"Timeline": pages 328-333

Brother musician, listen to a miracle! -- The Christian crusade -- The wizard from Waukesha -- The model T. Cowboy cool : Leo Fender and the birth of the Telecaster ; Surf's up : The Stratocaster makes the scene -- The blues (and country) had a baby -- The solid-body Stradivarius -- The fab twelve -- The revolution will be amplified : A tool of capitalism? Dylan goes electric ; Machine-gun loud: from Townshend to Hendrix ; The birth of classic rock -- Eruptions -- Made in Japan -- The revenge of the nerds -- Plastic fantastic

For generations an international symbol of freedom, danger, rebellion, and hedonism, the electric guitar had an explosive impact on music and culture. Now Tolinski and di Perna tell the story of its inventors and iconoclasts, of scam artists, prodigies, and mythologizers as varied and original as the instruments they spawned. They use twelve landmark guitars-- each of them artistic milestones in their own right-- to illustrate the conflict and passion the instruments have inspired

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