In 1954, a guitar maker called Leo Fender introduced his second electric guitar, a companion to his 1950 Telecaster (originally Broadcaster ... Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since ...

just as Leo Fender’s eponymous guitar-making business (founded in 1946) was getting into its swing. The Stratocaster itself was first seen in 1954, following on from the Telecaster (1950) and before ...