Guitar Collection Highlights
Here you will find a selection and some highlights of the State Library's resources for guitar.
Scores
Refer to the Guitar page to find an overview of the collection and some useful searches.
E-Resources
There are a number of music electronic resources in which to find material on the guitar, guitar playing and related topics.
Books
Fernando Sor
Biographical, geographical and analytical survey of Sor and his music
Traditions of the classical guitar
Critical discussion of the instrument's musical development, and its performers, composers and personalities.
The Story of the Fender Stratocaster
Ray Minhinnett describes Leo Fender's Stratocaster as 'the guitar that gave us rock 'n' roll'.
Legends : How to Play and Compose like the World's Greatest Guitarists
Adrian Clark provides a dossier on each guitarist - from Jeff Beck to Ritchie Blackmore, Charlie Christian to Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain to Joe Satriani - as well as 'trademark licks and tricks of the trade', written out in standard notation and tab, with each example played on the accompanying CD.
Guitar Player Repair Guide: How to Set Up, Maintain, and Repair Electrics and Acoustics
Dan Erlewine's personal version of his 'Guitar Player' columns - adding new material and removing out-dated information.
Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars
A comprehensive reference manual for identifying collectors' items among American acoustic and electric guitars, basses and mandolins.
Journals
Classical Guitar Music in Print: 1998 Supplement
A comprehensive listing of classical guitar music published. Organised by genre and arrangement as well as a composer/title sequence, with a useful directory of guitar music publishers.
Guitar Player
Are you tweaking your technique? Then you need this popular guitar magazine with information on guitar equipment, guitarists and techniques.
Classical Guitar
Includes useful listings of guitar concerts, events, festivals, competitions and teachers, general news, biographical articles on guitarists and guitar builders, analyses and reviews.
Guitar Review
Articles, transcriptions, book and disc reviews.
Recordings
Refer to the Guitar page to find an overview of the collection.
Page last updated: Wednesday 20 April 2011
