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1. Ask pretty much anybody the question: "Who designed the Fender Stratocaster"? and most can say that it was designed by Leo Fender. However, he was not alone in doing so. What was the name of his co-designer?
2. What was different about the body material used for the guitar designed by Dan Armstrong for the Ampeg Company during the late 1960s?
3. What name is given to the adjustable metal bar that runs the length of the guitar's neck that imparts strength and counteracts the effect of the string tension?
4. During the 1970s three US manufacturers, Veleno, Kramer and Travis Bean, pioneered the use of which material in their products?
5. What name is given to the distance between the 'nut' at the top of the neck and the part of the guitar's bridge assembly known as the 'saddle'?
6. By the middle of the 1980s, which design feature had become fashionable on many brands of 'superstrat' style guitar, popular amongst rock and metal players?
7. There is a name given to the method of representing music, specifically for the guitar and other fretted instruments, that could be considered a musical 'shorthand'. What is this system called?
8. Speaking in guitar terms, what is the 'rule of eighteen' used to calculate?
9. Daphne Blue, Fiesta Red, Lake Placid Blue and Surf Green are all paint colours that feature, or have featured, on the products of which US guitar maker?
10. During the early 1980s, the Hamer USA Company constructed a special five-neck guitar for which madcap rock player?
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