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Noted guitar historian andy babiuk is hip to all this. Story of paul bigsby electric solid body guitar andy babiuk. During an exhaustive 3day stopover tour of the uk, andy babiuk recorded seven radio shows and did one instore event to promote both the story of paul bigsby and beatles gear books. We invite you to re ad this terrific premier guitar feature and when youre finished, suggest you pick up a copy of the book the story of paul bigsby. As is mentioned in the book, bigsby practically invented the pedal steel guitar when he built a console model for joaquin murphey. Jan 01, 2009 andy babiuk rochester, ny is a musician, writer and coowner of the boutique music shop tone bender music. Andy babiuks fab gear rickenbacker, fender, gretsch.
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He plays in the recording and touring band, the chesterfield kings and lives in rochester, new york, with his wife, six. May not include supplemental items like discs, access codes, dust jacket, etc. Andy babiuk set to promote book in europe published by bigsbyvibratos on june 21, 2009 while in europe with his band the chesterfield kings, andy babiuk, author of the recently released book the story of paul bigsby. Andy babiuk born november 27, 1963 is an american musician, author, consultant, and owner of andy babiuks fab gear in fairport, new york. Andys expertise is often called upon by the major auction houses and museums from around the world. Babiuk promotes bigsby book during uk tour published by bigsbyvibratos on july 3, 2009.
Apr 30, 2009 andy babiuk makes the undeniable case for paul bigsby being the father of the solid body electric. The father of the modern electric solid body guitar hardcover. A most recent book on the instruments of the rolling stones and also a book, a book on guitar builder and designer paul bigsby, so andy, thanks for joining us crosstalk, my course students i think would be interested in knowing how it is that you got involved in writing this kind of a book, a book about exactly the guitars that the beatles used. He has worked as the technical consultant and associate music supervisor of davis chase s feature film not fade away released by paramount pictures in the fall of 2012. Father of the modern electric solidbody guitar as well as the criticallyacclaimed book beatles gear, will take the opportunity to do a whirlwind publicity tour in the uk. The story of paul bigsby by andy babiuk, 9780615243047, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The story of paul bigsby ebook by andy babiuk 9781476854885.
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