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Author: Martin Kelly, Paul Kelly, & Terry Foster. 8.90" × 1.15" × 11.34". 320 Pages. Imprint: Octopus Books. Hard Cover. ISBN: 9781788404389. Price: $50

Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970

This new edition of Fender collects more rare Fender guitars than have ever been seen before, an iconic American brand whose value to collectors keeps rising.

Leo Fender's guitars have arguably had the greatest influence on modern music than any other make of guitar.

Over 250 guitars in every model, style and finish are lovingly photographed and detailed, from the greatest to the rarest - Strats, Teles and the infamous Marauder. The book includes hundreds of never-before-seen images from recently unearthed archives and specially commissioned shoots around the world.

Working with a worldwide network of collectors, each model has been photographed specially for the book and alongside these exceptionally rare guitars are reproductions of Fender ephemera - the largest collection anyone will have ever seen. Fender traces the history and influence of the company in an easy-to-read format, with a level of detail no other book can rival. These vintage guitars are among the most loved and collectible instruments in the world.

This extraordinary new edition features new photography and 32 additional pages including:

• Brand new information on the start of the company and guitar representing 10 years of research.
• 6 pages detailing period ephemera, from original packing boxes to
• previously unseen point of sale and promotional items, and 2 pages of unseen factory images.
• All new pages on the Fender Electric Violin - not in previous editions.

During the quarter-century following World War II, Fender guitars didn't just make music. They made musical history. Those spectacular years are celebrated in Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970, a definitive book, which tells the story of the Fender company and the wondrous instruments it created. It is the culmination of the passion and obsession of the authors.

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