The second edition of The Fender Book: A Complete History of Fender Electric Guitars is updated with 24 additional pages, 75 new color photos and a revised reference section. Making an excellent reference or just cool coffee table book, The Fender Book tells the story of Leo Fender's design and creation of his empire in the 1950's up through the infamous CBS purchase and then the recent establishment of the Custom Shop that has handcrafted rare guitars for major music stars.

This second edition has many added personal insights from previous Fender employees and over 200 full-color photos with four, special fold-out photo spreads. For identifying and dating instruments, the reference section in the back of the book lists alphabetically Fender's production electric guitars from the U.S., Japan and other places. Authors Tony Bacon and Paul Day have presented a fascinating and accurate account of the guitar, the company and the many reasons Fender continues to be a big part of the sound of popular music today. The Fender Book is 120 pages, hard cover and sells for $24.95. For more about it, you can contact Miller Freeman at 800-848-5594, or Web at: www.books.mfi.com


The Fender Book: A Complete History of Fender Electric Guitars