Jan-Peter Herbst (University of Huddersfield), Alexander Paul Vallejo

Rock Guitar Virtuosos

Advances in Electric Guitar Playing, Technology, and Culture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Virtuosos in the 21st century are exploring ways to expand standard playing techniques in a climate expecting ever-higher levels of perfection, supported by technological advances such as extended-range guitars. This Element examines the development and current state of virtuosic rock guitar in terms of playing, technology, and culture.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Popular Music
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 174g
• ISBN-13: 9781009055970
• ISBN-10: 1009055976
• Artikelnr.: 68169081

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Establishing a canon
3. Overview of electric guitar playing techniques
4. First-generation rock guitar heroes
5. The emergence and decline of shred
6. Guitar technology, playing, and culture in the twenty-first century
7. The virtual scene, and how contemporary virtuosos make a living
8. Conclusion
References
Appendix.