Written by guitar specialist Tony Bacon, this book showcases the world's most influential and iconic guitarists, together with the legendary instruments they played in making musical history. The author outlines the history, design and sound of the most important guitars in entertaining and informative fashion, highlighting seminal albums along the way. A magnificent collection of black & white and colour photographs brings the different eras to life. The book comes with a 10-inch collectable vinyl featuring some of the world's best rock guitarists and musicians as David Gilmour, Brian May, Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Alex Lifeson, Roger Taylor and Bryan Adams playing a very special version of the legendary "Smoke on the Water"--undoubtedly the greatest array of hard rock talent ever assembled.