Download or read book Fender 75 Years written by Dave Hunter and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender 75 Years is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's landmark anniversary, covering all of Fender's iconic guitars, amps, and basses.
Download or read book The Fender Book written by Colin R. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fender written by Richard Rayhill Smith and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: book for musicians, instrument collectors, and fans of Fender. This, at last, is the complete Fender story." --Book Jacket.
Download or read book Fender written by Forrest White and published by Backbeat Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been published about the Fender Electric Instrument Company, but Leo Fender--the renowned designer of guitars and amplifiers--always wanted its story to be told "just the way it happened." Now, his friend and only general manager, offers a behind-the-scenes look. (Music)
Download or read book The Birth of Loud written by Ian S. Port and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history” (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar’s amplified sound—Leo Fender and Les Paul—and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built. In the years after World War II, music was evolving from big-band jazz into rock ’n’ roll—and these louder styles demanded revolutionary instruments. When Leo Fender’s tiny firm marketed the first solid-body electric guitar, the Esquire, musicians immediately saw its appeal. Not to be out-maneuvered, Gibson, the largest guitar manufacturer, raced to build a competitive product. The company designed an “axe” that would make Fender’s Esquire look cheap and convinced Les Paul—whose endorsement Leo Fender had sought—to put his name on it. Thus was born the guitar world’s most heated rivalry: Gibson versus Fender, Les versus Leo. While Fender was a quiet, half-blind, self-taught radio repairman, Paul was a brilliant but headstrong pop star and guitarist who spent years toying with new musical technologies. Their contest turned into an arms race as the most inventive musicians of the 1950s and 1960s—including bluesman Muddy Waters, rocker Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton—adopted one maker’s guitar or another. By 1969 it was clear that these new electric instruments had launched music into a radical new age, empowering artists with a vibrancy and volume never before attainable. In “an excellent dual portrait” (The Wall Street Journal), Ian S. Port tells the full story in The Birth of Loud, offering “spot-on human characterizations, and erotic paeans to the bodies of guitars” (The Atlantic). “The story of these instruments is the story of America in the postwar era: loud, cocky, brash, aggressively new” (The Washington Post).
Download or read book The Stratocaster Guitar Book written by Tony Bacon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STRATOCASTER GUITAR BOOK: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF FENDER'S GREATEST GUITAR
Download or read book The Ultimate Fender Book written by Paul Day and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Fender Book provides an exciting new look at the history and importance of Fender electric guitars. Back in the 40s, Leo Fender and his team ran a small business in California making a handful of steel guitars and amplifiers. Using this expertise to produce the world's first commercial solidbody electric guitar, they made musical history. Everyone from Hendrix and Cobain to Clapton played a Fender, and millions of unknown guitarists drawn to them today ensure Fender is still the world's leading guitar maker. The Ultimate Fender Book provides an exciting new look at the history and importance of Fender guitars as well as the never-ending future of the brand. A lively and accessible guide to every Fender electric guitar made from 1950 to the present day, it is full of detailed information and colour illustrations of more than 300 instruments. On the DVD, author Dave Hunter and guitarist Carl Verheyen guide viewers through a remarkable collection of vintage Fender guitars and amps, showing why these are among the most highly rated guitars ever made. It's a Fender fan's dream come true, offering the history and specifications of every Fender electric guitar in one clearly presented and easily accessible volume.
Download or read book The Fender Bass written by J. W. Black and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). When Leo Fender added a bass to his growing family of instruments 50 years ago, he created a new world for musicians and revolutionized an industry in the process. Using hundreds of photographs, this exciting release chronicles the evolution of that instrument from 1951 to 2001, providing background, history and highly researched facts vital to understanding everything about this remarkable member of the Fender family. A must for all music fans!
Download or read book The Fender Telecaster written by Dave Hunter and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fender’s Telecaster is one of the icons of the guitar world. It’s not just manufacturer’s hype that this is the one of the most famous guitars of all time—it was the first production solid-body electric guitar, setting the style for everything that followed. To say this guitar changed the world of music is no over-the-top boast.This is the first history and giftbook devoted to the legendary Tele. It covers the development of the guitar and the famous players who made it their own, from the first 1949 prototype to the launch of the model in 1950 as the Esquire, through the Broadcaster, infamous “Nocaster,� the Telecaster—and its numerous variations today.
