Mr Tom Wheeler, I read your big book om American Guitars when I began working with CBS, it sat in my desk for 9 years as a reference book and history resource. The photos are excellent. Thankyou for that contribution, it heleped me and others in London UK a lot.❤
I use to go to the Barrel House on Imperial Hwy with my dad who was an electrical engineer at Hughes in Fullerton. Leo came in often for lunch and and sat with the engineers from Hughes Satelite Systems at the big round table in the back of the tavern. My dad told me to watch him when he's leaving. He would fold up a napkin with schematics sketched out from the Hughes engineers. I'm 73 now and I've never been able to find anyone that knew about the Barrelhouse days. I'm sure everyone one of these guys were regulars at the Barrelhouse..., they know the story. I doubt if any of them are still with us. My dad passed away in the early 90s.
Doc invented the pickup Leo patented. FACT! Doc sold his interest in K&F to Leo for $500.00 and a PUNCH PRESS! He had the punch press. NEVER got the $500.00 ;) They remained friends.and Leo stole ideas! ;)
Loving the recollections of some of the early electric guitar pioneers. I feel Paul Barth is constantly underrated as a designer and should be highly regarded as one of the founding fathers of the electric guitar. I’d like to discover more about his friendship with Doc Kaufman. I know he helped Leo Fender set up the jigs for the early fender models and Les Paul was a regular dinner guest at the Barth family home. Barth’s DNA can be found in Dobro, National, Rickenbacker, Magnatone, Barth, Bartell, Acoustic Corp, Contessa, Honher, St George, and Lancer. Who knows what influence he might of had in Fender and Gibson 🤷♂️
I am a fortunate owner of a Fender American Standard Deluxe HSS Strat. I've always loved this instrument, but now... I have a whole new level of respect for what went into making it the guitar it is today. This is a really excellent 'too short' documentary of one of America's premier guitar/amplifier companies. George Fullerton with his Maple Flame-top Tele was just trying to hurt us, wasn't he?
Strato is the best for me, I used to own a tele, I own one now but the Strato was given to me and didn’t know what I had and it didn’t take long, for my friends could hear a difference in my playing for the betterment, but I like tele for country sounds
Very cool doc. I always kept hearing that Les Paul and Leo Fender came up with the solid body around the same time. I didn't know Bigsby was already producing custom ones. I know Les made "The log" before Gibson was in the picture but I'm not sure the year he made it. Anyway, as you can see by my avatar I'm a Strat guy and have been since 1986 when I got my first and never looked back. I have 8 now. Leo and the guys were some trailing blazers for sure. They really did get it right the first time, the Strat body is just a perfect fit. I can't play other guitars, they just aren't comfortable to me.
...and in the first minute it's not the characteristic 'bridge' and 'middle' sound of the Stratocaster that the guitar became so famous for that is demonstrated, but the B+M sound, that required fiddling with the switch in between.
@@shable1436 He spoke of a Croatian design and a train trip he and his wife took in 1950 and viewed some ancient instrument . Bigsby already had been making high quality instruments since mid -40’s with a larger headstock which was almost identical to what Leo used on the Strat. The tele head was designed so that they could get two necks out of one blank. I hope this clears up any mis understanding. I hope you have a healthy and happy day. Also, if you are interested, I have 14 songs on UA-cam @ Larry Buck Barker Original Songs. Cheers!! Oh ! I have chronic acute insomnia and only sleep 4 hours in a 24 hr. period.
@@shable1436 The report I originally was referring to was entitled Leo on the Headstock. The other video which does show the Bigsby was entitled the history of Fender part 1 . Cheers!!
@@BuckBarker so did you watch it again and see the bigsby Leo actually admitted to copying? Seems fairly open about it to me, that's the only reason I replied to your comment
I got a tattoo that says "Stratocasters suck". I've owned a couple over the years and still own one (Robert Cray signature) and I stand by my tattoo. Beneath that tattoo it says "telecaster don't". I stand by that tattoo also.. 🤣🤣🤣 Stratocasters are great, just not for me..
