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A must-have for any woman serious about learning to play guitar! Guitarist, singer-songwriter, performer, and instructor Nikki O'Neill helps you find your way around the electric guitar in this groundbreaking, comprehensive method! Learn how to play rhythm guitar for different rock styles using power chords, riffs, barre chords, strum patterns, and more. You'll also learn how to play solos across the neck. Nikki walks you through lead guitar techniques like bends, hammer-ons, pinched harmonics, and the whammy bar, and offers tips on how to build strength in your hands. Nikki's in-depth and easy-to-understand style will have you playing along with the accompanying audio tracks in no time. The book also covers song structure, writing chord charts for your songs, the basics on amps, pedals and guitar care, and even shows you how to figure out songs by ear. Included are essential tips from important female guitarists that Nikki interviewed, a quick history note on the first female electric guitarists, and a list of music by great female rock and blues guitarists to check out. Women's Road to Rock Guitar also features ideas on how to practice, work with other musicians, and stay inspired. Features: * Examples written in TAB, so you don't have to read music to learn! * Essential information on guitar care, amps, pedals, and other equipment * An accompanying CD that includes play-along tracks for practice and demonstrations of the examples in the book. "Nikki O'Neill does a fantastic job of covering the most important things that someone who wants to learn the essentials of rock guitar. She's clear, to the point."---Martina Fasano, Playing with Chaos "It's amazing how much musical material is encompassed in this book, yet it's presented in such an accessible manner that literally anyone who possesses an ounce of good will can follow along and learn."---Top Guitar Magazine "There's such diversity of genres of music . . . everyone from Albert King to The Donnas to PJ Harvey."---Lisa Selow, guitarist/author/creativity coach "Nikki seems to take us by the hand and lead us through lessons about rhythm, arpeggio, use of vibrato, how to build a solo, and even how to compose a song, making even the most difficult matters look simple."---Axe Magazine "I'm already ordering copies for a few young gal pickers I know. You should, too."---Sue Foley, guitarist "Women's Road to Rock Guitar is an excellent book for anyone wanting to learn rock guitar, as Nikki's expert instruction and the player's perspective are its shining stars . . . the CD included is a treasure with lesson examples and jam tracks with and without guitar parts. An insightful resource for both students and teachers alike."---Stephen McKinley, Guitar Girl Magazine Learn More

Turn on any classic rock station and you'll soon hear a song that Ken Scott worked on. As one of the preeminent recording engineers and producers of the 20th century, Ken has garnered gold, platinum, and diamond record sales awards; multiple Grammy nominations; and even a Clio award (for his recording of the classic Coke ad "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"). Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust shares Ken Scott's intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century while crafting a sound that influenced generations of music makers. Ken's work has left an indelible mark on hundreds of millions of fans with his skilled contributions to Magical Mystery Tour and The White Album. As producer and/or engineer of six David Bowie albums (including the groundbreaking Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars) as well as other timeless classics, the sound Ken crafted has influenced several generations of music makers that continues to this day. Ken captured the sonic signatures of a who's-who of classic rock and jazz acts, including Elton John, Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck, Duran Duran, The Rolling Stones, Lou Reed, America, Devo, Kansas, The Tubes, Missing Persons, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham, Dixie Dregs, and Stanley Clarke. This is his story, complete with funny, provocative, and oh-so-honest tales of the studio, stage, and even an infamous swimming pool incident. Never-before-seen photographs and technical details make this book a must-have for every music fan. "This is easily the best book of its sort I've ever read, and it works on so many levels---it's got great stories that give us insights into some of the biggest names in music; it offers a history of recording technology and techniques from the late '60s to the present; and coursing through it all is an unflinching and often self-deprecating biography of our hero as he negotiates the perils, pitfalls and triumphs of a life in the music business---I learned a ton, and so will you." ---Blair Jackson, Senior Editor, Mix magazine "Scott has kindly shared his stories with a number of journalists over the years, but his memoir, written with the help of Bobby Owsinski, marks the first time his career has been chronicled so comprehensively, complete with one-of-a-kind photos and input from creative colleagues on both sides of the glass." ---Electronic Musician magazine "In reading through the chapters there is an attention to detail that shows that stories are not simply relayed as remembered but that there was also research done to match them up with the history---A must read for Beatles fans and those interested in music production."---lifeofthebeatles.blogspot.com ". . . Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust by legendary engineer/producer Ken Scott (with Bobby Owsinski) provides loads of insights on the making of truly great albums. The book should be extremely inspirational to home-studio engineers and aspiring producers, as Scott details the technical and creative applications critical to the production of Magical Mystery Tour and The White Album by the Beatles, Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie, and many other tracks by artists such as Jeff Beck, The Rolling Stones, Supertramp, Pink Floyd, and Mahavishnu Orchestra." ---Michael Molenda, Editor-in-Chief, Guitar Player magazine ". . . Ken Scott may well have shaped more of the sonic landscape of modern music than any other one person. In his new book Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust, he and co-author Bobby Owsinski chronicle it all---recording methods, rare gear, record label sleaze, and rock star shenanigans alike." ---Stephen Fortner, Keyboard magazine"It is really quite a read, and all of the stories are offered with a 'How did I get so lucky?' type of humility which I am sure is what endeared him to so man Learn More