A stunning, 514-page photography and interview coffee-table book about the guitar pedals of the world’s greatest guitarists. First limited edition includes over 100 interviews.
A stunning, 514-page photography and interview coffee-table book about the guitar pedals of the world’s greatest guitarists. First limited edition includes over 100 interviews.
Created by Eilon Paz. Edited by Dan Epstein and James Rotondi. Foreword by Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)
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Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists, is a photographic showcase of the actual effects pedals owned and used by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Frank Zappa, Alex Lifeson, Andy Summers, Eric Johnson, Adrian Belew, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Ed O’Brien, J Mascis, Lita Ford, Joe Perry, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Vernon Reid, Kaki King, Nels Cline and 82 other iconic and celebrated guitarists.
These exquisitely textured fine-art photographs are matched with fresh, insightful commentary and colorful road stories from the artists themselves, who describe how these fascinating and often devilish devices shaped their sounds and songs.
Find Stompbox: Vintage and Rarities here, and The Brick here, which includes both books in a sturdy box set.
“Fuzzes are strange and unpredictable, which is the cool and dangerous thing about them.” – JACK WHITE
“On ‘Hello I Love You’ I cranked the Maestro FZ-1 pedal all the way up, which is the most distortion ever used on a Doors song.” – ROBBY KRIEGER
“The second I stepped on a Big Muff I was rock and roll, and I haven’t looked back!“ – TOM MORELLO
“When they put my coffin lid down, it’ll probably make a wah sound!” – MICK BOX (URIAH HEEP)
A visual treat for obsessive collectors, guitar players, and music fans, Stompbox reveals the essential but lesser-known marvels behind some of rock ‘n’ roll’s signature sounds.
514 pages | Hardcover | 8×10.3×1.8 In | Weight: 5 Lbs
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