Fender 75 Years

Fender 75 Years

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 Years is 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 name in 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 lap steel guitar produced in 1946-to founderLeo Fender?s groundbreaking early six-string ?Spanish-style? guitar designs like theEsquire that 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 line of legendary offset guitars like theMustang, Jazzmaster, and Jaguar, and bygone models such as the Marauder, Coronado, Bronco, and more. TheJazz Bass and Precision Bass also feature, as do Fender?sacoustic guitars and workhorsetube amplifiers like the Bassman, Twin Reverb, and Princeton, to name a few. Along the way, readers will get in-depth scoops on the relationshipsdozens of players have enjoyed with Fender: rock ?n? roll pioneers likeHank Marvin andJames Burton; classic-rock icons likeJimi Hendrix,David Gilmour, andEric Clapton; blues legendsBonnie Raitt,Stevie Ray Vaughan, andBuddy Guy; alt-rock godsJ Mascis andKurt Cobain?the list goes on. In addition, Hunter explores the work of the award-winningFender Custom Shop and the wares produced there.