Bakersfield Guitars: The Illustrated History

The Ventures only endorsed Mosrite guitars for about five years. But the legendary instrumental band's use of the upstart guitar line in the mid-1960s was and is, for many musicians, the first band-brand affiliation they remember. That saga is part of the iconic guitar boom during that decade, which changed the American music scene forever.

California's guitar-centric surf music genre was going strong in the early part of that decad...