No one changed the sound of guitar music more than Leo Fender. He so improved the clarity of the amplified vibrating string that he gave almost every style of music played on the guitar a means to sound better. For five decades, finicky musicians made pilgrimages to Leo's RandD labs to discuss their musical frustrations and seek better ways for guitars to function. In the pages of Fender: The Sound Heard 'Round the World, you will watch this complex, dedicated man gain success as a true innovator of the new. You will also follow the team of energetic, creative people who steered Fender to fame, men like Don Randall of Fender Sales, Forrest White and George Fullerton of Fender Electric Instruments, and Dale Hyatt and Tommy Walker, two of Randall's growing cadre of savvy, high-powered salesmen spreading Leo's ideas worldwide. This book is the largest collection of Fender historical photos, product shots, patent drawings and advertising materials ever published. Whether you are a musician, a lover of Fender lore, an instrument collector or curious history buff, your search ends here for the ultimate and definitive book presenting the complete, unedited Fender story. "This is by far the best book about Leo Fender yet published." - Vintage Guitar magazine "Sets new standards for books on guitar history." - Country Music magazine "An astounding job of research, reportage, distillation and writing on a subject whose impact on music and society in general is inestimable." - Los Angeles Times "Fender freaks will revel in the model-by-model, year-by-year detail in which Smith unfolds the company history." - Guitar Player magazine
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In the late 1980s a Fender fan saw Leo Fender overwhelmed by the volume listening to the Desert Rose Band at the Crazy Horse Saloon in Santa Ana, California. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
music instruction studios, blackface amps, rhythm pickup, guitar industry, shop guitar, solidbody guitars, detachable neck, vibrato system, fretted bass, standard guitar, vibrato tailpiece, lead pickup, guitar business, guitar market, guitar design, blend control, guitar models, selling guitars, radio shop, custom shop, fretted instruments, truss rod, maple neck, record changer, steel guitars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Leo Fender, Don Randall, Radio Tel, Santa Ana, Forrest White, Los Angeles, George Fullerton, New York, World War, Dale Hyatt, Freddie Tavares, Jazz Bass, Electro String, Orange County, Les Paul, Charlie Hayes, Noel Boggs, Bob Wills, Speedy West, Bill Carson, Dick Dale, Jody Carver, Doc Kauffman, Direct String Pickup, Merle Travis New!
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In the late 1980s a Fender fan saw Leo Fender overwhelmed by the volume listening to the Desert Rose Band at the Crazy Horse Saloon in Santa Ana, California. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
music instruction studios, blackface amps, rhythm pickup, guitar industry, shop guitar, solidbody guitars, detachable neck, vibrato system, fretted bass, standard guitar, vibrato tailpiece, lead pickup, guitar business, guitar market, guitar design, blend control, guitar models, selling guitars, radio shop, custom shop, fretted instruments, truss rod, maple neck, record changer, steel guitars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Leo Fender, Don Randall, Radio Tel, Santa Ana, Forrest White, Los Angeles, George Fullerton, New York, World War, Dale Hyatt, Freddie Tavares, Jazz Bass, Electro String, Orange County, Les Paul, Charlie Hayes, Noel Boggs, Bob Wills, Speedy West, Bill Carson, Dick Dale, Jody Carver, Doc Kauffman, Direct String Pickup, Merle Travis New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Rolling Stones by O. Henry in Front Matter
- The Rolling Stones (Guitar Signature Licks): A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles of Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, and Ron Wood by Rolling Stones on page 160
- American Guitars: An Illustrated History by Tom Wheeler in Front Matter
- Robin Hood by Sarah Hayes on page 79
- Musical Instruments (Crafts from Many Cultures) by Meryl Doney on page 41
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