| Title : Char (GUITAR MAGAZINE SPECIAL ARTIST SERIES) | 
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| Publication : RITO-Music |
| ISBN : 978-4845623150 |
| Date : 2013/10/22 |
| Price : 2520 yen |
| Pages : 176p |
| Book Description: Guitar Magazine launches "Special Artist Series" featuring top guitarists!
Guitar Magazine is proud to present the Special Artist Series! Leading the way is Char, a guitarist who has been at the forefront of the Japanese rock scene since his debut in 1976.
In recent years, he has been going back to his roots and reconstructing his music in the TRADROCK series, and his activities continue unabated. This book is a biography and discography with rare photos,
This book is a condensed version of Char's fascination through various contents such as biography and discography with rare photos, interviews, equipment used, and guitar scores of his most popular songs. This book is a must-have for all guitarists and guitar fans. |
| chapter1 : Latest Interviews & Charts |
| chapter2 : Biography & Discography |
| chapter3 : Guitar Magazine Archive Interviews |
| chapter4 : Keyword Interviews |
| chapter5 : Gear Used |
| chapter6 : Musicians and Associates Discuss “Char's Professionalism” |
| GUITAR SCORE |
| 1. Smoky 2.You're Like A Doll baby 3.CROSSROADS 4.Zig Zag Zone |
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| Title : Char meets ???? TALKING GUITARS Vol.01 | 
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| Publisher : Shinco Music |
| ISBN : 4-978-4401633029 |
| Date : 2009/4/27 |
| Price: 1575 yen |
| Pages: 177p |
| Book Description: Only fellow guitarists could share such wild stories. The popular TV program hosted by rock guitarist Char, currently airing to acclaim on CS channel Fuji TV NEXT, is now available as a single volume! Dream talk sessions with an impressive lineup of guest guitarists. Contents (from the BOOK database) |
| Chapter 1: Host Guitar GALLERY Char Edition |
| Chapter 2: Guest Guitars MUSEUM Hotei Tomoyasu Edition |
| Chapter 3: Guest Guitars MUSEUM Richie Kotzen Edition |
| chapter4 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Stevie Salas Edition |
| chapter5 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Masayoshi Yamazaki Edition |
| chapter6 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Reichi “CHABO” Nakai Edition |
| chapter7 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Yoshio Nomura Edition |
| chapter8 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Makoto Ayukawa Edition |
| chapter9 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM ichiro Edition |
| chapter10 : Char meets Tomoyasu Hotei |
| Chapter 11: Char Meets Richie Kotzen |
| Chapter 12: Char Meets Stevie Salas |
| Chapter 13: Char Meets Masayoshi Yamazaki |
| Chapter 14: Char meets Reiji “CHABO” Nakai |
| Chapter 15: Char meets Yoshio Nomura |
| Chapter 16: Char meets Makoto Ayukawa |
| Chapter 17: Char meets Ichiro |
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| Title : Char meets ???? TALKING GUITARS Vol.02 |
| Publisher: Shinco Music |
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| ISBN : 978-4-401-63303-6 |
| Date : 2009/4/27 |
| Price : 1575 yen |
| Pages : 176p |
| Book Description: Only fellow guitarists could share such wild stories. This popular program, currently airing to acclaim on the CS channel “Fuji TV NEXT” hosted by rock guitarist “Char,” is now available as a book! Featuring stylish talk and jam sessions with guest guitarists spanning genres. Content (from the “BOOK” database) |
| chapter1 : Host Guitar GALLERY Char Edition |
| chapter2 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Kiyoshiro Imawano Edition |
| chapter3 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Taiji Sato Edition |
| chapter4 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Mush Kamayatsu Edition |
| chapter5 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Konosuke Sakazaki Edition |
