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 Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 1963 Telecaster Custom and a 1962 Esquire Custom Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Full line catalogues produced annually by Fender almost every year between 1949 and 1970 Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Stratocaster production in 1957 Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk A selection of posters for Fender guitars Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk From left to right: 1963 Jazzmasters in Candy Apple Red, 1965 in Olympic White, and 1963 in Lake Placid Blue Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk 1968 Mustangs in Dakota Red and 1966 Olympic White model with short scale neck Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Shop signs for Fender Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Bob Dylan with Fender bass Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age Photograph: guardian.co.uk Fender postcard image of Jimi Hendrix playing a Stratocaster in 1966 Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 by Martin Kelly, Paul Kelly and Terry Foster is published by Cassell Illustrated, and is available for £25 from www.octopusbooks.co.uk Photograph: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 Photograph: guardian.co.uk