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Introduction
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discover the acoustic-based blues from the Mississippi Delta (Chapter 11),
history of traditional electric blues (Chapter 12), and the electric blues’
rowdy alter ego, blues rock (Chapter 13).
Part V: Gearing Up: Outfitting
Your Arsenal
In Part V, you scope out the gear you need to complete your blues rig. Chapter
14 is a handy guitar buyer’s guide that covers everything from evaluating
a guitar to shopping strategies to dealing with the music store salespeople.
Chapter 15, on amps and their effects, gives you a primer on guitar amps and
those little magic boxes (effects) that give your guitar some superhip sounds.
In Chapter 16, you find out how to change strings on both acoustic and electric
guitars.
Part VI: The Part of Tens
The Part of Tens provides fun and interesting information in a top-ten-style
format that rivals those late night talk show hosts’. The chapters in this part
prioritize important information by the many blues guitarists and recordings.
Part VII: Appendixes
The appendixes cover important info not contained in the chapters.
Appendix A explains reading music, and Appendix B provides a guide to the
CD that comes with this book.
Icons Used in This Book
In the margins of this book, you find several helpful little icons that make
your journey a little easier:
The remember icon signifies a piece or pieces of information worth remembering.
Sounds simple, huh? Some of the info comes up repeatedly.
In the instances that I get all techy on you, I use this icon to mark the explanations
that you can skip and come back to later if you want.
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