Fender Telecaster

<B>Authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated, <I>Fender Telecaster 75 Years</I> is the officially licensed anniversary celebration of this legendary guitar.<br><br></B>Embraced for its simplicity and adaptability, the Fender® Telecaster® guitar is a musical icon around the world and across musical genres, its distinctive design as beloved today as it was when<B> Leo Fender introduced the guitar to the world in 1951.<br><br></B>In <I>Fender Telecaster 75 Years</I>, guitar historian Dave Hunter <B>traces Telecaster® guitars across seven-plus decades</B>, beginning with Leo Fender’s breakthrough design in his modest Fullerton, California, workshop. From there, Hunter explores:<br><br><ul><li>The new Telecaster design in the context of the contemporary guitar market and the needs of musicians of the day.</li><li>The Telecaster’s solidbody two-pickup configuration, bolt-on neck, and carefully considered body shape, as well as the players who played a part in the guitar’s early evolution.</li><li>Design improvements undertaken throughout the Telecaster’s first decades, such as the introduction of a rosewood fingerboard and Custom Color options.</li><li>CBS’s 1965 acquisition of Fender and its effects on company culture and the Telecaster, as well as the 1985 acquisition of Fender spearheaded by a group of employees.</li><li>Fender’s forward-thinking combination of vintage specs and materials with modern features in Telecaster guitars that offer classic styling and current conveniences.</li></ul><br>Along the way, Hunter contextualizes the evolving Telecaster within the contemporary guitar industry and shows <B>the relationships that admired players throughout the decades have enjoyed with this guitar</B>, including Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen, and Joe Strummer—to name a few!<br> <br>Illustrated throughout with <B>rare images from the Fender archives</B>, <I>Fender Telecaster 75 Years</I> treats readers to rare behind-the-scenes views of the shop floor throughout the years, studio imagery of the guitars, rare period advertising and brochures, and performance photography of Fender players.<br><br>Often imitated but never duplicated, the Fender Telecaster remains a triumph of imagination and design more than seven decades on. This is the official and definitive illustrated story of this guitar—and a must-have for every guitar enthusiast.