Fender, icon and rock flag

From the little radio repair shop in Fullerton, California, visionary Leo Fender brought together the stars of luthier-applied technology to transform their guitars and amps into the flags of the world. source. In the ‘Fender’ skin. The whole story’ (Blume), writer and musician Dave Hunter, a true supremacy of the six-string universe, Tracing the journey of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation over the decades, from its humble origins to the present, standing in each of the legendary instruments the company has created and its constant updates.

It all started at the end of the forties with the invention of pads with independent magnets for lap steels. marketed by the then-young firm. These pickups are placed on the first solid guitar designed by Leo Fender. In 1950 to the legendary Telecaster and its characteristic timbre. But the company, far from being content with the revolutionary concept proposed with the Telecaster, four years later, the legendary Stratocaster Probably the most admired and imitated guitar in history.

LStrat’s bends, with three single coil pickups and a tremolo bridge They’ve made him a favorite of many artists and an icon of all things rock and roll; this breed was born around the time Fender received its first and most outstanding patents. Next will be the Jazzmaster, Jaguar, Mustang models… and an endless array of electric basses and amps.It makes Fender an indispensable brand for understanding the evolution of modern musical sound.