Fender offered the first mass-produced solid-body Spanish-style
electric guitar, the
Telecaster (originally named the '
Broadcaster'; 'Esquire' is a single pickup version)
[4] the first mass-produced
electric bass, the
Precision Bass (P-Bass); and the popular
Stratocaster (Strat) guitar.
While Fender was not the first to manufacture electric guitars, as other companies and
luthiers
had produced electric guitars since the late 1920s, none was as
commercially successful as Fender's. Furthermore, while nearly all other
electric guitars then were either hollow-body guitars or more
specialized instruments such as
Rickenbacker's
solid-body Hawaiian guitars, Fender had created versatile solid-body
electric guitars. These guitars were and still are popular for musicians
in a variety of genres.
Many bands still use Fender guitars today. Some notable Fender players, both past and present, include
Jeff Beck,
Ritchie Blackmore,
Roy Buchanan,
Eric Clapton,
Kurt Cobain,
Albert Collins,
Steve Cropper,
Mike Dirnt,
Bob Dylan,
Tinsley Ellis,
John Frusciante,
Rory Gallagher,
Danny Gatton,
David Gilmour,
Buddy Guy,
George Harrison,
Jimi Hendrix,
Doyle Holly,
Mark Hoppus,
Ernie Isley,
Waylon Jennings,
Mark Knopfler,
Yngwie Malmsteen,
Johnny Marr,
Hank Marvin,
John Mayer,
Paul McCartney,
Duff Mckagan,
Tom Morello,
Dave Murray,
Buck Owens,
Brad Paisley,
Rick Parfitt,
Tom Principato,
Don Rich,
Keith Richards,
Jim Root,
Francis Rossi,
Kenny Wayne Shepherd,
The Bad Dolphins,
Lucas Sierra,
Robert_Smith_(musician),
Webb Wilder,
Bruce Springsteen,
Pete Townshend,
Robin Trower,
Keith Urban,
Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Brian Wilson and many others.
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