The early leaps in Fender development – particularly between the Tele and the Strat – came from talking ... obviously we can modify and tweak small parts like contours. But we’re not gonna ...

just as Leo Fender’s eponymous guitar-making business (founded in 1946) was getting into its swing. The Stratocaster itself was first seen in 1954, following on from the Telecaster (1950) and before ...