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His books include the ibanez electric guitar book, the ultimate. The ultimate guitar book is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to guitars, from early acoustics to the latest electrics. From the award winning team that produced the best selling ultimate guitar book comes the most comprehensive book about the electric guitar. No book has ever brought together so many guitars in such keen detail and rich portrayal, featuring specially commissioned photographs of over 450 famous, rare and vintage guitars. Comprehensive tabs archive with over 1,100,000 tabs. It is subdivided geographically so the reader gets a global picture of guitar making from the united states to the far east and from europe to australia.
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