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The Stratocaster. The Telecaster. During the quarter-century following World War II, Fender guitars didn't just make music. They made musical history. Those spectacular years are remembered and celebrated in this definitive new book, which tells the story of the Fender company and the wondrous... read more

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Leo Fender was a simple man who loved music and musicians, but had no real musical aptitude himself.

Table of Contents edit see section history

- foreword
- early history
- lap steels
- woodie amplifiers
- table and pedal steel guitars
- esquire and broadcaster
- tv-front amplifiers
- telecaster
- wide panel amplifiers
- precision bass
- catalogs
- stratocaster
- narrow panel amplifiers
- musicmaster and duo sonic
- electric mandolin
- jazzmaster
- brown / brown grille amplifiers
- jazz bass
- blond / oxblood grille amplifiers
- bass vi
- brown / oxblood grille amplifiers
- jaguar
- fender facts
- brown / wheat grille amplifiers
- fender acoustics
- fender reverb units
- fender sparkle finishes
- blond / wheat grille amplifiers
- mustang and mustang bass
- blackface amplifiers
- cbs takeover
- marauder
- electric xii
- slab-body precision
- coronado
- bass v
- cbs changes
- jimi hendrix
- rosewood stratocaster and telecaster
- silverface amplifiers
- telecaster thinline
- telecaster bass
- ltd and montego
- bronco
- swinger
- custom
- end of a golden era
- index and credits

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Martin Kelly (Author)
  2. Paul Kelly (Photographer)
  3. Terry Foster (Foreword)

Other Contributors:

  1. Paul Kelly (Designer)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84403-701-8
Page Count: 287

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