60 Years of Fender: Six Decades of the Greatest Electric Guitars

by Tony Bacon

Overview

(Book). 60 Years of Fender gives a year-by-year history of the most successful electric guitar maker. In 1950, Leo Fender introduced to the world the solidbody electric guitar the instrument known as the Telecaster. He soon added two more classics: the Precision Bass (1951) and the Stratocaster (1954). Fender's sleek, adaptable guitars have since fueled modern music from country to rock and have been heard in the hands of virtually every guitarist of note, from Buddy Holly to Kurt Cobain, from Eric Clapton to John Mayer. Illustrated with an unrivaled gallery of color photographs of instruments, players, and memorabilia, this revised and updated edition expands upon 50 Years of Fender , covering nine more years of the Fender story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476855509
Publisher:	Hal Leonard Corporation
Publication date:	05/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	9 MB