Six Decades of the Fender Telecaster: The Story of the World's First Solidbody Electric Guitar

by Tony Bacon

(Book). Launched by the fledgling Fender company in 1950, the Telecaster has become the longest-lived solidbody electric guitar, played by everyone from Muddy Waters to Chrissie Hynde. All who play know that the key to the Telecaster's importance and versatility is its sheer simplicity. Packed with high-quality photographs of the great Telecasters, collectable catalogs, period press ads, and memorabilia, this tribute tells the story of the Telecaster and the Fender Company through exclusive interviews with Fender figures who were there when this musical star was born.

Genres: Music

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 10, 2005

Reviews

[Steve Lima · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book with lots of photos.

[Chris Warren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good and detailed. Would have been 5 stars if I hadn't just read his Fender book where there is a lot of duplication – not surprisingly!

[Natxo Cruz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Exhaustiva història d’una guitarra icònica que requereix un bon anglès o tenir pràctica amb el google translate.

[Miles Hamer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like Fender’s classic solid body itself, this is fuss free and quite brilliant.