| chapter6 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Kazumi Watanabe Edition |
| chapter7 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Marty Friedman Edition |
| chapter8 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Kohei Tsuchiya Edition |
| chapter9 : Guest Guitars MUSEUM Jake Shimabukuro Edition |
| chapter10 : Char meets Kiyoshiro Imawano |
| chapter11 : Char meets Taijin Sato |
| chapter12 : Char meets Moushu Kamayatsu |
| chapter13 : Char meets Konosuke Sakazaki |
| chapter14 : Char meets Kazumi Watanabe |
| Chapter 15: Char meets Marty Friedman |
| Chapter 16: Char meets Kohei Tsuchiya |
| Chapter 17: Char meets Jake Shimabukuro |
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| Title : THE DIG Japan ROCKS OFF |
| Publisher: Shinco Music |
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| ISBN : 978-4401632152 |
| Release Date : 2008/5/28 |
| List Price : 1260 yen |
| chapter1 : Char Takenaka The Truth About Smoky Medicine (Toshio Nakamura) |
| chapter2 : Shigeru Suzuki: The Guitarist with 40 Years as an Electric Maniac (by Kyoko Kawamura) |
| chapter3 : Makoto Ayukawa: Still “Playing Around” with His 30-Year-Old Comrades (by Yasuro Murao) |
| chapter4 : Reichi Nakai: Even at 80, I want to say “I'm still searching for my own sound” |
| chapter5 : Yong-ryong Hong (Gaku Mori) |
| chapter6 : Hirofumi Tokutake (Kyoko Kawamura) |
| chapter7 : Kyoji Yamamoto (Gaku Mori) |
| chapter8 : Yoshiaki Shirai (Akiko Mima) |
| chapter9 : Masami Tsuchiya (Tatsuro Ohkubo) |
| Chapter 10: Hiroyuki Hanada & Atsushi Shimoyama (Ayumi Shida) |
| Chapter 11: Tomotaka Imamichi (Kyoko Kawamura) |
| chapter12 : Two Shining Giants of Japanese Rock's Genesis: Shigeru Naruke and Kazuo Takeda |
| chapter13 : The Lineage of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Guitar |
| chapter14 : Guitarists Active Overseas |
| chapter15 : The Influence of Punk/New Wave |
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| Title: ROCK DAD |
| Publisher : Shinco Music |
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| ISBN : 978-4408628066 |
| Release Date : December 8, 2006 |
| List Price : 1100 yen |
| chapter1 : Feature 1 RDs' style Char's Way of Life. |
| Chapter 2: 50 Keywords Telling Char's 50-Year Story |
| Chapter 3: Char's Beloved Instruments, Gathered Here |
| Chapter 4: Char's Favorites: Hat Collection & Private Items |
| Bonus: Signed Picks |
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| Title : Char Naoto Takenaka |
| Publication : RITO-Music |
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| ISBN : 4-8456-0148-6 |
| Date : 1996/12/27 |
| Price : 2000 yen |
| Pages : 138p |
| chapter1 : Special Interview: From Childhood to Professional Debut |
| chapter2 : GM Interview Transcripts February 1983 Issue to July 1995 Issue |
| chapter2-1 : February 1983 Issue “MOON CHILD” Release Interview |
| chapter2-2 : January 1984 Issue “PINK CLOUD” Release Interview |
| chapter2-3 : December 1984 Issue “PLANT BLEND” Release Interview |
| chapter2-4 : September 1985 issue “aLIVE” release interview |
| chapter2-5 : September 1988 issue “PSYCHE” release interview |
| chapter2-6 : June 1990 issue “INDEX” release interview |
| chapter2-7 : July 1992 issue “PSYCHEDELIX” release interview |
| chapter2-8 : Interview at the time of the March 1994 issue of “PSYCHEDELIX II” release |
| chapter2-9 : Interview at the time of the July 1995 issue of “STAND” release |
| chapter2-10 : March 1992 issue with Nagayoshi Ishida “BAHO” dialogue |
| chapter2-11 : May 1987 issue with Makoto Ayukawa, Tomoyasu Hotei “BIG3” dialogue |
| chapter3 : Stories From Freiends |
| chapter4 : Discography |
| chapter5 : Guitars & Gears |
| chapter6 : Play Style |
| chapter7 : PRESENTS |
| chapter8 : SELECTED GUITAR SCORE |
| 1. SMOKY 2. Bullfighter 3. SHININ' YOY, SHININ' DAY 4. Spinning Out of Control |
| 5.WASTED 6.ALL AROUD ME 7.DRIVE ME NUTS |
| 8.MUSTANG 9.MERRY-GO-ROUND |
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