FENDER: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HISTORY – HARDCOVER – BOOK

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Celebrate the legendary guitars and amps of Fenderwith this authoritatively written, lavishly illustrated, and officially licensed history of the company and the culture it inspired.

Originating in Leo Fenders modest radio and amplifier repair shop in Fullerton, California, Fender Musical Instrument Corporation went on to becomethe worlds preeminent name in musical instruments. Today, Fender guitars and amplifiers are icons in popular culture, their shapes and sounds instantly recognizable even to those with only a casual interest in music.

From Fenders first instrumenta 1946 lap steel guitarto Leo Fenders groundbreaking early six-string guitar designs like the Esquire that set the standard for the electric guitar explosion to follow,Fender: The Official Illustrated Historytraces the companys 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.

Among the instruments author Dave Hunter examines:

• The instantly recognizableTelecasterandStratocaster
• Fenders legendary offset guitars like theMustang,Jazzmaster, andJaguar
• Lesser-known models such as theCoronadoandBronco
• TheJazz BassandPrecision Bass
• Fenders acoustic guitars and workhorse amplifiers like theBassman,Twin Reverb, andPrinceton

Along the way, youll get in-depth scoops onthe relationships dozens of players have enjoyed with Fender:

• Rock n roll pioneers like Hank Marvin and James Burton
• Classic-rock icons like Jimi Hendrixand Eric Clapton
• Blues legends Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Buddy Guy
• Alt-rock figureheads likeJ Mascis, Johnny Marr, and Kurt Cobain
• More recent guitar heroes like Courtney Barnett, beabadoobee, and H.E.R.

the list goes on. In addition, Hunter explores the work of the award-winningFender Custom Shopand the guitars produced there.

Illustrated throughout withrare imagesfrom company archives,Fender: The Official Illustrated Historytreats 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.

Its the definitive look at the Fenders first three-quarters of a century anda must-have for every guitar enthusiast.