Guitar Genius - How les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World
Author(s): Kim Tomsic; Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid- body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible. Featuring richly detailed, dynamic illustrations by Brett Helquist, this unforgettable biography will resonate with inventive readers young and old.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Chronicle Books Llc
- : Chronicle Books Llc
- : 0.57
- : 09 April 2019
- : .44 Inches X 11.33 Inches X 9.57 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kim Tomsic; Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
- : Hardback
- : 1905
- : English
- : 787.87092
- : 56