Download or read book The Stratocaster Chronicles written by Tom Wheeler and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). The world's most famous guitar had a golden anniversary in 2004, and this official, authorized book/CD package offers the best photos, quotes, facts and sounds to properly celebrate this achievement. From Buddy Holly to Jimi Hendrix to today's hottest players, the Fender Stratocaster defines rock'n'roll for generations of fans and players. Special features include exclusive photos from the world's greatest guitar collection, as well as a CD with musical examples of famous Strat sounds and styles hilariously performed by Greg Koch even spoken excerpts from the author's interviews with the Strat's beloved inventor, Leo Fender. This book also recognizes that the Stratocaster's deeper significance lies in the music that guitarists have created with it. You'll hear what Strat players have to say about their instrument, their music and each other. The Fender Stratocaster both reflects and influences popular culture worldwide. The Stratocaster Chronicles focuses on the people who brought it into the world, the designers and builders who refined it, and the players who have taken it from there.
Download or read book The Fender Electric Guitar Book written by Tony Bacon and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fender's guitars have long been the instruments of choice for artists such as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. This book tells the complete story of Fender guitars, detailing classics such as the Telecaster, Stratocaster, and Jazzmaster as well as lesser-known (and less successful) models. Dozens of photos reveal Fender's storied craftsmanship, while the text includes collector details for all models. The reference section lists all models and their statistics.
Download or read book Leo Fender written by Phyllis Fender and published by Leadership Institute Press. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occasionally, the world produces one of those rare thinkers that alter the course of history. Disney reinvented entertainment, Einstein revolutionized science, Edison lit up our lives with the light bulb, Bell got the world talking with the telephone ... and Fender revolutionized music. If you think about it, Leo Fender has influenced every person on earth today - at least everyone who has ever heard a song. Guitar Player Magazine declared that Clarence Leo Fender is the father of the solid body guitar. Not only did he invent it, but Leo's guitars were used by everyone from Elvis Presley, to Eric Clapton and from Jimmy Page to Jimmy Hendrix. Indeed,Rolling Stone Magazine published a list of the world's top 100 guitarists, and 90 of them used one of Leo's guitars on stage, and the others used guitars that copied Leo's inventions and concepts. Leo Fender was shy, had one glass eye, and was nearly deaf. Yet, from the small town of Fullerton, California, he built an iconic worldwide empire that is worshiped by the rock stars themselves. The highest price ever spent for music memorabilia was not for Michael Jackson's glove, original Beatles' handwritten lyrics or even Elvis' killer pantsuit. It was for a Fender Stratocaster, which sold for a staggering $2.7 million. Written by the wife of the late Leo Fender, for the very first time, this book provides a rare look into the wonderful mind and world of this quiet genius.
Download or read book The Fender Book written by Tony Bacon and published by Miller Freeman Psn Incorporated. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Fender fans and collectors, guitar enthusiasts, and lovers of popular music--a complete guide to Fender electric guitars, from the 1950s to the present. This in-depth story is illustrated with large, high-quality photos of rare, outstanding and unusual Fender models, together with some choice selections of Fender memorabilia. Advertising in Guitar Player and Bass Player magazines.
Download or read book 50 Years of Fender written by Tony Bacon and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the history of the premier guitar maker and its Fender models from 1950 to 2000, profiling such instruments as the Telecaster, Stratocaster, and Precision Bass, while punctuating its timeline with musical highlights. Original.
Download or read book The Soul of Tone written by Tom Wheeler and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revered as much as one's guitar, the Fender amplifier gets its due in this full-color, richly illustrated book. It will be highly desired by the millions who have plugged into one of these indispensable components, and were delighted at its sound. An accompanying CD features more than 50 tracks that make terms and topics come alive.
Download or read book Gizmos Gadgets and Guitars The Story of Leo Fender written by Michael Mahin and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The picture book biography of ingenious American inventor Leo Fender, creator of the world’s most iconic Fender electric guitars. For readers who love Iggy Peck, Architect. Leo Fender loved to thinker and tinker and take things apart and put them back together again. When he lost an eye in a childhood accident, he refused to think of himself as broken. With a new pair of magnifying glasses, Leo got back to doing what he loved, fixing machines big and small—even broken instruments. His inventions—which included the Telecaster and the Stratocaster—would inspire the rock ’n’ roll generation and go on to amplify the talents of legendary guitarists Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Bonnie Raitt, among others. Fender’s brilliant engineering vision connected science and art forever. Christy Ottaviano Books
Download or read book The Fender Telecaster written by A. R. Duchossoir and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1991 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Reference). The Fender Telecaster is regarded as the first commercially successful solid body electric 'Spanish' guitar. Designed by Leo Fender at a time when the words rock and roll were not even coined, the 'Telly' is the senior member of a family of instruments whose sounds and looks helped revolutionize the world of popular music. This book relates the story of Telecaster Guitars since 1950 - everything you ever wanted to know is explored through lots of color and black and white photos, charts and interviews.
