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it was totally solid. 
Q37
All previous guitars had been 
hollow or partly hollow. It looked slightly strange but the next step had been made towards the modem
electric guitar.
The first guitar successfully produced in large numbers was made in 1950 by Leo Fender. His Spanish-
style electric guitar, known as a ‘Fender Broadcaster’, had a bolt-on neck, and was initially criticised by
competitors as being very simple and lacking in craftsmanship. Yet it was immediately successful and 
was 
particularly suited to mass production,
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spurring other guitar companies to follow Fender’s lead.
In 1951 Leo Fender revolutionised the music world yet again when he produced an electric bass guitar.
This was the first commercially successful bass model to be played like a guitar. It was easier for players to
hit an exact note:
that’s why it was called The Precision’. 
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Although there had already been electric 
standup basses, this was much more portable. It is now standard in the line-up of any rock band and
some historians suggest that entire genres of music, such as reggae and funk, could not exist without it.
In 1952 the Gibson company became Fender’s first major competitor when Ted McCarty created The
Gibson Les Paul’ guitar. It was distinctive because 
it was coloured gold. 
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The reason for this was 
to disguise the fact that it was made from two different kinds of wood. In 1954 Leo Fender responded to
this successful instrument by introducing The Fender Stratocaster’. It is easily identified by its double-
cutaway design and three pickups. This model may be the most influential electric guitar ever produced.
The modern guitar as we know it was here to stay.

TEST
HOSTELS
Man: 
Good morning. Can I help you?
Woman: 
I hope so! I have a friend in Spain and her two daughters are coming to the city to study 
for a month. So I thought the Tourist Information Centre was the best place to ask about 
hostels. Can you recommend any?
Man:
Of course. Ah, I usually suggest one of the Hostelling International places. HI West End
is a big hostel in a residential area, but it’s only ten minutes from downtown

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