Dave Hunter is an author, musician, and journalist. He is the author of several popular books about guitars, amps, and effects, including Star Guitars, The Fender Stratocaster, The Gibson Les Paul, and 365 Guitars, Amps & Effects You Must Play, as well as Fender: 75 Years. A regular contributor to Guitar Player and Vintage Guitar magazines, he resides in Kittery, Maine.

Introduction by Tony Bacon

PART I: LEO AND THE ORIGIN OF FENDER
PART II: THE TELECASTER
History of the Telecaster
Telecaster Tone and Construction
Artist Profiles
Jimmy Bryant, Paul Burlison, James Burton, Luther Perkins, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Steve Cropper, Michael Bloomfield, Roy Buchanan, Waylon Jennings, Roy Nichols & Merle Haggard, Buck Owens & Don Rich, Clarence White, Jimmy Page, Syd Barrett, Keith Richards, Wilko Johnson, Bill Kirchen, Mike Campbell, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Strummer, Andy Summers, Danny Gatton, Redd Volkaert, Pete Anderson, Jerry Donahue, Chrissie Hynde, Jim Campilongo, Marty Stuart, Bill Frisell, Vince Gill, D. Boon, G.E. Smith, Brent Mason, Duke Levine, Frank Black (a.k.a. Black Francis), Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke, Graham Coxon, John 5, Brad Paisley

PART III: THE STRATOCASTER
History of the Stratocaster
Stratocaster Tone and Construction
Artist Profiles
Bill Carson, Eldon Shamblin, Pee Wee Crayton, Mary Kaye, Ike Turner, Buddy Guy, Buddy Holly, Dick Dale, The Ventures, Hank Marvin, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, David Gilmour, Rory Gallagher, Robbie Robertson, Wayne Kramer, Lowell George, Randy Bachman, Ronnie Wood, Robin Trower, Dave Murray, Bonnie Raitt, Mark Knopfler, Yngwie Malmsteen, Richard Thompson, Nils Lofgren, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Johnson, Robert Cray, The Edge, John Mayer, Sonny Landreth
Index
About the Author