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Zappa's Gear

Author : Mick Ekers
Publisher : Backbeat Books
ISBN 13 : 9781540012029
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Zappa's Gear written by Mick Ekers and published by Backbeat Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Zappa was an unremitting musical innovator and experimenter, always looking for ways to exploit the latest advances in technology. His working life coincided with the explosive development of music technology that ran from the 1960s through the following three decades. Without such inventions as the Marshall amplifier, the Gibson SG, the wah-wah pedal, and the Synclavier--much of it modified to his requirements and used in ways for which they had never been designed--Zappa's "air sculptures," as his music has been described, would have had a significantly different shape and texture.¶ Lavishly illustrated--including over 180 unique photographs of Frank Zappa's guitars and equipment taken by the author at his UMRK studio in LA and featuring a foreword by Dweezil Zappa--Zappa's Gear offers an unprecedented inside look at the machinery behind the legendary music. In addition to a detailed presentation of the equipment, Zappa's Gear also introduces some of the pioneering inventors, engineers, and entrepreneurs without whom the instruments would not exist.¶ Zappa's Gear is an official Frank Zappa book produced and written with the full cooperation and endorsement of Gail Zappa and the Zappa Family Trust.

The Hot Rats Book

Author : Bill Gubbins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781493047758
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book The Hot Rats Book written by Bill Gubbins and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot Rats, the second solo album by Frank Zappa, is considered by his fans and critics alike to be a groundbreaking, important record, as well as one of his most innovative efforts of all time. The first recording project after the dissolution of the original Mothers of Invention, Zappa composed, arranged, and produced all of the music on Hot Rats while playing electric guitar on all tracks. The album contains the song "Peaches en Regalia," widely recognized as a modern jazz-fusion standard. This entire groundbreaking and historical record--including using new sixteen-multitrack recording and overdub technics for the first time ever--was captured in photos by Bill Gubbins, who shot the recording sessions and live performances of the record immediately following its release. Most of these images have never before been published in book form, appearing here for the first time. The "Hot Rats" Book: A Fifty-Year Retrospective of Frank Zappa's "Hot Rats" also contains essays by author Bill Gubbins; Ian Underwood, who was involved in working with Zappa on the recording sessions; Steve Vai; David Fricke; and Matt Groening.

Stompbox

Author : Eilon Paz
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984860607
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Stompbox written by Eilon Paz and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deluxe photographic celebration of the unsung hero of guitar music—the effects pedal—featuring interviews with 100 musicians including Peter Frampton, Joe Perry, Jack White, and Courtney Barnett. Ever since the Sixties, fuzz boxes, wah-wahs, phase shifters, and a vast range of guitar effects pedals have shaped the sound of music as we know it. Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists is a photographic showcase of the actual effects pedals owned and used by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Frank Zappa, Alex Lifeson, Andy Summers, Eric Johnson, Adrian Belew, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Ed O’Brien, J Mascis, Lita Ford, Joe Perry, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Vernon Reid, Kaki King, Nels Cline and 82 other iconic and celebrated guitarists. These exquisitely textured fine-art photographs are matched with fresh, insightful commentary and colorfulroad stories from the artists themselves, who describe how these fascinating and often devilish devices shaped their sounds and songs.

Real Frank Zappa Book

Author : Frank Zappa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671705725
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Real Frank Zappa Book written by Frank Zappa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1989 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the career of the rock music performer.

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - One Size Fits All (Songbook)

Author : Frank Zappa
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1458430596
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - One Size Fits All (Songbook) written by Frank Zappa and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Recorded Version (Guitar)). Note-for-note transcriptions with tab for all nine tracks from Zappa's classic 1975 release: Andy * Can't Afford No Shoes * Evelyn, A Modified Dog * Florentine Pogen * Inca Roads * Po-Jama People * San Ber'dino * Sofa No. 1 * Sofa No. 2. Includes an introduction by Steve Vai.

The Best of Opeth

Author : Opeth
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1540030830
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Best of Opeth written by Opeth and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Recorded Versions). This updated second edition features 16 note-for-note transcriptions in standard notation and tab of Opeth's best: Benighted * Closure * Coil * Death Whispered a Lullaby * Demon of the Fall * Era * Ghost of Perdition * Godhead's Lament * Harvest * Hope Leaves * In My Time of Need * Patterns in the Ivy * Sorceress * To Bid You Farewell * Will O the Wisp * Windowpane.

