1950s

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Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Zaal Lux, Herenthout, Belgium, 18th April 1981.

Watch Stray Cats Reignite ‘50s Rock and Roll at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival With Their Classic Hit “Stray Cat Strut”

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video Brian Setzer reinvigorated the art of virtuoso rock and roll guitar playing and raised the bar for every guitarist who dug a plectrum into rock and roll’s classic catalog

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Gretsch White Falcon

Vintage, Rare and Cool as F**k: This Gorgeous Cast of 1950s Gretsch White Falcons is a Collector’s Dream

By Rod Brakes published

Gretsch author Ed Ball explains why the classic single-cutaway White Falcon remains a pinnacle of electric guitar design

Electric Guitars
Jeff Beck performs Link Wray & His Ray Men's "Rumble" using a Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster in Sea Foam Green finish

Watch Jeff Beck Perform “Rumble” in New Fender Video

By Rod Brakes published

Video The guitarist plays the Link Wray classic and recalls hearing it for the first time

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Fender Blackguard

The History of the Fender Telecaster

By Richard Smith published

How Fender’s seminal solidbody helped ignite a cultural revolution.

Electric Guitars