Dave Hunter - 365 Guitars, Amps & Effects You Must Play: The Most Sublime, Bizarre and Outrageous Gear Ever

First published in 2013 by Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company, 400 First Avenue North, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Digital Edition: 978-1-61058-794-5
Softcover Edition: 978-0-76034-366-1

Hunter, Dave, 1962

365 guitars, amps & effects you must play : the most sublime, bizarre and outrageous gear ever / Dave Hunter.

pages cm

ISBN 978-0-7603-4366-1 (softcover)

1. GuitarMiscellanea. 2. Guitar amplifiersMiscellanea. 3. Effects pedalsMiscellanea.

I. Title. II. Title: Three hundred sixty-five guitars, amps and effects you must play.

ML1015.G9H856 2013

787.87192dc23

2012040561

Front cover photo: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

photos: Michael Dregni

Editors: Dennis Pernu and Michael Dregni

Design managers: James Kegley and Cindy Laun

Design: Simon Larkin and Chris Fayers

Layout: Chris Fayers

Cover design: Simon Larkin

The most hallowed name in the history of classical guitar, Antonio de Torres consolidated the best work of luthiers of the mid-nineteenth century to bring the guitar forward to the twentieth century and beyond. As such, Torres is widely recognized as the father of the modern classical instrument and, essentially, the Stradivarius of the guitar. The thinner and more responsive soundboard, livelier and more structurally sound strutting, and simultaneously more ergonomic and tone-enhancing design of the best contemporary classical guitars can all be credited, to some degree, to Torres work. Unsurprisingly, Torres guitars are extremely rare and highly prized today, so getting your grubby hands on one is extremely unlikely. Nevertheless, any professional classical guitarist playing a top-shelf classical instrument will have had daily contact with Torres legacy in the guitars of later makers, such as Ramrez, Romanillos, Hauser, Hernndez, Fleta, Simplicio, and others who owe a great debt to the master. Should you get your fingers around a genuine Torres, however, note how the understated, even rather plain appearance gives way to a sublime voice mellowed and enhanced by the sonic patina that only 150 years of beautiful music can provide.