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ISBN: 9780760385166
Year: 2024
Publisher: Quarto US
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Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender Stratocaster 70 Years is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's revolutionary electric guitar.
Ever present in the music world, the Fender Stratocaster guitar is also an icon of popular culture, its attractive lines and innovative features as forward-looking today as they were when Leo Fender introduced the guitar to the world in 1954.
In Fender Stratocaster 70 Years, musician and guitar historian Dave Hunter traces Stratocaster guitars across seven decades and into the present, beginning with Leo Fender's triumph of mid-century design originating in his modest shop in Fullerton, California. From there, Hunter explores:
Groundbreaking features of the new design in the context of the contemporary guitar market and Fender's existing Telecaster guitar.
The Stratocaster's solidbody three-pickup configuration, "tremolo" bridge, bolt-on neck, and contoured body, as well as the roles that country pickers played in the guitar's early development.
Design improvements undertaken throughout the Stratocaster's first decade, such as the introduction of a rosewood fingerboard and Custom Color options to complement the initial Sunburst finish.
CBS's 1965 acquisition of Fender and its effects on company culture and the Stratocaster, as well as the 1985 acquisition of Fender spearheaded by a group of employees.
The creation of the Fender Custom Shop and that elite group's relationship to the Stratocaster over the years.
Fender's forward-thinking combination of vintage specs and materials with modern features in Stratocaster guitars that
ISBN: 9780760385166
Year: 2024
Publisher: Quarto US
Description:
Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender Stratocaster 70 Years is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's revolutionary electric guitar.
Ever present in the music world, the Fender Stratocaster guitar is also an icon of popular culture, its attractive lines and innovative features as forward-looking today as they were when Leo Fender introduced the guitar to the world in 1954.
In Fender Stratocaster 70 Years, musician and guitar historian Dave Hunter traces Stratocaster guitars across seven decades and into the present, beginning with Leo Fender's triumph of mid-century design originating in his modest shop in Fullerton, California. From there, Hunter explores:
Groundbreaking features of the new design in the context of the contemporary guitar market and Fender's existing Telecaster guitar.
The Stratocaster's solidbody three-pickup configuration, "tremolo" bridge, bolt-on neck, and contoured body, as well as the roles that country pickers played in the guitar's early development.
Design improvements undertaken throughout the Stratocaster's first decade, such as the introduction of a rosewood fingerboard and Custom Color options to complement the initial Sunburst finish.
CBS's 1965 acquisition of Fender and its effects on company culture and the Stratocaster, as well as the 1985 acquisition of Fender spearheaded by a group of employees.
The creation of the Fender Custom Shop and that elite group's relationship to the Stratocaster over the years.
Fender's forward-thinking combination of vintage specs and materials with modern features in Stratocaster guitars that