Rickenbacker guitars: out of the frying pan into the fireglo 2021

Rickenbacker Guitars - Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo' is the highly anticipated follow up to Martin and Paul Kelly's 'Fender The Golden Age - 1946-1970'. Over 336 pages the book covers the history of one of the wolds most iconic guitar brands from their invention of the electric guitar in 1931 through to the present day. Electric guitars are not simply musical instruments. At their best they are iconic works of art, a marriage of form and function that has come to symbolise the very essence of 20th century pop culture. Whilst Fender and Gibson maintain their positions as brand leaders in an industry that has helped shape popular music - Rickenbacker, a small family run business with roots stretching back to the very invention of the electric guitar, remains one of the most important makers almost 100 years on. This book charts the company's history from its founding in 1931 through to the present day. The authors travelled the world to bring together over 350 original instruments - including all 7 surviving Beatles owned Rickenbackers - photographing them beautifully for their all-encompassing study of this unique marque. New interviews with legendary Rickenbacker players, including Roger McGuinn, Peter Buck, Susanna Hoffs, Johnny Marr, Mike Campbell, Geddy Lee, and Paul Weller, make this book the most comprehensive history of the brand to date and a must for all guitar enthusiasts. Super Deluxe Edition * A limited numbered edition of just 800 copies. * Including the 336 page main book (see the soft back edition for full details) specially bound in a textured blue hard back cover with end papers signed and numbered by the authors. * Each edition comes in a beautiful bespoke, embossed slip case that also includes: * Unique to this set - a second 160 page book of Rickenbacker catalog reprints spanning 1933 -1969 - impossibly rare artefacts reprinted in their entirety for the very first time. * An embossed card wallet containing 3 specially made posters unavailable outside of this set including: An exact remake of a 1964 Rose-Morris shop poster (54cm x 34.5cm A poster showing all 7 surviving Beatles Rickenbackers (57cm x 27 cm) A poster showing 6 of Paul Weller's famous 330 guitars used in The Jam (57cm x 27cm)