Born this day in 1909 Leo Fender. Founder of Fender Musical Instruments. In 1950 the company released the Esquire, a thin body, fast neck electric that wouldn't feedback when played at volume of dance halls. Adding a second pick-up in '51 we had the Broadcaster which became the Telecaster. Still one of the most popular electric guitars for any genre.

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Trying out a Brimar 6V6G in my ‘71 Fender Champ. Its interesting how different it is from the RCA 6V6 I normally have in there. A little less volume but a bit more breakup. The Brimar 6V6GT I have breaks up much quicker than either of the other tubes. I’d use it more but its very microphonic. The Brimar 6V6G, on the other hand, is just ever so slightly microphonic so it will be usable. Amazingly, the big coke-bottle shaped tube fits fine. #brimar #nostubes #fenderchamp #vintagetubes #vintageamps