Warman's Vintage Guitars Field Guide: Values and Identification

by Dave Rogers

With generations of talented and intense guitarists honored for their talents, it's no wonder the same models of guitars they use are hot tickets in today's collectibles market. Warman's? Vintage... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896892239
• ISBN13: 9780896892231
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

pocket guide to guitars

Some good, some bad. Not overly impressive, but filled with some useful info. Somewhat slighted towards certain brands I think.

Pocket-Sized Guitar & Amp Reference Book

Pocket-sized mini-reference of the major guitar manufacturers. Also includes some amps. I was a little disappointed in this book. It has lots of color pictures of the most popular guitars (several of the same model in some instances) and price ranges. There is also a potted history of each manufacturer. However, there is little or no detail or description of each model. Easy reading, and good for somebody just discovering guitars who wants a cheap and quick visual reference to the most popular models.

A Cool Little Book

Veteran guitar collector and store owner Dave Rogers serves as the guitar consultant on this book. Since I've been to his store, Dave's Guitar Shop, in La Cross, Wisconsin -- a great guitar shop you should check out if you're in the Midwest -- and bought a guitar there, I thought I'd pick up this field guide when I saw it. I'm glad I did. The book rocks. It's simply a fun little book packed with cool guitars and amps. You'll find all the major players -- Telecasters and Strats, Les Paul, Chet Atkins Gretsch models, Rickenbacker, Epiphone and the like -- but the book also features a Gretsch Penguin, Gibson Flying Vs and a slew of funky Danelectros, Kays, Moserites, and others. There's also a nice selection of Eric Clapton guitars that set all sorts of records at auction. Add another 50 pages or so of amps and you have a super package. The color pictures -- there's more than 400 -- are clean and sharp. Does the book have everything? No, but it covers a lot. The vintage guitar market is hot, so guitar prices are volatile. You might argue with some of the pricing but all and all, this is a cool little book. A great stocking stuffer for Christmas.