| THE HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR | |||
| DATE | MAKER | NAME OF GUITAR | FEATURES |
| 1890s | Orville Gibson | no name | similar in shane to a{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}}{{/U}} |
| 1925 | John Dopyera | The National Guitar | made of metal good for playing {{U}}{{U}} 2
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| 1930s | C. E Martin Company | The Dreadnought | strings made of {{U}}{{U}} 3 {{/U}}{{/U}} |
| 1931 | George Beauchamp | The {{U}}{{U}} 4 {{/U}}{{/U}} | used two {{U}}{{U}} 5 {{/U}}{{/U}}shaped like horsehoes to increase sound |
| 1935 | Adolph Rickenbacker | The Rickenbacker Electro Spanish |
made from {{U}}{{U}} 6 {{/U}}{{/U}} |
| 1941 | Les Paul | The Log | the first to be completely {{U}}{{U}} 7 {{/U}}{{/U}} |
| 1950 | Leo Fender | The Fender Broadcaster | its simplicity made it ideal for {{U}}{{U}} 8 {{/U}}{{/U}} |
| 1951 | Leo Fender | The {{U}}{{U}} 9 {{/U}}{{/U}} | easy to carry around |
| 1952 | Ted McCarty | The Gibson Les Paul | {{U}}{{U}} 10 {{/U}}{{/U}}in colour |
| 1954 | Leo Fender | The Fender Stratocaster | double cutaway design |