4-Book Lot: Over 50 Fingerstyle Guitar Solos in Guitar Tab & Standard Notation

Description: The four books contain a total of 53 transcribed fingerstyle guitar solos recorded by Stefan Grossman, Duck Baker, Peter Finger, and Tim Sparks. The Stefan Grossman collection, “Fingerstyle Guitar Solos in Open Tunings” also contains transcriptions of solo guitar recordings by John Fahey, Davy Graham, John Renbourn, Leo Wijnkamp Jr, and Dave Evans (please see Table of Contents image for a complete list). All four books are in Very Good condition and show only minor use and shelf wear. The Stefan Grossman collection comes with an accompanying audio cassette tape. Please see our images of the books (and pages) from this listing — all images are actual scans or photos; no stock images were used. This listing ships by insured USPS PRIORITY MAIL with tracking. The books will be securely packaged, well-protected, and shipped within three business days of the purchase funds clearing. A USPS tracking number will be emailed to the buyer when the package is in the hands of the US Postal Service. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about any of the books or their contents. Thanks! Here are details for each of the four books in this listing: 1. Fingerstyle Guitar Solos in Open Tunings - Compiled by Stefan Grossman This is the original (first release ISBN 0-87166-897-1) 1992 edition – with an accompanying audiocassette tape – published by Mel Bay Publications in collaboration with Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop. This edition is an 8.75” x 11.75” oversized spiral-bound softcover in Very Good condition showing only minor signs of shelf wear and use. We checked the audiocassette and it plays fine. This book has 108 pages and includes 27 solo fingerstyle guitar performance transcriptions compiled by fingerstyle guitar master, music producer, and educator Stefan Grossman (please see our Table of Contents image for full performance and transcription details). The book also includes a history of fingerstyle guitar and open tunings + tips and Stefan’s personal preferences on selecting guitars, strings, and capos. There are no missing pages, tears, or markings. 2. Duck Baker - The Clear Blue Sky (1995) - Guitar tab and standard notation transcriptions of the of 12 of the CD’s 13 solo fingerstyle guitar performances on Baker’s 1995 recording. 8.25”x 75” oversized softcover, 35 pages, in Very Good condition; shows only minor signs of shelf wear and age / No missing, torn, or marked pages / Published and printed 1995 by Acoustic Music Records, Osnabruck, Germany / ISBN 3-931453-00-6 About Duck Baker American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Duck Baker plays in a variety of styles: jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk, and Irish and Scottish music. As a solo performer, sideman, or leader, Baker has recorded over 30 albums since his first 1975 solo guitar release and has performed worldwide. (Wikipedia) By the time Baker made his recording debut in 1975, for Stefan Grossman’s Kicking Mule label, he had moved to San Francisco and practiced his way into becoming something of an acoustic guitar phenom. Baker brought Irish, English, and Scottish material into his repertoire after hearing “real” Irish music, first in San Francisco and then while touring the UK, where he hung out in pubs and connected with such guitarists as Davy Graham, Dave Evans, and Dan Ar Braz. He then established himself as not only a recognized fingerstyle guitar virtuoso, but also as one of the most unpredictably eclectic. (Derk Richardson. Radio Host, KPFA-FM, Berkeley, CA) “Quite simply, Duck Baker is the premier American fingerstyle guitarist.” (Sing Out) “He can go from the Mississippi Delta to the rings of Saturn” (The Village Voice) 3. Tim Sparks – Guitar Bazaar (1995) - Guitar tab and standard notation transcriptions of the fingerstyle guitar performances of 6 of the CD’s 9 tracks on Sparks’ 1995 recording. 8.25”x 75” oversized softcover, 38 pages, in Very Good condition; shows only minor signs of shelf wear and use / No missing, torn, or marked pages / Published and printed 1995 by Acoustic Music Records, Osnabruck, Germany / ISBN 3-931453-06-9 About Tim Sparks American acoustic guitar player, singer, arranger and composer Tim Sparks won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas in 1993 playing his adaptation of The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky. After a journey to Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Bosnia in the late 1980s, Sparks began an interest in Eastern European music. He began playing in various world music groups and immersed himself in various styles. He has described his second (1995) CD release, Guitar Bazaar, as a fusion of Middle Eastern and American roots music. (Wikipedia) "If you're getting complacent about your acoustic fingerpicking, you'd better hear Tim Sparks' new CD (Guitar Bazaar) . . . There's nothing forced or studied about his playing or compositions: his intense, on-the-edge attack speaks of many nights wailing around campfires in places most of us have never heard of." (CD review, Guitar Player Magazine) 4. Peter Finger – Between the lines (1995) - Guitar tab and standard notation transcriptions of the fingerstyle guitar performances of 8 of the CD’s 9 tracks on Finger’s 1995 recording. 7.5”x 9.25” oversized softcover, 56 pages in Very Good condition; shows only minor signs of shelf wear and use / No missing, torn, or marked pages / Published and printed 1995 by Acoustic Music Records, Osnabruck, Germany / ISBN 3-931453-05-7 About Peter Finger Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, songwriter, composer, and record producer Peter Finger was born in Weimar, Germany and came from a musical family. He studied both violin and piano before taking lessons on guitar at the age of 13. Finger toured from 1976 onwards and performed worldwide. He later expanded his activities to include production work for radio, television, and films. (Wikipedia) “If you love guitar, you must hear this compelling artist.” (Guitar Player Magazine) “Every once in a while, you come across someone who is so clearly an artist – in the most unique and profound sense of the word – that it takes you more than just a moment to get it. Peter Finger is such an artist.” (Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine) “Finger’s solo guitar work isn’t widely known in the U.S., but those lucky enough to discover him are astounded by the power and precision of his playing and the depth of his compositions.” (Acoustic Guitar Magazine) “Peter Finger is a living legend in the world of acoustic guitar music. A virtuoso guitarist and gifted composer, he’s probably done more to promote the acoustic guitar than anyone I know.” (Martin Taylor) Other than our own visual examination of the books’ condition, all of the above details were compiled from various internet sources, reviews, and the book editions’ front & back cover texts, and their forewords & prefaces. The source texts have been edited for brevity and clarity.

Price: 39.99 USD

Location: Haledon, New Jersey

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