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The definitive Sunburst Les Paul research book, which catalogs the beloved instruments of Jeff Beck, Slash, Joe Perry, and Billy Gibbons! This book, which was first released in 1996, catalogs more than 80 of the most valuable '58-'60 Gibson Les Pauls on the vintage guitar market and studies their construction and history in detail.

You can learn the basics of music theory in a very enjoyable way with manga! In the first volume, you will learn the basic rules of stave notation and the fundamentals of scales, and in the two sequels, you will study theories such as "tonality," "chords," and "functional harmony".There are three volumes in this series.

Why do the Beach Boys appear so often? Is Janacek a gateway to the other world? Here's a guide to reading and understanding the music in Haruki Murakami's works!

In “The Maiden’s Bookshelf” series of books, contemporary illustrators reimagine famous classic novels by Japanese authors, resulting in fascinating books, each of which can be enjoyed both as a novel and an artbook. The Surgery Room is one such “collaboration”, blending the popular novel by Kyoka Izumi with illustrations by Honojirowotoji (“Sword Dance”).
Known as a pioneer of fantasy literature, Izumi Kyoka had huge impact on the writers that followed. The Surgery Room is a romance novel written in his unique style.
Illustrator Honojirotowoji is known for character design for Sword Dance and many other illustrations and manga. For this series, he has also illustrated the world of Kyusaku Yumeno's Bottled Hell.
You can display "The Maiden's Bookshelf" series on your bookshelf or give it as a gift to that special someone. There are currently 30 titles in the series, all with illustrations in full color.

Filmmaker, director, and writer Mamoru Oshii shares 50 years of extremely personal film history, starting from 1968 when he was a high school student. With 1 film selected for each year, this book analyzes 50 films in total, from Kubrick, Tarantino, Pon Joon-ho to del Toro.

In this splendid volume, three short stories, including one newly written by the very popular author Saki Murayama, are adorned by clean and simple illustrations that express the worldview of Gemi, an illustrator known for the many book bindings. This is the second collaboration following Spring Traveler. All color, all illustrations newly drawn.

In 1996, the Ultraman series was suddenly revived under the name "Ultraman Tiga". Director Takeshi Yagi, who was the third assistant director at the time, interviewed more than 20 cast and crew members. This book unveils the secrets behind the revival.

Master guitarist Rinten Okazaki explains ever ything about acoustic guitar with YouTube and an accompanying CD! In less than 300 pages, the book explains guitar selection, chord theory, basic and special techniques, the author's recommended basic exercises, rhythm training, music theory, arrangement techniques, and more.

The origin of modern popular music can be found in the Beatles.
Their mysterious chord progressions are based on the rule of nine!
This book provides a thorough analysis of the chord progressions of about 200 Beatles songs.

Let's start playing guitar with fun songs from BanG Dream! BanG Dream! is a next generation girl band project that develops various media mixes such as anime, games, comics, and real live performances by voice actors.