The Ultimate Fender Book

The Ultimate Fender Book
Author: Paul Day
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-07-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780785832805

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.

Fender

Fender
Author: Richard Rayhill Smith
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2009
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781423462798

book for musicians, instrument collectors, and fans of Fender. This, at last, is the complete Fender story." --Book Jacket.

The Ultimate Guitar Book

The Ultimate Guitar Book
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780375700903

An illustrated guide to over 450 different guitars, from early acoustics to the latest electrics.

The Stratocaster Guitar Book

The Stratocaster Guitar Book
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476855951

Leo Fender's company changed the course of popular music in 1954 when they introduced the Stratocaster. Since then, the Strat has been played by countless guitarists, from Jimi Hendrix to Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck. In this book, interviews with important Strat players from every decade illustrate the instrument's versatility, playability, and continuing importance. This is the complete story of the Stratocaster and the Fender company, from the struggles of the 1950s to the new models, retro reissues, and luscious collectibles of the 21st century. The Stratocaster Guitar Book is a glorious compendium of beautiful pictures, a gripping history, and a detailed guide to all Strat models. A must for all guitar lovers!

The Fender Electric Guitar Book

The Fender Electric Guitar Book
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879308971

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.

The Ultimate Guitar Sourcebook

The Ultimate Guitar Sourcebook
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 193799404X

Presents a pictorial history of acoustic and electric guitars from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, covering Fender, Martin, Gibson, Ibanez, Jim Burns, and other makers from around the world.

The Fender Telecaster

The Fender Telecaster
Author: Dave Hunter
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012-10-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610586751

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.

The Stratocaster Chronicles

The Stratocaster Chronicles
Author: Tom Wheeler
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2004
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634056789

(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.

Squier Electrics

Squier Electrics
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476856419

In 1982, Fender revived an old guitar-string name for its new line of Japanese-made electric guitars. Millions of guitars later, and celebrating its 30th anniversary, Squier is almost as important to the company as the main Fender brand. Guitar pundit Tony Bacon reveals the stories behind the original (and collectible) Japanese-made Squier Series models, the way that Fender has often been more adventurous and experimental with Squier, away from its protected main brand, and the famous musicians who have chosen to play Squier instruments, from Courtney Love and her Venus model to blink-182's Tom DeLonge and his one-pickup/one-control signature Stratocaster. Full of the luscious pictures, absorbing narrative, and collector's data that characterize Bacon's best-selling instrument books, Squier Electrics is the only guide to one of the most popular guitar brands of recent times.