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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; CONTENTS; THE LATE STARTER: GIBSON LES PAUL; CHAPTER ONE: GETTING TO KNOW THE LES PAUL; HISTORY AND EVOLUTION; LES PAUL TIMELINE; LES PAUL GALLERY; ANATOMY OF A LES PAUL; INVENTORY OF LES PAUL PICKUPS; HOW YOUR LES PAUL WORKS; CHAPTER TWO: BASIC CARE; TOOLS FOR THE JOB; ASSESSING YOUR LES PAUL; STRINGS AND STRINGING; TUNING; SIMPLE BRIDGE ADJUSTMENTS; ADJUSTING THE PICKUP HEIGHT; STRAP LOCKS; CLEANING YOUR LES PAUL; SIMPLE ELECTRICAL CLEANING; STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION; CHAPTER THREE: ADVANCED MAINTENANCE; ADJUSTING THE NECK; DRESSING THE FRETS; ATTENDING TO THE NUT |
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The tune-o-maticchanging the tuners; locking tuners; robot tuners; fitting a bigsby; cosmetics; chapter four: electrical fixes; tools and techniques; accessing the circuit; potentiometers and capacitors; standard and vintage wiring; replacing the output socket; changing potentiometers; switch replacement; changing capacitors; swapping out pickups; humbuckers and switches; kill switches and killpots; jimmy page 21-tone les paul wiring; the "acoustic" les paul; adding midi to your les paul; hum control; chapter five: les paul legends; jan akkerman; duane allman; jef beck; mike bloomfield |
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Joe bonamassaeric clapton; dave davies; al di meola; peter frampton; ace frehley; robert fripp; peter green; terry kath; freddie king; paul kossoff; tak matsumoto; john mclaughlin; gary moore; jimmy page; les paul; joe perry; keith richards; mick ronson; sonny sharrock; slash; hubert sumlin; mick taylor; pete townshend; zakk wylde; neil young; chapter six: appendices; talking heads; dating your gibson les paul; dating your epiphone les paul; resources/conversion; glossary; a; b; c; f; g; h; l; m; n; p; r; s; t; v; w; index; a; b; c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; v; w; x |
| Summary |
"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!"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Gibson Les Paul standard guitar.
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Electric guitar -- Maintenance and repair
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Strings.
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Electric guitar -- Maintenance and repair
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Gibson Les Paul standard guitar
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1627888012 |
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9781627888011 |
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