Complete Guitar Wiring Introduction
I've been utterly blown away. The response to my last post where I did little more than mention Complete Guitar Wiring was amazing. I've had so many emails from people saying nice things that I'm a little overwhelmed. Thank you all so much.
First a reminder: Complete Guitar Wiring will launch on Friday, 18th February.
And now, a quick introduction to my new book…
I've been working on this book for a long time. Like, embarrassingly long. Turns out it's quite difficult and pretty time-consuming to write a book like this. But, I got there in the end and I'm really proud of the end result.
I'm also incredibly proud that Dan Erlewine has very kindly written a foreword for Complete Guitar Wiring. Seriously, how awesome is that? Dan has been a hero of mine for a long time (and I know I'm not alone in that). Dan is the guy most of us think of when we think about learning technical guitar skills and I think it's no exaggeration to call him a titan in this field. It feels amazing to know he liked Complete Guitar Wiring and I'm massively grateful to him providing the foreword for my book. Wow! Thank you, Dan.
So what's in Complete Guitar Wiring?
Well, here's what the description says:
Whether you're swapping your first pickup or you work on guitars for a living, you'll find Complete Guitar Wiringcrammed full of expert technical and practical advice to help you out.
From the basics of how things work, to electric and acoustic pickup systems, to a succession of soldering and wiring projects, this book will walk you through step by step. There's a huge library of reference diagrams, modifications, and lots of troubleshooting tips in case things go wrong.
Written in a friendly, easy to understand style and richly illustrated in full colour throughout, Complete Guitar Wiring is the best (and most complete) way to learn guitar wiring.
Complete Guitar wiring has over 400 pages of information for beginners and professionals alike.
Here's a look at the chapter titles to get a feel for things. I'll go into more detail on these next time.
Chapter 1: Theory
Chapter 2: Electric Guitar
Chapter 3: Acoustic guitar
Chapter 4: Wiring
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
Chapter 6: Wiring Diagrams
Chapter 7: Modifications
Appendix: Reference
I've shared Complete Guitar Wiring with some industry folks I really respect and, if it's ok, I'd like to share some nice things they've said:
“Man, I wish I’d had this book when I first became obsessed with electric guitar wiring and mods! Gerry Hayes’s Complete Guitar Wiring is both a how-to book for beginners and a reference manual for the experienced. The explanations are clear yet substantial. The diagrams are gorgeous. It’s equally useful for troubleshooting and finding new inspiration. Complete Guitar Wiring already has a permanent home on my workbench tablet.”
Complete Guitar Wiring will be available from here at Haze Guitars as a digital download version (in PDF format) costing $40. It actually looks great on a tablet. A print version will be available from Amazon. Costs vary a little across Amazon regions but expect it to be around $55. As usual, I'll see about sorting you guys out with a discount over the launch weekend.
I'll be back soon with some more info on Complete Guitar Wiring and maybe some other related stuff (mysterious, eh?)
Thanks for all of the kind words and support on this. It really means a lot. I hope you'll love Complete Guitar Wiring.