You might think that Taylor Guitars’ master guitar designer, Andy Powers, would struggle to find the time to kick off a solo record. But Powers Electric is exactly that. Taylor, of course, did ...
the electric guitar has been the soul of rock-and-roll. The plugged-in, amplified twang and squeal sounded like noise to adults, but for kids all over the world, it was the sound of rebellion.
Early 1940s: During World War II, Fender meets Clayton Orr “Doc” Kauman, a musician and the chief designer of electric guitars for Rickenbacker (based in Santa Ana and the first maker of ...