Hello All,

I'm very excited to share that my latest book Chasing Tone will be released by Rowman & Littlefield on August 15. Here's the info from the press release:

"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."

Here's a link to the R&L site with more information. This one has been a three-year labour of love (no need to share with everyone here what that's like or how great it feels when the finished book finally sees the light of day).

Take care, all,

Jim