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1. What was the primary reason for developing the first electric guitars?
2. Which of these is regarded as the first commercially successful electric guitar?
3. The first commercially successful "normal" electric guitar was Gibson's "ES-150". What does "ES-150" stand for?
4. Many manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon, fitting pickups to their acoustic guitar models...all of these instruments had one serious drawback, what was it?
5. Experimentation with a solid body guitar had been going on for a number of years when this man brought the idea to prominence with "the Log". Who am I talking about?
6. Clarence "Leo" Fender designed the first commercially successful solid body guitar. What was it's name?
7. Shortly after introduction of the first solid body Fender's to the marketplace, Leo's design for a second pickup (in the neck position) was introduced as an upgrade to the standard guitar. This model briefly bore a new name...what was it?
8. With the success of Fender's solid body electric, Gibson immediately set to work on a solid body guitar of their own...what was Les Paul's design contribution?
9. Another tinkerer was also at work on solid body guitar design during this formative period, making handcrafted instruments (primarily for prominent country pickers) starting in 1947. Who was he?
10. In 1955, Seth Lover designed an improvement, which has since become synonymous with Gibson electric guitars...what?
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