SKU: HL.49047072

UPC: 196288115038.

Thoma s Fellow, author of the successful standard work Fellow Guitar Book and guitarist who gives concerts worldwide (European GuitarQuartet, Friend `n Fellow, Hands on Strings), expands his Guitar Music Collection with this and the following volume by an extensive number of compositions in his own modern, stylistically open tonal language. This booklet with 18 DELIGHTFUL CROSSOVER PIECES is aimed at interested students, concert guitarists as well as ambitious amateurs. The pieces are demanding (level of difficulty 4 - difficult) and, thanks to the additional notation in TABS, are a perfect addition to the repertoire of modern guitar literature, even for players who are not familiar with music. FINGERFOOD XXL Vol. 1 includes shorter compositions (STARTER) and a whole series of ballads (SWEET). All pieces are concertante, buteach in its own way. And so fingerstyle influences can be recognized as well as Brazilian sounds, sometimes Fellow approaches jazz, sometimes pop music and always conveys joy of playing and listening pleasure.

SKU: HL.333141

ISBN 9781568527628. UPC: 884088536169. 9.75x14.0x0.756 inches. Text by Dick Boak Foreword by Steve Miller Introduction by C.F. Martin IV.

Martin guitars are internationally revered, collected and played by performers, singers, songwriters and by legions of avid collectors and enthusiasts. This book features more than a hundred of Martin's most desirable guitars, including instruments belonging to Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Joan Baez, Sting and Eric Clapton. Dick Boak enthusiastically outlines his experiences as liaison in these collaborations. We also get a sneak preview of Martin's millionth instrument, due in 2004. Dick Boak is the head of artist relations and publicity at C.F. Martin & Co., collaborating with artists in the design of their Limited Edition and Signature Models. A prolific artist, luthier and musician in his own right, he is a founder of the Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans, and has organized numerous national instrument-making symposiums.