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One of the most popular guitar companies and definitely one of the most influential contributions ever in modern music was the Fender guitar. With the introduction of these solid body electric guitars, basses and amplifiers, Fender helped the smaller bands be heard in bigger venues a lot better than using acoustic instruments. They also helped change the sound of the music and would heavily influence a broad area of genres including Rock, Jazz, Blues and many more.

The inventor of the Fender guitar, Leo Fender, developed a solid-body guitar in 1951 called the Broadcaster. The name was later changed to Telecaster (Tele) and became the first solid-body Spanish style electric guitar to be mass-produced.

Another first in guitar history happened later that same year when Fender introduced the Precision Bass. The Precision Bass was different from the usual basses at the time because they were portable, you can play them like a guitar and they could be amplified. The usual Double Basses (Upright Bass) that were used at this time were hard to transport and often hard to hear over top of other instruments.

A few years later in 1954, Fender came out with the Stratocaster (Strat). Fender went out and asked professional guitarists and Fender staff what they wanted in a guitar so he could improve the Telecaster. Instead, they ended up creating an upscale model to go along with the Tele. Some of the main characteristics of the Strat were the addition of another single coil pickup and a double cutaway body design to make it easier to play notes higher down the neck. Another important addition to the Strat was the tremolo bridge, which was originally made to bend the strings to duplicate the sound of the pedal steel guitar.

Fender also introduced many other models to their lineup over the next decade including the Jaguar, Jazzmaster, and Jazz Bass. Guitars and Basses were not all that Fender produced during this time. They also released the Twin Reverb amp.

Due mainly to Leo Fender's poor health, the company was sold to CBS in 1965. Even though Fender continued to grow with the new owners over the following years, the company realized the importance for management that understood music and musicians. This led to the hiring of William Schultz in 1981.

In 1985, CBS decided to sell off all of their non-broadcast media businesses including Fender. A group of investors and Fender employees purchased the Fender Company and put William Schultz in charge. With the ownership including people that have such a passion for guitars, like the Fender employees, Fender got even better.

1987 marked the year that the Fender Custom Shop opened for the first time. The Fender Custom Shop is located in Corona, California where they make custom guitars for professional guitar players and guitar enthusiasts. This Custom Shop was an obvious move for Fender because they have always understood the importance of listing to their customers and giving them exactly what they want.

Fender still thinks like this today and continue to give their customers the best Fender guitar that they can make. This is why I think that Fender is one of the most famous guitars ever made. Some of the great guitar players that love their Fender guitars are Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, John 5, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Richie Kotzen, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Yngwie Malmsteen.

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Buying your first guitar is a big step for anybody, but even more for you if you intend to play seriously. Most youngsters get a guitar in their teens, and play around with it for while until the novelty wears off, and then get involved in something else such as the opposite sex, or sports or whatever.

However, a few, and perhaps you are among them, decide to take playing seriously, and for them their first guitar has more meaning. If you are simply purchasing any old guitar so that you have one, then you don't have to spend a lot of money to get a playable instrument. Most people will likely buy a cheap acoustic guitar unless they have enough money to buy an electric guitar and amplifier. However, the point is that if you are not intending to use your guitar as a serious musical instrument, then you need not pay too much for.

If you do, however, then you should pay as much as you can afford because you tend to get what you pay for with guitars. The better makes definitely sound better, so try to save up as much as possible before parting with your cash. You must also decide what kind of guitar you want to play. Is it going to be electric? If so will it be a bass, or specially strung and designed for rhythm or for lead? What kind of tone do you want: the classic electric guitar sound of a Stratocaster or a loosely stringed Gibson to provide a Jimi Hendrix type of sound?

Most people want to play lead, but you won't know if you are cut out for that until you start playing. Even if you are playing lead or rhythm, what kind of music are you involved in? A blues guitar is strung totally different to a rock guitar, and the pick-ups are also different. It can save you money if you know what type of music you want to play, but if not, then that is probably a refinement you won't have to worry about until you are an accomplished player.

If you prefer an acoustic guitar then there are several types available. There is the traditional Spanish guitar than can be used for Flamenco or classical guitar styles, which is stringed in nylon. You should never use steel strings on a classical guitar because you will damage the bridge and the soundboard. There are other acoustic styles suitable for steel strings. Acoustic guitars are suitable fro classical, folk and country music, and are also good for learning before going for an electric guitar. The problem with electric is that you also need an amplifier, so are limited in where you can practice.

In fact, the answer to most of these questions will be that you don't know! You just want a guitar to learn to play on, and in this case a relatively inexpensive acoustic guitar will do fine. You can get a playable instrument for under $100 that is good enough to learn on. You will mostly be working on chords and fingering at the start until you are reasonably competent at strumming along to a tune, and then you can start thinking about more advanced work such as riffs and picking out tunes.

Before buying your first guitar you might also want to check up on the top guitars within your price range. Many budget makes produce low cost copies of some of the great guitars such as the Squire Stratocaster or one on the many Les Paul clones. However, they will not sound like the originals so make sure that you play whatever you intend to buy before parting with your cash.

Nor should you be a shrinking violet when testing the instrument. It matters less if people laugh at your standard of play than if you buy a lemon totally unsuited to your needs simply because you played so quiet that not only could other customers not hear you but you couldn't hear yourself. Play your guitar at the proper volume so that you can hear its tone, and if you don't like it don't buy it. There is no point in buying a guitar you don't like and is going to put you off playing: you might as well buy nothing at all!

These are the main things to consider before buying your first guitar, and if you take all of that into account you should end up with instrument that can do the job you want it to do, while also being suitable for you to learn on. Keep in mind that there will be plenty of time to seek the perfect guitar once you are able to play it properly, and that for now a functional instrument that sounds OK will do you just fine.

Now that you have one, it's time to learn how to play the guitar! You should consider an online video lessons site, and the best one out there is http://www.jamplaynow.com Check out some of their free lessons and you'll see I'm serious!

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