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This book examines the electric guitar's journey from the lute to the Les Paul.

There are plenty of thrills and spills along the way, and loads of interesting stories, facts and figures. Who invented the distortion pedal? How exactly does a pickup work? Is tortoiseshell really tortoiseshell? What will we do when the mahogany runs out? Who the hell is Lester William Polsfuss? Is it true that Leo Fender couldn't play the guitar?

Everything you ever need to know about axes, amps, picks, pickups and pedals is right here, explained in plain English.