The Electric Guitars

The Guitar Companies

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History of the Electric Guitar    Notable Guitars

The Developers

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Leo Fender  
Leo Fender was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992

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Les Paul
Les Paul was inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in  1987

 

The Pioneers

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blueredball.gif (900 bytes) Robert Johnson
Kalamazoo archtop, Gibson L-1

Elected to the  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986

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blueredball.gif (900 bytes) Charlie Christian
Gibson ES-150

Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall in 1992

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blueredball.gif (900 bytes) Aaron "T-Bone" Walker
Gibson ES-250 and ES-5
Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall in 1987


The Guitar Innovators

 blueredball.gif (1701 bytes) Chuck Berry
Gibson ES-355 and ES-350T

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Fender Stratocaster

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ES-355

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Gretsch 6120

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Custom rectangular Gretsch
Gretsch Duo-Jet

The Masters

The Fifties

Fran Beecher
Gibson Les Paul Custom

Billy Butler
Ephiphone Broadway

Danny Cedrone
1947 Gibson ES-300


Rockabilly
Paul Burlison
Fender Telecaster

 

 James Burton
Fender Telecaster

 

 Cliff Gallup
Gretsch Duo-Jet

 Scotty Moore
Gibson ES295, L-5
Gibson Super 400C
 Carl Perkins
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop  
Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster
Fender Telecaster


Instrumental and Surf Rock
Dick Dale
Fender Stratocaster		 Duane Eddy
Gretsch 6120		 Steve Cropper
Fender Stratocaster		 Lonnie Mack
1958 Gibson Flying V with Bigsby vibrato		 Link Wray
Gibson Les Paul
Danelectro Masonite Longhorn


The Ventures
Bob Bogle
Fender Jazzmaster
Mosrite Ventures model		 Nokie Edwards
Mosrite Ventures model
 Gerry McGee
Les Paul Deluxe goldtop
 Don Wilson
Fender Stratocaster
Mosrite Ventures model

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