@BlueberryStinkFinger62 it's a good thing you were not around when Saumel Clemens was . Their would be no Mark Twain. Cork Soakers just like you diminish life on this planet.
Can’t hardly wait to see what this might reveal on what the Les Paul model directly owed to Paul Bigsby’s Merle Travis guitar ! I don’t think that even Gil Hembree asked Ted about that…
LP’s may be more expensive but they aren’t overpriced. That’s like saying a ferrari is overpriced. All relative. With that said Fender’s are great instruments both tele’s and strat’s.
@shable1436 No. But as far as how many times I've carried them around from place to place, and abused them, if they were fragile, they would have broken. I'm far too careless in how I leave them laying around, have them fall, etc. And of profesional guitarists I've known, I've not known one too have broken a headstock. I'm not saying it's never happened. Even axe handles, bats, and numerous other wooden objects break at times, due to unseen defects in a particular piece of wood. It just seems highly exaggerated to me to pretend like it's a common occurrence.
so cool to see and hear these men tell the original Fender story
Wow a lot of serious Fender Rickenbacker and Gibson freakin ICON'S in this video. Thank you!
Mr Tom Wheeler, I read your big book om American Guitars when I began working with CBS, it sat in my desk for 9 years as a reference book and history resource. The photos are excellent. Thankyou for that contribution, it heleped me and others in London UK a lot.❤
Excellent documentary!
I met Don Randall. Doc introduced me. Doc introduced me to Leo and Feorge..when we had our guitar shop on State College..they had begun MUSIC Man
I use to go to the Barrel House on Imperial Hwy with my dad who was an electrical engineer at Hughes in Fullerton. Leo came in often for lunch and and sat with the engineers from Hughes Satelite Systems at the big round table in the back of the tavern. My dad told me to watch him when he's leaving. He would fold up a napkin with schematics sketched out from the Hughes engineers. I'm 73 now and I've never been able to find anyone that knew about the Barrelhouse days. I'm sure everyone one of these guys were regulars at the Barrelhouse..., they know the story. I doubt if any of them are still with us. My dad passed away in the early 90s.
Thanks for uploading this piece of history
Fantastic !
Authentic! Great work here.
Great video. I have lots of Fender books, but have never seen some of the people speak about Fender's history.
Doc invented the pickup Leo patented. FACT! Doc sold his interest in K&F to Leo for $500.00 and a PUNCH PRESS! He had the punch press. NEVER got the $500.00 ;) They remained friends.and Leo stole ideas! ;)
Very interesting, thank you for sharing.
Thank you for putting out all this history. Amazing stuff!!
Can't wait to see what else you've got up your sleeve!
More to come - I shot over 1,000 hours of video during the 90s.
Holy moly, looking forward to it!
@@fenderguitarfiles7632Do you have a link to part 2.
Loving the recollections of some of the early electric guitar pioneers. I feel Paul Barth is constantly underrated as a designer and should be highly regarded as one of the founding fathers of the electric guitar. I’d like to discover more about his friendship with Doc Kaufman. I know he helped Leo Fender set up the jigs for the early fender models and Les Paul was a regular dinner guest at the Barth family home. Barth’s DNA can be found in Dobro, National, Rickenbacker, Magnatone, Barth, Bartell, Acoustic Corp, Contessa, Honher, St George, and Lancer. Who knows what influence he might of had in Fender and Gibson 🤷♂️
I am a fortunate owner of a Fender American Standard Deluxe HSS Strat. I've always loved this instrument, but now... I have a whole new level of respect for what went into making it the guitar it is today. This is a really excellent 'too short' documentary of one of America's premier guitar/amplifier companies.
George Fullerton with his Maple Flame-top Tele was just trying to hurt us, wasn't he?
Fabulous! Subscribed enthusiastically!
29:00 I'm just drooling seeing those guys playing 50's Fenders. I'm not even a "vintage tone" person, but I bet THOSE guitars
sounded and played GREAT
Strato is the best for me, I used to own a tele, I own one now but the Strato was given to me and didn’t know what I had and it didn’t take long, for my friends could hear a difference in my playing for the betterment, but I like tele for country sounds
Great stuff ! Thanks , and oh subbed !