The Big Note

Author : Charles Ulrich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554201464
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Big Note written by Charles Ulrich and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music. THE BIG NOTE is the complete guide to the music of Frank Zappa--100 albums recorded over 35 years, the 80+ players on them, each one of 1,772 tracks described in detail, backed up by 1,424 citations. Based on hundreds of interviews, letters, and e-mail correspondences with scores of musicians, singers, engineers, artists, copyists, and others who worked with Zappa, THE BIG NOTE provides the liner notes that every album in the protean and prolific composer's oeuvre cries out for. It is the indispensible resource for any Zappa fan or scholar.

The Tube Amp Book

Author : Aspen Pittman
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879307677
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Tube Amp Book written by Aspen Pittman and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TUBE AMP BOOK WITH AUDIO ONLINE ERRATA SHEET ADDED.

When You Find My Body

Author : D. Dauphinee
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 1608936910
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book When You Find My Body written by D. Dauphinee and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geraldine Largay vanished in July 2013, while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Her disappearance sparked the largest lost-person search in Maine history, which culminated in her being presumed dead. She was never again seen alive.

Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio

Author : Mike Senior
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135136880X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio written by Mike Senior and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to achieve release-quality mixes even in the smallest studios by applying power-user techniques from the world's most successful producers. Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio is the best-selling primer for small-studio enthusiasts who want chart-ready sonics in a hurry. Drawing on the back-room strategies of more than 160 famous names, this entertaining and down-to-earth guide leads you step-by-step through the entire mixing process. On the way, you'll unravel the mysteries of every type of mix processing, from simple EQ and compression through to advanced spectral dynamics and "fairy dust" effects. User-friendly explanations introduce technical concepts on a strictly need-to-know basis, while chapter summaries and assignments are perfect for school and college use. ▪ Learn the subtle editing, arrangement, and monitoring tactics which give industry insiders their competitive edge, and master the psychological tricks which protect you from all the biggest rookie mistakes. ▪ Find out where you don't need to spend money, as well as how to make a limited budget really count. ▪ Pick up tricks and tips from leading-edge engineers working on today's multi-platinum hits, including Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Michael Brauer, Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Tom Elmhirst, Serban Ghenea, Jacquire King, the Lord-Alge brothers, Tony Maserati, Manny Marroquin, Noah "50" Shebib, Mark "Spike" Stent, DJ Swivel, Phil Tan, Andy Wallace, Young Guru, and many, many more... Now extensively expanded and updated, including new sections on mix-buss processing, mastering, and the latest advances in plug-in technology.

Frank and Co

Author : Co de Kloet
Publisher : Jawbone
ISBN 13 : 9781911036814
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Frank and Co written by Co de Kloet and published by Jawbone. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With this book, the Zappa fan will get a glimpse into Frank that I don't believe any other book written by him or about him expresses. And us Zappa fans love that. Thank you, Co." - Steve Vai "I think the best way to start when somebody says something can't be done, just look at them and say: why not?" - Frank Zappa, Los Angeles, 1990 Co de Kloet and Frank Zappa were friends for many years, and during that time Co recorded nearly every conversation the two men had. They also corresponded frequently--about life, music, politics, and much more besides--and this book offers a unique chronicle of their friendship, from their first meeting in 1977 to Zappa's death in 1993. Co is renowned as an expert on Zappa's music, but this book is about far more than that, and is unlike any other collection of interviews. As his son Dweezil writes in his foreword, Frank was a reluctant and sometimes combative interviewee, yet his conversations with Co were open and wide-ranging. Through more than two decades of these discussions, Frank & Co reveals a thoughtful, sensitive, and expansive Zappa, offering readers new insights into the life and career of one of the great masters of twentieth-century American music. It also includes Co's favourite memories of Frank, as well as interviews with Zappa alumni Flo & Eddie, Jimmy Carl Black, Pamela Zarubica, and Don van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart.

Shell Shocked

Author : Howard Kaylan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1480342947
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Shell Shocked written by Howard Kaylan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). If Howard Kaylan had sung only one song, the Turtles' 1967 No. 1 smash hit "Happy Together," his place in rock-and-roll history would still be secure. But that recording, named in 1999 by BMI as one of the top 50 songs of the 20th century, with over five million radio plays, is only the tip of a rather eye-opening iceberg. For nearly five decades, Howard Kaylan has been a player in the rock-and-roll revolution. In addition to his years with the Turtles, Kaylan was a core member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and the dynamic duo Flo and Eddie, and part of glam rock history with Marc Bolan and T. Rex. He's also given street cred and harmonies to everyone from John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and Alice Cooper to the Ramones and Duran Duran, to name just a few. Howard Kaylan's life has been a dangerous ride that he is only too happy to report on, naming names and shedding shocking tales of sex, drugs, and creative excess. Shell Shocked will stand alone as not only one of the best-told music-biz memoirs, but one with a truly candid and unmatchable story of rock-and-roll insanity and success from a man who glories in it all.

