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The First Electrically Amplified String Instrument Before The Electric Guitar
Telephone transmitters were adapted and placed inside banjos and violins to increase the sound of the instrument. Patents were made for these inventions.
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The Designing of the Electric Guitar
The first electrically amplified guitar was designed by George Beauchamp, the general manager of the National Guitar Corporation, and Paul Barth, the vice-president.
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The "Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts" Guitar Was Created
The Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts contained a full 25" scale, with 17 frets free of the fretboard (above the fret bars)
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The First Electrically Amplified Guitar
The Electro String Instrument Corporation released the A-22 Frying Pan, which achieved great success. It contained a small body with a 22 fret guitar neck.
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The First Functional Solid-Body Guitar
Les Paul designed and built a functioning solid-body guitar from an Epiphone acoustic archtop. It was called the "log guitar" because it consisted of a 4x4 wood post with a neck attached to it, and homemade pickups and hardware. The guitar also had two detachable Epiphone hollow-body guitar halves for appearance.
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Fender Releases First Mass-Produced Solid Body
Fender releases the first mass-produced solid body Spanish style electric guitar, the Telecaster, which brought much fame to the company. The Telecaster was produced in two pick-up models, and one Esquire pick-up model, which allowed musicians to have variety of sound produced by the guitar. The Telecaster is still widely used today.
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The Gibson Les Paul is Released
The Gibson Guitar Corporation released the 1952 Gibson Les Paul guitar. The first model was originally offered with a gold finish and two P-90 pickups. It has four knobs for tone, volume, a pickguard, and separate volumes for the two pickups
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Fender Releases Its Next Big Hit
The Stratocaster was released in 1954 and was the first electric contoured solid-body guitar. It featured 3 pickups, and a built in tremolo system. It contained 21 frets and two cutaways to allow the guitar player to reach higher notes on the neck.
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Gibson Releases the "Flying V"
Gibson first manufactured models of this guitar in this year. The guitars were made from korina wood, also known as limba. The guitar was manufactured alongside the Explorer (Futura), and the Moderne, which all three were meant to show futuristic aspects. It did not recieve much success however, as the line was discontinued in 1959. Blues-rock guitarist Lonnie Mack used this guitar model
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