Fender Guitars A Brief History - the 1950's

Here are a list of Fender Guitars that were release in the 1950's

Fact that they are still in production today is testament to Leo Fender's great design!

1950 Esquire, Broadcaster

1951 Nocaster, Telecaster

1954 Stratocaster

1956 - Gold Hardware became avaliable on Strats

1956 - Alder replaced original Ash bodies on Strats

1956 - Fender offers custom colors in Du-Point

1956 Musicmaster, Duo-Sonic

1957 - Fender offered deluxe strat wtih 14 Karat gold-plated parts and blonde finish aka "Mary Kaye" model

1958 Jazzmaster

1959 - Rosewood fingerboard avaliable on Strats and Teles