The Les Paul Manual: Buying, Maintaining, Repairing, and Customizing Your Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul

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Voyageur Press, Dec 15, 2015 - Music - 208 pages

This is the ultimate hands-on, how-to manual devoted to the famous Gibson Les Paul, updated with the latest models and guitar tech advice.

This book is a step-by-step, heavily illustrated guide to everything about Gibson Les Paul guitars! It shows owners and dreamers the basics of selecting and buying your guitar, how to use it, and how to keep it rocking once you have one. Let world-renowned guitar expert Terry Burrows be your guide to this awesome instrument.

Gorgeous shots of Gibson Les Paul guitars and guitar parts, alongside images of well-known musicians playing Gibson Les Pauls, make this a book no fan will want to miss!

 

Contents

GIBSON LES PAUL
6
GETTING TO KNOW THE LES PAUL
11
BASIC CARE
37
ADVANCED MAINTENANCE
81
ELECTRICAL FIXES
111
LES PAUL LEGENDS
161
APPENDICES
183
GLOSSARY
202
INDEX
204
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
208
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Terry Burrows is one of the world's best-known authors on playing, maintaining, and buying guitars. His work has been translated into at least a dozen languages and published in more than sixteen different countries. He also has a parallel career as an experimental musician, performing throughout Europe, frequently using home-built instruments, and has more than fifty professional releases.

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