The Strat in the Attic 2: More Thrilling Stories of Guitar Archaeology
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (717 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760346879 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Allen relates the tales of buying Nat "King" Cole Trio guitarist Oscar Moore's Stromberg Master 400 archtop and of being gifted a 1953 Standel amp from Merle Travis!Buddy Merrill, the amazingly talented guitarist from the Lawrence Welk show, gives his 1970 Micro-Frets Huntington to the author, but only if he "promises to PRACTICE."Photos of the guitars and other exciting memorabilia round out a package that no vintage-guitar aficionado will want to be without! "Deke Dickerson's love for guitars and his genius for finding some of the rarest b
"Deke Dickerson's love for guitars and his genius for finding some of the rarest birds in the musical aviary is matched by his not-inconsiderable writing chops. The man knows how to tell a great story." - Jonathan Kellerman
Fun book, like the first one was Fun book, like the first one was however, this one does not have the glossy paper photos that the first one did. Most of the pictures of the guitars are black and white on regular paper. The pictures aren't as clear. - Content is great and the stories are interesting, but not the quality images I came to expect from the first book. There is a small section of glossy color photos bu. M. Kuffler said Great music starts with a great story.. This was a wonderful book, especially as a follow up for Strat In The Attic. Deke Dickerson is a great writer and this covers some additional territory that wasn't covered in the original book. Look, even if you don't like or care one iota about guitars, the stories are fun and really cool. This book also has the unintended consequence of exposing people to early music industry ico. Deke Dickerson is the MAN!!! Trollbeard I've been meaning to write a 5-star review for the first "Strat in the Attic" and haven't gotten around to it yet, thought I've bought additional copies for friends and relatives who appreciate beautiful guitars and classic tales. I held off buying Vol. 2 for some unfathomable reason, maybe because of reviews talking about lesser-quality photos. But after reading Vol. 1 over and ov