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    Riff Notes: Acoustic Guitar Basics
    Riff Notes: Acoustic Guitar Basics
    Riff Notes: Acoustic Guitar Basics
    Ebook43 pages20 minutes

    Riff Notes: Acoustic Guitar Basics

    By Phill Dixon

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRowmanLittlefield
    Release dateJan 1, 2000
    ISBN9781495013539
    Riff Notes: Acoustic Guitar Basics

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      Riff Notes - Phill Dixon

      Copyright © 2014 by Phill Dixon and Christopher Jones

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, without written permission, except by a newspaper or magazine reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review.

      Published in 2014 by Hal Leonard Books

      An Imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation

      7777 West Bluemound Road

      Milwaukee, WI 53213

      Trade Book Division Editorial Offices

      33 Plymouth St., Montclair, NJ 07042

      Printed in the United States of America

      Book design by Bill Gibson

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Dixon, Phill, 1980-

      Riff notes : acoustic guitar basics / Phill Dixon & Christopher Jones.

      pages cm

      Includes bibliographical references.

      ISBN 978-1-4803-9203-8

      1. Guitar. I. Jones, Christopher, 1987- II. Title. III. Title: Acoustic guitar basics.

      ML1015.G9D58 2014

      787.87’192--dc23

      2014038006

      www.halleonardbooks.com

      Contents

      Introduction

      Types of Acoustic Guitars

      Key Parts of the Guitar

      Basic Playing Terms

      How an Acoustic Guitar Makes Sound

      Solid Wood vs. Laminate

      The Most Common Woods

      What to Look For in an Acoustic Guitar

      Size and Comfort

      Action

      Sound

      Looks

      Acoustic-Electric and Cutaway

      Where to Buy

      Shopping Tips

      One-Step-Up Rule

      Used Guitars

      Testing Guitars

      Accessories

      Care & Maintenance

      Cleaning

      String Care

      Traveling and Handling

      In the Home

      Humidity and Temperature

      Q&A

      Which guitar is the best?

      How much should I spend?

      Why are guitars so expensive?

      I’m left-handed,

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