If you missed the first installment on Fender Guitars, check out The Making of Fender Guitars Part 1. In January 1965, owing to poor health, Leo Fender sold the Fender Guitar Company to Columbia Broadcasting System or CBS for 13 million dollars. The sale caused grave concern among players and collectors as many thought that with the change in … [Read more...]
The Making Of Fender Guitars Part 1
June 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Think guitar and you think of Fender. The name that has been synonymous with electric guitars for over fifty years, Fender Guitars have been instrumental in bringing about the rock revolution of the 50s and 60s. The Fender electric guitar was born out of the need to eliminate feedback. In the 1930s, manufacturers had experimented with amplifying … [Read more...]
