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Electric Guitar Timeline
1981 - The first Headless Guitar
This guitar was made to be smaller in size so its easier to travel with. This guitar is called the Fender Steinberger, created by Ned Steinberger.
Les Paul who was already successful with Gibson, was unhappy with his earlier designs, reveals his solid body guitar, the first non-hollow guitar on June 17, 1941. This guitar increased the sound quality of guitars.
This guitar was made by Adolph Rickenbacker on January 1st 1931. This was considered the first electric guitar. The reason this type of guitar was called the "Frying Pan" is because it took on the distinct style of a frying pan, the body as the base of the pan and the neck as the handle.
Leo Fender releases the Stratocaster on July 15, 1954. This guitar was revolutionary because there was 3 pickups instead of just the 2 pickups.
Gibson releases the robot guitar on June 14, 2007. the robot guitar tunes itself while the guitar player is playing. This guitar was created by Chris Adams.
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2007 - The Gibson Dark Fire
The new Dark Fire from Gibson is the most technologically advanced guitar ever made. This guitar has "Chameleon Tone Technology." That's where the guitar itself will adapt to any surrounding that you put it in.
This guitar was made by Sydney Wilson a physics professor on August 16, 1940. He made this for a state science fair project, and stole the show.
Gibson came out with the Flying V and Explorer on August 14, 1958. These guitars were some of the first guitars that were designed to look good rather than to sound good.
Leo Fender, the founder of Fender Guitars unveils his first electric guitar, the Broadcaster on September 16, 1951. This was his first guitar that wasn't acoustic.