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Million Dollar Les Paul by Tony Bacon Softcover Book

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Item specifics

Binding
Softcover, Wraps
Country/Region of Manufacture
Hong Kong
ISBN
9781906002145
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Author
Tony Bacon
Publisher
Outline Press, The Limited
Topic
Musical Instruments / Guitar, Genres & Styles / Blues, Genres & Styles / Rock, Performing Arts, Music, Antiques & Collectibles

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Outline Press, The Limited
ISBN-10
1906002142
ISBN-13
9781906002145
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64438346

Product Key Features

Language
English
Topic
Musical Instruments / Guitar, Genres & Styles / Blues, Genres & Styles / Rock, Performing Arts, Music, Antiques & Collectibles
Author
Tony Bacon
Illustrator
Yes

Dimensions

Item Height
1 In.
Item Length
8.5 In.
Item Weight
24.2 Oz
Item Width
5.8 In.

Additional Product Features

Publication Year
2008
Dewey Edition
22
Format
Trade Paperback
Book Title
Million Dollar les Paul : In Search of the Most Valuable Guitar in the World
Dewey Decimal
787.87
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
In 1958, Gibson introduced an electric guitar called the Les Paul Standard, a solidbody electric with mahogany body, two pickups, and a three-colour sunburst maple top, priced at $280. About 1,500 were made before production ceased in 1960 of what was - at the time - a not-particularly-successful model. But when guitar heroes such as Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page began to play examples in the 1960s, the legend of the 'burst' began. The guitars became among the most desirable ever made, and to buy one now you'd be looking at paying what it would cost to purchase and furnish a decent sized family home, and put a car in the garage. So how did that happen? Who are the musicians who play these hallowed instruments and who are the collectors who'll pay hundreds of thousands for them? And is there actually a $1 million dollar Les Paul? Through a series of interviews with players, collectors, guitar-makers, dealers, and others, leading guitar historian Tony Bacon mulled over these questions, and, in Million Dollar Les Paul, he offers some answers. It is a unique book, combining investigative journalism, music history, and a dash of guitar geekery in an almost mystical quest to penetrate the secrets of a hidden world - a world where science and superstition meet, and where the dusty case under the bed just might turn out to hold the guitar equivalent of the Holy Grail., Guitar great Eric Clapton famously featured his Les Paul Standard, which originally sold for $280, on the seminal 1966Blues Breakersalbum. But Clapton was only one of many legendary players who made this solid body electric with mahogany body and a three-color sunburst maple top their guitar of choice. In this exciting history, Tony Bacon examines the "burst" phenomenon from every angle. He begins with the "Les Paul Primer," documenting the guitar's brief production period from 1958 to 1960. He then profiles and interviews everyone from the man who inspired it, Les Paul, to dealers, collectors, forgers, roadies, and, of course, major players like Stephen Stills, Duane Allman, and Jimmy Page.Million Dollar Les Paulalso looks at the science, investment history (and increasingly astronomical pricing), and almost mystical appeal of the instrument whose small production numbers - only 1,500 were made - belie its stature as the single most sought-after guitar in the world.
LC Classification Number
ML1015.G9
Number of Pages
288 pages

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