Guitar Tone : Pursuing the Ultimate Guitar Sound.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Tools of Tone -- Chapter 1 Guitar Types and Construction -- Hollow-Body -- Solid-Body -- Carved versus Flat Tops -- Solid-Body Construction -- Semi-Hollow-Body -- Neck Construction -- Synthetics and Other Materials -- Pickup Placement and Routing -- Other Design Considerations -- Chapter 2 Wood -- Types of Wood -- Cutting Wood -- Weight -- Finish -- Chapter 3 Hardware -- String Nut -- Frets -- Bridges and Tailpieces -- Tuning Machines -- String Trees -- Chapter 4 Pickups -- Types of Pickups -- Single-Coil Pickups -- Humbucking Pickups -- Wire and Coils -- Magnets -- Pole Pieces -- Polarity -- Wiring Options -- Pickup Covers -- Pickup Calibration -- Pickup Height and Tone -- Matching the Best Pickups to a Guitar -- Chapter 5 Guitar Electronics -- Passive and Active Electronics -- Volume Controls -- Tone Controls -- Switching -- Shielding and Grounding -- The Big Three Guitar Circuits -- Chapter 6 Amplifiers -- Combo versus Head -- Solid-State versus Tube versus Hybrid -- Preamp versus Power Amp -- Preamp -- EQ and Tone Control -- Built-In Reverb, Tremolo, and Vibrato -- Effects Loops -- Channel Switching -- Power Amp -- Power Attenuators -- Power Scaling -- Output Transformer -- Power Transformer -- Rectifier -- Choke -- Chapter 7 Vacuum Tubes -- Bias -- Amplifier Class -- Negative Feedback -- Sag -- Preamp Tubes -- Power Tubes -- Chapter 8 Speakers -- Speaker 101 -- Speaker Parts -- Speaker Characteristics -- Classic Speakers -- Chapter 9 Cabinets and Enclosures -- Types of Speaker Enclosures -- Multi-Speaker Cabinets -- Chapter 10 Volume -- Power and Volume -- Volume and Tone -- Volume-Control Strategies -- Chapter 11 Effects -- Gain -- Modulation -- Filter/EQ -- Delay/Echo -- Reverb -- Pitch -- Pitch Shifter -- Other Effects -- Multi-Effects Processors -- Pedal Order and Signal Routing.

Chapter 12 The Little Things -- Picks -- Strings -- Cables -- Wireless -- Chapter 13 Modeling and Software -- What It Is -- Form Factor -- The Sound -- Chapter 14 Iconic Guitars -- Fender Telecaster -- Gibson Les Paul Standard -- Fender Stratocaster -- Gibson ES-335 -- Gibson Explorer and Flying V -- Gibson Firebird -- Gibson SG -- Gibson L-5 CES -- Gibson ES-175D -- Gretsch G6120 -- Rickenbacker 360/12 -- Chapter 15 Iconic Amplifiers -- Fender -- Marshall -- Vox AC30 -- Roland Jazz Chorus -- Mesa/Boogie -- Dumble Overdrive Special -- Chapter 16 Iconic Effects -- BOSS CE-1 Chorus Ensemble -- BOSS DD-2 -- B.K. Butler Tube Driver -- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face -- Dallas Rangemaster -- Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer Overdrive Pro -- Maestro Echoplex -- MXR Dyna Comp -- MXR Phase 90 -- Roger Mayer Octavia -- Roland RE-201 Space Echo -- TC Electronic TC 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay -- Thomas Organ Company Crybaby, Vox Clyde McCoy, and Vox V846 -- Univox Uni-Vibe -- Part II: The Icons of Tone -- Chapter 17 Jeff Beck -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 18 Larry Carlton -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Studio Tricks -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 19 Eric Clapton -- Bluesbreakers -- Cream -- 1970 to 1985: Blackie and Brownie -- Mid-'80s to Mid-'90s -- The New Millennium -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 20 The Edge -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 21 Robben Ford -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 22 David Gilmour -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 23 Warren Haynes -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 24 Jimi Hendrix -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Studio Tricks.

Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 25 Allan Holdsworth -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 26 Eric Johnson -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 27 Brian May -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 28 Jimmy Page -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Studio Tricks -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 29 Brad Paisley -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Studio Tricks -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 30 Eddie Van Halen -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Studio Tricks -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Chapter 31 Stevie Ray Vaughan -- Guitars -- Amps -- Effects -- Benchmark Recordings -- Getting the Sound -- Appendix A: Tonal Resources -- Magazines -- Selected Books -- Discussion Forums -- General Guitar Forums -- Non-Manufacturer Forums for Specific Guitars -- Amplifiers and Effects Forums -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X-Z.