Seven decades on, Fender’s new 70th anniversary models still echo that game-changing first design that was conjured up by Leo Fender and his modest team
Inspired by a kitchen scale and a reported $5,000 later, Fender added a ‘tremolo’ to its new flagship design
Buddy Holly and drummer Jerry Allison during their second and final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1958
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