Product Description

To mark the 60th anniversary of Fender, Backbeat's introduced a new, completely revised third edition of this bestseller. Fender 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 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. This new edition has been refreshed and updated, with 56 extra pages and over 60 new photographs. The main text has added material and has been brought up to date to cover Fender's ever-changing history amid the fascinating developments for the company and its instruments during the eight years since the previous edition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #93849 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-01
• Released on: 2002-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780879308971
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Fender Electric Guitar Book Complete history of Fender Instruments
This book for those of us Guitar nerds who love Fender instruments. It duplicates the history of the Telecaster somewhat and the Telecaster History has a bit more helpful stuff on dating of Telecasters. I would liked a bit more information about the staff in the pre-CBS years (who were these people who were signing the neck and bodies of the old Teles), the methods of production (were they effectively hand built) and levels of production generally year by year. If you are thinking of buying a vintage Tele or Strat you should definately buy this book along with Gruhn's guide to Vintage Guitars. Even if you are not then its an interesting read.

Horses for Courses
... and each to his own. As one reviewer would like to have seen more insights into the people, I would have liked to have seen more detail of the guitar parts: the pickups, the wiring, the bridges, vibrato units etc. But you can't have everything.

My congratulations to Tony for a fantastic job. The research is painstaking and the extent he has gone to, have virtually everything he says backed up by one or more individuals who can authenticate his statements makes the book what we've come to expect from TB: an encyclopaedic reference.

Many thanks Tony and a thoroughly reccomendable read.

The Fender Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Fender Instruments
Very well researched!
exciting to read for any guitar fanatic.
great when you wanna trace the ancestry of you strat or telly!