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They offered the first massproduced solidbody spanishstyle electric guitar, and while they were at it, essentially wrote the book on how to do an electric guitar right, with the legendary telecaster and stratocaster being among the most revered guitars of all time. Leo fenders guitars have arguably had the greatest influence on modern music than any other make of guitar. The reference section lists all models and their statistics. Featuring timeless designs and iconic style, the player series electric guitars and basses make it easy to start your musical legacy with authentic fender tone and feel. This book tells the complete story of fender guitars, detailing classics such as the telecaster, stratocaster, and jazzmaster as well as lesserknown and less. This was our complete reworking in 2007 of the fender book.
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These guitars were featured on the recordings of help. Its the contoured belly cut and doublecutaway body that made playing music comfortable and the sculpted design that made the strat an icon. Notably, both strats can be heard played in unison during the solo break of nowhere man. To mark the 60th anniversary of fender, backbeat has introduced a new, completely revised 3rd edition of the bestselling fender electric guitar book.
Founded in 1946, fender is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of guitars, basses and amplifiers. I looked into that ultimate fender book, its too old it was printed 1 feb 1999. Shop fender guitars, basses, amplifiers, audio equipment, accessories, apparel and more. Shop fender electric guitars, acoustics, bass, amps and more. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message. Welcome to the reverb price guide, the ultimate resource for music gear pricing and information. For fender fans and collectors, guitar enthusiasts, and lovers of po. Basically the book is, as the subtitle suggests, a complete history. Fender bullet electric guitars for sale in stock ebay.
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For the most part, fender used automotive paint from dupont, duco nitrocellulose lacquers and lucite acrylic lacquers. Over 250 guitars in every model, style and finish are lovingly photographed and detailed, from the greatest to the rarest strats, teles and the infamous marauder. Fender play is the complete app for learning to play acoustic and electric guitar, bass and ukulele. It covers the spectrum of every fender guitar made and includes a handy reference guide in the back as an assist to help one determine the manufacture period of his or her fender guitar. The science of electric guitars and guitar electronics. I would like to get a book on fender guitars, primarily strats, with history and pictures etc, to drool over. There are few more iconic artifacts in the world of rock and blues music than the fender stratocaster electric guitar. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. But this book goes into amazing detail, structured around each model of fender guitar and amp, starting with the first lap steel guitars and going right up to the cbs takeover. Fender guitars have long been the instruments of choice for artists such as jeff beck, eric clapton, jimi hendrix and stevie ray vaughan.
Fender electric guitar packages for beginners for sale. Introduced in 1965, the coronado was fender s first hollow body guitar. Dec 07, 2019 edward burton rated it liked it this is an excellent book about fender guitars and the history of the companys founding. This indepth story is illustrated with large, highquality photos of rare, outstanding and unusual fender models, together with some choice selections of fender memorabilia.
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