Deke Dickerson
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The Strat in the Attic
- By: Deke Dickerson
- Length: 8 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Harvard Common Press
- Publish date: October 25, 2022
- Language: English
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4.24(123 ratings)
4.24
(123 ratings)
Guitar sleuth and music-history detective Deke Dickerson tells the true tales behind 48 rare-guitar and amplifier finds that will make any player or collector green with envy. Finding that holy grail of a guitar stashed away beneath a bed, in a
Guitar sleuth and music-history detective Deke Dickerson tells the true tales behind 48 rare-guitar and amplifier finds that will make any player or collector green with envy.
Finding that holy grail of a guitar stashed away beneath a bed, in a closet, in the dusty corner of a guitar shop, or up in an attic is something that all guitar aficionados dream of. Strat in the Attic shares some of those real-life stories, related in spine-tingling detail by the author.
Savor these and more believe-it-or-not stories of guitarchaeology:
- A hoarder’s attic stuffed with nearly 600 vintage guitars still in their boxes.
- A mint 1954 Fender Telecaster tucked under a bed in a family friend’s house.
- Jazz legend Charlie Christian’s Gibson ES-250, spotted in a magazine ad.
- A rare-as-hen’s-teeth Shoreline Gold ’56 Fender Stratocaster hidden in attic for 30 years!
For guitar collectors, players, and admirers alike, these stories provide a satisfying way to scratch that rare guitar itch.
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