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The Gibson Les Paul Handbook: How To Buy, Maintain, Set Up, Troubleshoot, and Modify Your Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul

The Gibson Les Paul Handbook: How To Buy, Maintain, Set Up, Troubleshoot, and Modify Your Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul
By Paul Balmer

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This is the first ever hands-on how-to manual devoted to the famous Gibson Les Paul, in production since 1952.  This guidebook shows owners and dreamers the basics of selecting and buying a Les Paul; maintenance and repairs such as tuning, setting intonation, tremolo alignment, fret repairs, bridge and nut adjustments, electrics troubleshooting; spur-of-the-moment stageside fixes; basic "performance" enhancements; and more.  With tips and techniques specific to each of the numerous Les Paul models, this book is the guitarist’s ticket to electrifying success.       

 

Along with the Fender Stratocaster, the Gibson Les Paul is without doubt the most iconic electric guitar ever made--beloved and sought after by guitarists everywhere. It’s the signature sound for musicians as distinguished and different as Jimmy Page, Carl Perkins, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, Mudy Waters, and Frank Zappa.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #64682 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-12-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 192 pages

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Review

Vintage Guitar Magazine
“…a great reference for budding rockers, as it covers the Epiphone models as well as the older Gibson brothers and is packed with tips and tricks to make any Les-Paul-style guitar play better…Especially useful are the photos that show nearly every current variation of Les Paul with various parts removed and describing the placement of wiring and screws…It makes for a great reference shelf item for those times when your Les Paul needs a little extra.”


Canadian Musician
“…the ultimate owner's manual for these iconic instruments.”

About the Author

Paul Balmer is the author of The Fender Stratocaster Handbook

. He is a veteran guitarist, musician, and documentary film producer and the author of a biography book and film on Stephane Grappelli.  Balmer lives in the UK.        

Customer Reviews

Great Les Paul Primer5
The LP Handbook is a great primer for people new to the Les Paul and thinking of getting one. It's a great quick reference guide for those same people who want to take care of their guitars themselves and not pay high rates at the local guitar repair shop. In that same context however, it's great for folks who need to look up one particular thing. The facts aren't strewn all over the place, they are in one neatly organized area. Why read through repairing Fenders or Guilds to get to the good stuff? Super book. Lester should be proud. Did I say great enough times ??

wonderful test for the gibson guitar family5
This book in intended for entry through intermediate guitar repair along with bits of history on the creation of Les Paul guitars. Very good book and even better priced. I'm definitely happy to own this book.

basic but good4
I've bought the book and I think it's very pretty, very usefuld and entretaining. I don't think it's the ultimate thing about LPs and some parts don't go into enough details.
All in all I reckon the book is very good for those who do not have an extensive knowledge on Les Pauls. Diehard fans may find it a tad basic.