A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern California. Rickenbacker began in the 1930s, ...
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Allen Abbassi has overseen every Fender electric guitar since 2007 – but he’s still pushing the envelope
As Director of Fender Electric Guitars, every launch bearing the big F on the headstock since 2007 has had to pass his personal test of feel and tone. The Player Series, American Professional ...
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Dreaming of Electric Guitars
One day in 1947, three visionaries put their heads together to imagine a new instrument that didn’t really exist yet: a solid body electric guitar. Their names were Les Paul, Leo Fender, and Paul ...
Mike Bloomfield’s missing custom-painted ’66 Fender Telecaster – which was lost in 1974 – is going up for sale
The quirky Tele, which mysteriously disappeared in the 1970s after it had been used by Bloomfield, was recently discovered ...
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How Fender Guitars are made in a California factory
Narrator: In the span of over 70 years, Fender has become a household name to musicians all around the world. Here's how they make their iconic electric guitars. The process starts with wood ...
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These Fender Highway acoustic guitars are designed to be taken on the road
Both guitars are finished with either a Sitka spruce or mahogany top and bolt on mahogany neck. The headstocks are of typical Fender electric style, with all the tuning pegs on one side ...
It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums
The guitarist told us the history of his Strat, which he bought off the wall after his previous axe disappeared ...
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The Fender Tone Master Pro is the smartest guitar effects I’ve ever used
That squeal of feedback and crunch of distortion – it’s what makes the electric guitar such an addictive ... and that’s where the Fender Tone Master Pro comes in. With this device you ...