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Weekly UpdatesGIBSON AMPLIFIERS 1933-2008: 75 Years of the Gold Tone by Wallace Marx Jr. is the first complete survey of the musical amplifiers made by the Gibson Guitar Company. Featuring hundreds of photos, a 12-page color section, rare documents, and catalog pages, this new book thoroughly tells the story of America's "other amp." Even more exciting, Gibson Amplifiers 1933-2008:75 Years of the Gold Tone includes a CD-ROM version of the Gibson Amplifier Master Service Book, a shop manual that includes schematics and owners manuals for Gibson amplifiers built through the mid-1960s.
"This book chronicles Gibson's entire amplification history," said Blue Book Publications' Zachary R. Fjestad, "from their first tentative entries into the market, the golden era of 1948-62, and the years leading up to and including its re-establishment as a maker of premier guitar amplification."
Gibson Amplifiers 1933-2008:75 Years of the Gold Tone takes the reader back to the early years of amplification, giving readers a fresh perspective on guitar amplification. It also answers some big questions such as where certain amplifiers were made, who designed some of the classic Gibson units, and how production progressed over the years. The book also presents new information, such as Gibson's abandoned first attempts at fielding an amplifier, how some amplifiers were actually outsourced, and production during World War II.
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First published in the mid-1960s, the Gibson Amplifier Master Service Book holds a wealth of information not easily accessed until now and certainly not available in one resource. With schematics for every Gibson amplifier built from 1936 through 1966, the master service manual is a boon to technicians and hobbyists everywhere. Further, the Gibson Amplifier Master Service Book also includes owner's manuals for many models, making available for the first time insider tips on usage and service. When a rare copy of the Gibson Amplifier Master Service Book appears on eBay, it normally sells in excess of $200.
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