Keyboard Presents the Best of the '80s

Author : Ernie Rideout
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879309305
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Keyboard Presents the Best of the '80s written by Ernie Rideout and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Keyboard Presents). No single decade revitalized the keyboard as a focal point as much as the 1980s. Now, the editors of Keyboard magazine have culled that era's most insightful articles and combined them with a wealth of insight to create this landmark book. Features 20 interviews with noted players and producers like Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes, Depeche Mode's Vince Clarke, Peter Gabriel, and The Human League, as well as such visionary pioneers as Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Frank Zappa.

Jimi Hendrix Gear

Author : Michael Heatley
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 9780760347065
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Jimi Hendrix Gear written by Michael Heatley and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did he do it? So many years later, it's still the question guitar aficionados ask about Jimi Hendrix, whose music was like nobody else's. Song by song, album by album, concert by concert, this book analyzes how Hendrix achieved that sound--and so, shows you how to achieve it, too. This book examines all of Hendrix's equipment, providing a nuts-and-bolts analysis of each of his guitars (including serial number, history, and provenance), his amp choices, and his singular use of revolutionary effects from wah-wahs to overdrives to bizarre-o pedals like the Fuzzface. A practical reference book like no other, this volume gives the proper guidance and tools to any guitarist who wants to take a stab at emulating one of the greatest players of all time.

100 Arpeggio Licks for Shred Guitar

Author : Chris Brooks
Publisher : WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com
ISBN 13 : 9781789332261
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book 100 Arpeggio Licks for Shred Guitar written by Chris Brooks and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Arpeggio Licks for Shred Guitar is a ground-breaking rock guitar method that reveals exactly how your favourite shredders turn arpeggios into explosive signature licks that rip up the guitar neck.

Template Mixing and Mastering

Author : Billy Decker
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785007505
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Template Mixing and Mastering written by Billy Decker and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audio production is an incredibly rewarding craft. To take the raw, basic tracks of a fledgling idea and shape them into one glorious stereophonic sound wave is an amazing feat. The transformation from analogue to digital dominance has brought many advances in sound quality and new techniques, but producing digital music with only a standard computer and DAW can be problematic, time-consuming and sometimes disappointing without the right approach and skills. In Template Mixing and Mastering, renowned mix engineer Billy Decker tackles the challenges of in-the-box production through his innovative template approach. He shares his passion and knowledge from over twenty years of industry experience, including an introduction to templates and a step-by-step guide to their set-up and a discussion of drum replacement technology. Channel and setting information for each of the drum, instrument and vocal sections of his template is discussed along with the master channel and his methodology of mixing and mastering. Finally, he gives professional advice and best practice.

Zappa the Hard Way

Author : Andrew Greenaway
Publisher : Anchor Books
ISBN 13 : 9781908724007
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Zappa the Hard Way written by Andrew Greenaway and published by Anchor Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Zappa The Hard Way' is the story of Frank Zappa's last ever world tour that ended in mutiny. In 1988 Frank Zappa toured with a twelve-piece band that had rehearsed for months, learned a repertoire of over 100 songs and played an entirely different set each night. It is why, in Zappa's own words, it was "the best band you never heard in your life" - a reference to East Coast American audiences who never got the chance to see this particular touring ensemble. Zappa appointed bass player Scott Thunes to rehearse the group in his absence. In carrying out this role, Thunes was apparently abrasive, blunt and rude to the other members and two factions quickly developed: Thunes and stunt guitarist Mike Keneally on the one side; the remaining nine band members on the other. The atmosphere deteriorated as the tour progressed through America and on to Europe. Before leaving Europe, Zappa told the band that there were ten more weeks of concerts booked in the USA and asked them: "If Scott's in the band, will you do the tour?" With the exception of Keneally, they all said "no." Rather than replace Thunes, Zappa cancelled almost three months of concerts and never toured again - claiming to have lost $400,000 in the process. 'Zappa The Hard Way' documents that tour. If you think touring can be fun, think again! Yes there were groupies and the usual paraphernalia associated with rock 'n' roll, but there was also bitterness and skulduggery on a scale that no one could imagine. Author Andrew Greenaway has interviewed the surviving band members and others associated with the tour to unravel the goings on behind the scenes that drove Zappa to call a halt to proceedings, despite the huge personal financial losses. This paperback edition includes a foreword by Zappa's sister Candy, and an afterword by Pauline Butcher, Zappa's former secretary and author of 'Freak Out! My Life With Frank Zappa', 'Zappa The Hard Way' might just be the best book you've never read in your life!