Amped: The Illustrated History of the World’s Greatest Amplifiers

Amped: The Illustrated History of the World’s Greatest Amplifiers    

Q. 787.87 H916a

Guitarists love amps—really love them. Amplifiers may look dull to the rest of the world, but to guitarists they are full of mystique, romance, and rockin' sound. And while there are many strong-selling electric guitar histories available, here's the first illustrated history of the electric guitar’s best friend, the amp.

World-famous guitar and amp historian Dave Hunter tells the story of 60 of the greatest amps ever built, including classics from Fender, Marshall, Vox, the bizarre EchoSonic that created Elvis' sound, and the ultimate esoteric $75,000+ Dumble amps. The story is illustrated with hundreds of technical photos, rare machines, catalogs, memorabilia, and the amps of the stars, from Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Eric Clapton.

This is a book guitarists will drool over.

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King Dork

King Dork
Frank Portman
Fiction P837k 2008

Tom Henderson, aka King Dork, is a typical American high school loser until he discovers the book--The Cather in the Rye--that will change the world as he knows it.

Thanks to his deceased father's copy of the Salinger classic, Tom finds himself in the middle of several interlocking conspiracies and at least half a dozen mysteries involvoing dead people, naked people, fake people, a secret code, guitars, girls, the Crusades, a devil head, and rock and roll.  And it all looks like it may very well unravel the puzzle of his father's death and--oddly--reveal the secret to attracting semi-hot girls.

Though being in a band could be the secret to the girl thing--but good luck finding a drummer who can count to four.

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