built me a pickup and an amplifier before they were even out on the market. He did this for me, because he knew I wanted to play solo lines which could be heard in a band,” George told Guitar Player. ...

The Swiss-born entrepreneur invented the electric guitar ... all built upon the technology pioneered by the Rickenbacker Frying Pan — ultimately empowering a raw, energetic and, at first ...

“The most exciting sounds came from electric guitars, of which the cheapest seemed astronomically expensive to [Jimi]. But if a purpose-built model was out of reach, an acoustic one could be ...

But if a purpose-built model was out of reach ... Hendrix was able to get his hands on a 1957 Supro Ozark, his first-ever electric guitar. But he wouldn’t have it for long, as it was stolen ...

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“The first electric guitar came out the following year ... had taken to augmenting his guitar tone with many self-built devices to amplify the sound, including resonators and megaphones.