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Prince, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Toto, James Taylor, Keith Richards-these stars and thousands of others all owe a debt of gratitude to Rob Turner who revolutionized the electric guitar and bass.
Chasing Tone tells Rob Turner's story from humble beginnings rewiring his father's transistor radio components to founding EMG and, finally, to the world's largest concert stages. Jim Reilly provides a wealth of fascinating insights by weaving together many exclusive interviews with top artists and colleagues, including James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo of Metallica; legendary session musician Leland Sklar; Vernon Reid of Living Colour; Victor Wooten; Béla Fleck; Nili Brosh; Jim Root of Slipknot; and guitar builders Mike McGuire and John Carruthers. Along the way, Reilly not only sheds light on the history of the electric guitar and bass and how EMG pickups forever altered their course but also explores the elusive relationship between builder and creator, showing how these artists found their sound.
This book takes a deep dive into the creative process while providing a history of popular music told from a side of the stage previously underexplored.
List of contents
- Foreword: Tom Mulhern
- A Brief Introduction from the Author and Alison Turner
- Prologue: Friday Nights
- Chapter One: Just a Kid from Sunny SoCal
- Chapter Two: Lessons at Every Curve
- CHASING TONE - THE ARTISTS' JOURNEY 1: Vernon Reid, Jim Root, & Nili Brosh
- Chapter Three: Am I Living the Dream?
- Chapter Four: From Coast to Coast and Across the Seas
- CHASING TONE - THE ARTISTS' JOURNEY 2: Joel Landsberg, Chris Pandolfi, Richard Battaglia & Nate Lopez
- Chapter Five: Welcome to the Big Leagues
- Chapter Six: Enter Sandman
- CHASING TONE - THE ARTISTS' JOURNEY 3: Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield (& Zach Harmon)
- Chapter Seven: Brother Bill
- Chapter Eight: Sometimes You Just Leave It Alone - But More Often You Explore
- CHASING TONE - THE ARTISTS' JOURNEY 4: Bobby Vega, Victor Wooten
- Chapter Nine: The Journey Continues
- Epilogue: A Note from the Author with Thanks
- Appendix: EMG Artists To Date
About the author
By Jim Reilly
Summary
A fascinating look at how one man and his invention revolutionized the sounds of rock and the guitar forever—from humble beginnings to the world’s largest concert stages. Weaving exclusive interviews with many artists and others, Jim Reilly sheds light on the history and development of the electric guitar and bass.
