{"product_id":"stompbox-100-pedals-of-the-worlds-greatest-guitarists-hardcover","title":"Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World's Greatest Guitarists - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEilon Paz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDan Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Rotondi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deluxe photographic celebration of the unsung hero of guitar music--the effects pedal--featuring interviews with 100 musicians including Peter Frampton, Joe Perry, Jack White, and Courtney Barnett.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since the Sixties, fuzz boxes, wah-wahs, phase shifters, and a vast range of guitar effects pedals have shaped the sound of music as we know it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStompbox: 100 Pedals of the World's Greatest Guitarists\u003c\/i\u003e is a photographic showcase of the actual effects pedals owned and used by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Frank Zappa, Alex Lifeson, Andy Summers, Eric Johnson, Adrian Belew, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Ed O'Brien, J Mascis, Lita Ford, Joe Perry, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Vernon Reid, Kaki King, Nels Cline and 82 other iconic and celebrated guitarists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese exquisitely textured fine-art photographs are matched with fresh, insightful commentary and colorfulroad stories from the artists themselves, who describe how these fascinating and often devilish devices shaped their sounds and songs.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEilon Paz\u003c\/b\u003e is a Brooklyn-based photographer and art director. His work has appeared worldwide in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Rolling Stone, the Observer, Maxim, Wax Poetics, Saveur, Monocle, Conde Nast Traveler, \u003c\/i\u003e and Delta Airlines' \u003ci\u003eSky\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, among others. His 2014 debut book, \u003ci\u003eDust \u0026amp; Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting, \u003c\/i\u003e has sold over 25,000 copies to date and is in its third edition. Paz was disqualified from the 2008 Air Guitar World Championships in Oslo for applying the then-unheard B-flat Hexatonic\/Odyssey scale to a Britney Spears song. Since then, he's been focusing his efforts and talents on producing music-related art books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning, battle-scarred veteran of the rock journalism wars, who has written for\u003ci\u003e Rolling Stone, Revolver, Guitar World, SPIN, FLOOD, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eJewish Daily Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, and dozens of other publications. As a guitarist, he has recorded with several psychedelically inclined bands, including The Jupiter Affect and Lava Sutra; he has also penned several books on baseball, including\u003ci\u003e Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e America in the Swinging '70s.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames \"Roto\" Rotondi\u003c\/b\u003e has been the editor-in-chief of\u003ci\u003e Guitar World's Bass Guitar \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFuture Music Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ea senior editor at \u003ci\u003eGuitar World, Guitar Player, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRemix Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003ePremier Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Rolling Stone, SPIN, MOJO, The Wire, Sound \u0026amp; Vision, American Songwriter, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJazzTimes\u003c\/i\u003e. A former keyboardist and singer for French electro band Air, as well as Mike Patton's Mr. Bungle, the Nashville-based Rotondi plays lead guitar for British rock titans Humble Pie, The Cringe, Hundred Hounds, Mysterious Union, and fronts his own Roto's Magic Act.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.57 x 10.34 x 8.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767576264992,"sku":"9781984860606","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4ee258d474f1c3013adb8b0a75232dd9.webp?v=1780313362","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stompbox-100-pedals-of-the-worlds-greatest-guitarists-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}