#leo fender

[cuban-being]

1957--inside the Fender musical instruments factory, George Fullerton playing a stratocaster.

[blondebrainpowered]

On August 10th, 1909, Leo Fender was born in Anaheim, CA. Fender was the inventor of the Fender Broadcaster, Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars.

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

... sound of rebellion ..

Leo Fender’s first guitar, made in 1948, at The MET

Telecaster

[fenderbassman97]

Musicman Stingray

[bayareabadboy]

Leo Fender died in California 35 years ago today, on March 21st 1991. He revolutionised music by creating affordable, mass-produced electric guitars like the Telecaster and Stratocaster. His designs are forever linked to artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Buddy Holly, David Gilmour, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bruce Springsteen and many others.

[keriwalsh]

5 Watt World: history of the Fender Stratocaster guitar🎉🎶🎸

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

april 10

1956

Leo Fender patents the successor to his popular "Telecaster" model of electric guitar, this time called the "Stratocaster."

[jazzandothersounds-blog]

Did you know that Leo Fender, the founder of Fender Musical Instruments, couldn't even play the guitar?

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However, he was the man who revolutionised modern music by inventing legendary instruments such as the Fender Telecaster, Stratocaster and Precision Bass. These electric guitars and basses were fundamental to the development of rock, blues, funk and pop, and forever changed the sound of the 20th century.

His approach as an engineer, combined with his constant listening to the needs of musicians, made his instruments robust, intuitive and extraordinarily versatile. Without Leo Fender, we would not have the sound of artists like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton or David Gilmour.

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¿Sabías que Leo Fender, el fundador de Fender Musical Instruments, ni siquiera sabía tocar la guitarra?

Sin embargo, fue el hombre que revolucionó la música moderna al inventar instrumentos legendarios como la Fender Telecaster, la Stratocaster y el Precision Bass. Estas guitarras y bajos eléctricos fueron fundamentales para el desarrollo del rock, el blues, el funk y el pop, y cambiaron para siempre el sonido del siglo XX.

Su enfoque como ingeniero, combinado con su constante escucha de las necesidades de los músicos, hizo que sus instrumentos fueran robustos, intuitivos y extraordinariamente versátiles. Sin Leo Fender, no tendríamos el sonido de artistas como Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton o David Gilmour.

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Sapevi che Leo Fender, il fondatore della Fender Musical Instruments, non sapeva nemmeno suonare la chitarra?

Eppure, è stato l’uomo che ha rivoluzionato la musica moderna inventando strumenti leggendari come la Fender Telecaster, la Stratocaster e il Precision Bass. Queste chitarre e bassi elettrici sono diventati fondamentali per lo sviluppo del rock, del blues, del funk e del pop, cambiando per sempre il suono del Novecento.

Il suo approccio da ingegnere, unito all’ascolto costante delle esigenze dei musicisti, ha reso i suoi strumenti robusti, intuitivi e straordinariamente versatili. Senza Leo Fender, non avremmo avuto il sound di artisti come Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton o David Gilmour.

Source: Anima Rock