title: Guitar For Dummies
author:  Mark Phillips 
description: The "For Dummies" series has moved far from its humble beginnings as an auto repair manual in the late 1970s. This latest hefty offering suffers from trying to be too many things to too many readers. Certainly, the introductory chapters are clear and concise, with enough information to get the beginner started. But it's not clear whether the book is geared toward electric or acoustic guitar?the photo illustrations show chords played on an electric guitar while the reader is learning campfire songs. Acoustic guitars don't make an appearance until Chapter 12. Four additional chapters are devoted to guitar selection, maintenance, and accessories, items beyond the immediate interest of most beginning players. Libraries are already likely to have any number of beginning guitar books, and these need not be displaced. (CD not available for review.)?Eric C. Shoaf, Brown Univ. Lib., Providence<BR>Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  _**Guitar**_
  
  FOR
  
  DUMmIES‰
  
  2ND EDITION
  
  by Ma rk Phillips and Jon Chappell
  
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  _**Guitar**_
  
  FOR
  
  DUMmIES‰
  
  2ND EDITION
  
  01_599046 ffirs.qxd 9/12/05 6:09 PM Page ii
  
  01_599046 ffirs.qxd 9/12/05 6:09 PM Page iii
  
  _**Guitar**_
  
  FOR
  
  DUMmIES‰
  
  2ND EDITION
  
  by Ma rk Phillips and Jon Chappell
  
  01_599046 ffirs.qxd 9/12/05 6:09 PM Page iv
  
   **Guitar For Dummies®, 2nd Edition**
  
  Published by
  
   **Wiley Publishing, Inc.**
  
  111 River St.
  
  Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
  
  [www.wiley.com](http://www.wiley.com)
  
  Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published
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