| THE HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR | |||
| DATE | MAKER | NAME OF GUITAR | FEATURES |
| 1890s | Orville Gibson | no name | similar in shane to a 8 |
| 1925 | John Dopyera | The National Guitar |
made of metal good for playing
9
music |
| 1930s | C. E Martin Company | The Dreadnought | strings made of 10 |
| 1931 | George Beauchamp | The 11 |
used two
12
shaped like horsehoes
to increase sound |
| 1935 | Adolph Rickenbacker |
The Rickenbacker Electro
Spanish |
made from 13 |
| 1941 | Les Paul | The Log | the first to be completely 14 |
| 1950 | Leo Fender | The Fender Broadcaster | its simplicity made it ideal for 15 |
| 1951 | Leo Fender | The 16 | easy to carry around |
| 1952 | Ted McCarty | The Gibson Les Paul | 17 in colour |
| 1954 | Leo Fender | The Fender Stratocaster | double cutaway design |