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Fender Princeton

1947-1986

Here is one of the most popular studio amps Fender ever made. The Princeton was introduced in 1947 as an entry level amp, along with the Fender Champ. The Princeton was a fairly basic 15 Watts amp that has been particularly priced for its recording qualities. The Princeton Reverb was added in 1964, which was basically a version with reverb and vibrato. That amp is also the home of the very first Mesa Boogie mods.

While the classic model was discontinued in 1979, Fender kept the popular Princeton Reverb in the catalogs until 1982. It was then replaced by a 22 watts version, the Princeton Reverb II. 8000 units of the version 2 were produced before Fender dropped the series from the catalog. Fender reissued some of the Princeton series in 2006. Hear the Fender Princeton roar

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Gibson ES-5

1949-1962
Maple, Rosewood

The ES-5 was first revealed at the 1949 NAMM convention as “the supreme electronic version of the famed Gibson L-5”. It was the first Gibson model to feature three pickups. That is also the first Gibson to feature volume knobs with a 0-10 graduation. The original price tag was $395, which was well below the price of a Super 400.

A four-way switch was eventually added in 1956 and the model was renamed “ES-5 Switchmaster”. A year later, the P-90s were replaced by the legendary PAF pickups. The Es-5 was reintroduced between 1995 and 2006 as a Custom Shop model.

Bigsby Merle Travis

1948

1954, a guitar maker whose name starts with a F unveils what is probably the most recognizable guitar in history. That guitar had a very, very similar headstock shape to this 1948 Bigsby Merle Travis, released 6 years earlier. Paul Bigsby definitely brought much more to the guitar world than his world famous vibrato. So… guessed who I’m talking about?

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The Golden Age Of Fender

From left to right: 1945 K&F lap steel in grey crinkle finish, 1946 K&F in mahogany, 1946 K&F in maple, 1947 Fender Deluxe in walnut.

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Gibson ES-300

1940-1953

The early version of the Gibson ES-300 had this crazy slanted long soap bar pickup. (around 1940). Not very popular, it was quickly changed to a shorter version, then to a standard shape.