Fender Telecaster

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology

Fender Telecaster · The hollow-body electric guitar would howl with feedback when the amplifier was turned up loud. In Fullerton in 1950, the radio repairman Leo Fender built a guitar from a solid plank of wood, first called Esquire and Broadcaster, and from 1951 Telecaster. The neck was bolted on and the guitar was made in a factory from separate parts. As a result, it was reliable and affordable. The Telecaster sounds sharp and twangy. It became the instrument of country guitarists in Bakersfield and Nashville, and later of pub rockers and punks.

Listening

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  Act Naturally · Buck Owens, 1963
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  Hello Mary Lou · Ricky Nelson, 1961
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  Roxette · Dr. Feelgood, 1974

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See also

• Gibson Les Paul
• Fender Stratocaster
• Rock 'n' roll
• Country rock
• Punk