Fender: 75 Years
English | 2021 | ISBN: 076037015X | True PDF | 224 pages | 106 MB
Ubiquitous in the music world, FenderĀ® 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 Fenderās modest radio and amplifier repair shop in Fullerton, California, Fender Musical Instrument Corporation went on to become the worldās preeminent name in musical instruments. Today, Fenderās guitars, amplifiers, and script logo are recognizable even to those with only a casual interest in music.
From Fenderās first instrumentāa 1946 lap steel guitarāto Leo Fenderās groundbreaking early six-string guitar designs like the Esquire that set the standard for the electric guitar explosion to follow, author Dave Hunter traces Fenderās 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 recognizable TelecasterĀ® and StratocasterĀ®, Hunter examines Fenderās legendary offset guitars like the MustangĀ®, JazzmasterĀ®, and JaguarĀ®, and such lesser-known models as the Marauder, Coronado, Broncoā¢, and more. The Jazz BassĀ®and Precision BassĀ® also feature, as do Fenderās acoustic guitars and workhorse amplifiers like the BassmanĀ®, Twin ReverbĀ®, and PrincetonĀ®, to name a few.
Along the way, readers get in-depth scoops on the relationships dozens of players have enjoyed with Fender: rock ānā roll pioneers like Hank Marvin and James Burton; classic-rock icons like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton; blues legends Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Buddy Guy; alt-rock gods J Mascis and Kurt Cobain; more recent guitar heroes like Courtney Barnett, beabadoobee, and H.E.R. ā¦the list goes on. In addition, Hunter explores the work of the award-winning Fender Custom Shop and the guitars produced there.
Illustrated throughout with rare images from company archives, Fender 75 Years treats readers to rare behind-the-scenes views of the shop floor throughout the years, studio imagery of the guitars, rare period advertising and brochures, and performance images of Fender players.
Itās the definitive look at the Fenderās first three-quarters of a century and a must-have for every guitar enthusiast.