Very cool doc. I always kept hearing that Les Paul and Leo Fender came up with the solid body around the same time. I didn't know Bigsby was already producing custom ones. I know Les made "The log" before Gibson was in the picture but I'm not sure the year he made it. Anyway, as you can see by my avatar I'm a Strat guy and have been since 1986 when I got my first and never looked back. I have 8 now. Leo and the guys were some trailing blazers for sure. They really did get it right the first time, the Strat body is just a perfect fit. I can't play other guitars, they just aren't comfortable to me.
Rickenbacker was first 1931
@@davidcollin1436 Solid body electric or lap steel?
Love this, gonna love this channel too
Strats are great. Terry Kath played one. I always liked the tele though
Leo should be in RR HOF
...and in the first minute it's not the characteristic 'bridge' and 'middle' sound of the Stratocaster that the guitar became so famous for that is demonstrated, but the B+M sound, that required fiddling with the switch in between.
You notice he didn’t mention Bigsby, which had a larger version of that head years before.
I hope all have a healthy and happy day. Cheers!’
Yes they did, you must have been sleeping because they even showed it
@@shable1436 He spoke of a Croatian design and a train trip he and his wife took in 1950 and viewed some ancient instrument .
Bigsby already had been making high quality instruments since mid -40’s with a larger headstock which was almost identical to what Leo used on the Strat.
The tele head was designed so that they could get two necks out of one blank.
I hope this clears up any mis understanding. I hope you have a healthy and happy day.
Also, if you are interested, I have 14 songs on UA-cam @ Larry Buck Barker Original Songs. Cheers!!
Oh ! I have chronic acute insomnia and only sleep 4 hours in a 24 hr. period.
@@shable1436 I think I just figured out the misunderstanding.
I was commenting on a different video. There are several on there .
Cheers!!
@@shable1436 The report I originally was referring to was entitled Leo on the Headstock. The other video which does show the Bigsby was entitled the history of Fender part 1 . Cheers!!
@@BuckBarker so did you watch it again and see the bigsby Leo actually admitted to copying? Seems fairly open about it to me, that's the only reason I replied to your comment
I got a tattoo that says "Stratocasters suck". I've owned a couple over the years and still own one (Robert Cray signature) and I stand by my tattoo. Beneath that tattoo it says "telecaster don't". I stand by that tattoo also.. 🤣🤣🤣 Stratocasters are great, just not for me..
Great story 🤣😂. Add the P Bass too! 😉
That because you can't play .. Fender.. Epiphone all legendary..
I got a tat. Nobody cares 😊
@@SteveninTune who was your English teacher? What's tat?
@BlueberryStinkFinger62 it's a good thing you were not around when Saumel Clemens was . Their would be no Mark Twain. Cork Soakers just like you diminish life on this planet.
Really? When Ted McCarthy is about to tell the story of the Les Paul they cut him off? 😭😭😭
Another time and another channel - please stand by.
I cut him off so I can show a full hour long interview with Ted!
Stay tuned.
More to come.
Can’t hardly wait to see what this might reveal on what the Les Paul model directly owed to Paul Bigsby’s Merle Travis guitar ! I don’t think that even Gil Hembree asked Ted about that…
Tele is better my opinion. Works for me. Hendrix made strat popular
Buddy Holly
Go buy a WAY over priced Gibson and pray that the headstock doesn't snap off. Get a tattoo of that. 😂
LP’s may be more expensive but they aren’t overpriced. That’s like saying a ferrari is overpriced. All relative. With that said Fender’s are great instruments both tele’s and strat’s.
I've never had a headstock snap off. No praying involved.
@@lonpollard902were you a professional guitarist?
@shable1436 No. But as far as how many times I've carried them around from place to place, and abused them, if they were fragile, they would have broken. I'm far too careless in how I leave them laying around, have them fall, etc. And of profesional guitarists I've known, I've not known one too have broken a headstock. I'm not saying it's never happened. Even axe handles, bats, and numerous other wooden objects break at times, due to unseen defects in a particular piece of wood. It just seems highly exaggerated to me to pretend like it's a common occurrence.