{"product_id":"bakersfield-guitars-willie-moseley-9781493060627","title":"Bakersfield Guitars: The Illustrated History","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom out of the dust of California's San Joaquin Valley . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ventures only endorsed Mosrite guitars for about five years. But the legendary instrumental band's use of the upstart guitar line in the mid-1960s was and is, for many musicians, the first band-brand affiliation they remember. That saga is part of the iconic guitar boom during that decade, which changed the American music scene forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia's guitar-centric surf music genre was going strong in the early part of that decade . . . but there ain't no surf in Bakersfield, where numerous instrument builders and innovators were toiling in the gritty and dusty clime of Kern County.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBakersfield Guitars: The Illustrated Historycontains the compelling chronologies of numerous intriguing, born-in-Bakersfield guitar brands, including Mosrite, Hallmark, Gruggett, Standel (three different manufacturers), Encor, Epcor, Dobro (by Mosrite), GM Custom, Melobar, Osborne, and Acoustic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the noted musicians whose recollections are documented here are Marshall Crenshaw, Tommy Shaw, Jorma Kaukonen, Jeff Carlisi, Fred Newell, Ed King, Chuck Seaton, Eugene Moles, Jim Shaw, Tim Bogert, Davie Allan, Jackson Smith, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willie Moseley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493060627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493060627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Backbeat Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.74w x 0.79d","brand":"Willie Moseley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053472379135,"sku":"9781493060627","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_111936d5-bdd1-4ca8-9dea-8b1b03c00a8c.jpg?v=1685024537","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bakersfield-guitars-willie-moseley-9781493060627","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}