Gruhn, George

Presents color photos of hundreds of American guitars spanning the 1930s-1990s, including Hawaiians, Spanish-necks, full depth hollow-bodies, solid-bodies, and thin-bodies, and describes their technical features, aesthetic features, and manufacturers.

A photographic history of American fretted instruments, tracing the evolution of the mandolin, banjo, and guitar from the 1800s through the 1990s.

Provides information about the history and development of electric guitars and describes their physical characteristics. Offers color photographs with comments about each instrument and includes an index.

Companion volume to: Acoustic guitars and other fretted instruments. Traces the electric guitar from the mid-1930s to the present.

A photograhic history of American fretted instruments, tracing the evolution of the mandolin, banjo, and guitar from the 1800s through the 1990s.