apr 1, 1950 - Fender's First Ever Solid Guitar Body

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Fender created the first ever solid body guitar, this means it was built without a sound box and relied on using electric pickup. The guitar was first manufactured in April where it was named Esquire, the guitar was pictured as black with a white scratch plate but most of the guitars were painted semi-transparent butter-scotch blonde and had a black scratch plate. The pickup on the guitar was a single coil pickup, these types of pickups are one of the popular designs.

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