Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern California. Rickenbacker began in the 1930s, ...

When Bob Dylan made the move from acoustic to electric guitars, it was a controversial move that marked the beginning of a ...

1938: Fender opens his first shop ... a single- and dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar. It is named the Esquire, and about 50 are made. It is renamed the Broadcaster and renamed again ...