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  2. Electric guitar - Wikipedia

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    The history of electric guitars has been summarized by Guitar World magazine, and the earliest electric guitar on their top 10 list is the Ro-Pat-In Electro A-25 "Frying Pan" (1932) described as "The first-fully functioning solid-body electric guitar to be manufactured and sold". [24]

  3. Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar

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    Kerry Doole, in his review for Exclaim! was critical of the film and wrote, "A so-called "history" of the electric guitar that doesn't include interviews with Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck or Pete Townshend but spotlights corporate rockers like Neal Schon (Journey), Steve Lukather of Toto (featured way too much here) and Mick Jones (the Foreigner one, not the Clash guy) is rather lacking ...

  4. Gibson Firebird - Wikipedia

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    Fender's colors, shapes and multiple pickups were endorsed by notable guitarists. Gibson's guitars, most of which were hollow or semi-hollow designs, seemed old-fashioned. Coupled with higher prices, this contributed to a decline in sales. A Gibson Firebird V played by Johnny Winter onstage in 1990

  5. List of guitars - Wikipedia

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    André Millard (2004), The Electric Guitar: A History of an American Icon, ISBN 0-8018-7862-4; Beaujour, Scapelliti (2013), Guitar Aficionado: The Collections: The Most Famous, Rare, and Valuable Guitars in the World, ISBN 978-1-61893-095-8; Neville Marten (2009), Guitar Heaven: The Most Famous Guitars to Electrify Our World, ISBN 978-0-06-169919-1

  6. Kay Musical Instrument Company - Wikipedia

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    Everything 2. — compact timeline, based on the below. "A history of Kay and Engelhardt upright basses". KayBass.com. — detailed history. "The Story of Kay Guitars". MogrelGuitars.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. — history focused on the development of early electric guitars, based on the other references. "Kay History".

  7. Fender Telecaster - Wikipedia

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    The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the tele / ˈ t ɛ l i /, [1] is an electric guitar produced by Fender. Together with its sister model the Esquire, it was the world's first mass-produced, commercially successful [note 1] solid-body electric guitar. Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends ...

  8. Fender Stratocaster - Wikipedia

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    The Fender Stratocaster is one of the most iconic electric guitar models of all time, [3] and along with the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, and Fender Telecaster, it is one of the most-often emulated electric guitar shapes, [4] [5] It is a patented design, and "Stratocaster" and "Strat" are Fender trademarks.

  9. Charlie Christian - Wikipedia

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    By 1936 he was playing electric guitar and had become a regional attraction. According to the record producer John Hammond , Christian jammed with many of the big-name performers traveling through Oklahoma City, including Teddy Wilson , Art Tatum , and Mary Lou Williams , the pianist for Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy .