr\u003eAce Frehley \u003cbr\u003eTom Scholz \u0026amp; Barry Goudreau \u003cbr\u003eNancy Wilson \u003cbr\u003eNeal Schon \u003cbr\u003eAngus \u0026amp; Malcolm Young \u003cbr\u003ePat Travers \u003cbr\u003eMichael Schenker \u003cbr\u003eScott Gorham \u0026amp; Brian Robertson \u003cbr\u003eGlenn Tipton \u0026amp; K.K. 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