Fender 75 Years [Hardcover]

Ubiquitous in the music world, Fender®guitars and amplifiers are also icons in popular culture, their shapes and sounds instantly recognizable. Authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated,Fender 75 Yearsis the officially licensed anniversary celebration of the company and its legendary instruments.

Originating in Leo Fender’s modest radio and amplifier repair shop in Fullerton, California, Fender Musical Instrument Corporation went on to becomethe world’s preeminent namein musical instruments. Today, Fender’s guitars, amplifiers, and script logo are recognizable even to those with only a casual interest in music.

From Fender’s first instrument—a 1946 lap steel guitar—toLeo Fender’s groundbreaking early six-string guitar designs like theEsquirethat set the standard for the electric guitar explosion to follow, author Dave Hunter tracesFender’s entire history to the present. All the innovations and landmark models are here, as well as legendary players who became synonymous with Fender instruments across musical genres.

In addition to the instantly recognizableTelecaster® and Stratocaster®, Hunter examines Fender’s legendary offset guitars like theMustang®, Jazzmaster®, and Jaguar®, and such lesser-known models as the Coronado, Bronco™, and more. TheJazz Bass®andPrecision Bass® also feature, as do Fender’sacoustic guitarsand workhorseamplifiers like the Bassman®, Twin Reverb®, and Princeton®, to name a few.

Along the way, readers get in-depth scoops on the relationshipsdozens of playershave enjoyed with Fender: rock ’n’ roll pioneers likeHank MarvinandJames Burton; classic-rock icons likeJimi Hendrix andEric Clapton; blues legló¾