Stompbox by Eilon Paz

Stompbox

100 Pedals of the World's Greatest Guitarists

Eilon Paz, Dan Epstein, James Rotondi

Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · December 21, 2021

A deluxe photographic celebration of the unsung hero of guitar music—the effects pedal—featuring interviews with 100 musicians including Peter Frampton, Joe Perry, Jack White, and Courtney Barnett.

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Who it’s for
Eilon Paz pairs photographs of guitarists’ pedals with artists’ commentary and road stories.
Themes
Guitar effects pedals, Shaping guitar sounds, Musicians’ stories
Genres
Guitar, Music History, Photo Essays & Documentary

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A deluxe photographic celebration of the unsung hero of guitar music—the effects pedal—featuring interviews with 100 musicians including Peter Frampton, Joe Perry, Jack White, and Courtney Barnett. Ever since the Sixties, fuzz boxes, wah-wahs, phase shifters, and a vast range of guitar effects pedals have shaped the sound of music as we know it.

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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 colorfulroad stories from the artists themselves, who describe how these fascinating and often devilish devices shaped their sounds and songs.

Guitar Effects Pedals

Eilon Paz pairs photographs of guitarists’ pedals with artists’ commentary and road stories.

Come here for

  • Photographs of pedals owned and used by celebrated guitarists
  • Musicians’ commentary and road stories about shaping their sounds and songs

Expect

  • Fine-art photographs of actual effects pedals
  • Interviews with 100 musicians

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Guitar75%
Photo Essays & Documentary45%
Music History37%

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Publisher categories

  • Guitar
  • Techniques & Skills
  • Photo Essays & Documentary
Authors
Eilon Paz, Dan Epstein, James Rotondi
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Published
December 21, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Guitar effects pedals · Shaping guitar sounds · Musicians’ stories
Reading lane
Guitar