Tony Bacon

This edition shows how the world's first commercially successful solidbody electric guitar still attracts musicians more than 60 years since its birth in California. Today, it is more popular than ever and for many guitarists has overtaken the Stratocaster as the Fender to own and play. The Tele is the longest-lived solidbody electric, played by everyone from Muddy Waters to Keith Richards, from Radiohead to Snow Patrol. Its sheer simplicity and versatility...

"Is the sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard really the greatest electric guitar ever made? This books aims to answer that question, even if so many players and collectors have already sounded a loud Yes! Famously played by Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, this fabulous instrument, known simply as the Burst, has become a legend. Through a series of interviews with players, collectors, guitar-makers, dealers, and more, Sunburst unravels a myth puts history...

"The kids we lose" is a documentary feature focusing on the national crisis of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. The difficulties these kids present to parents, educators, and the legal system. The frustrations experienced by their caregivers in trying to ensure that they receive the help they need, and the counterproductive, often inhumane ways in which they are treated. The film shoes how this treatment can often propel these...