re: #264 William Lewis

It was but no one had the name yet - and all the more important since without his guitar and Leo Fender’s we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

Not necessarily so William. The electric guitar has many fathers. It would have happened one way or another.

Are you familiar with Alvino Rey? I remember my father talking about him being the real “inventor” of the electric guitar. I don’t know if that is true, but my father was born in 1907 and loved music and electronics, so he had a feel for the history.

Also Rickenbacker was working on their Bakelite guitar which may have been the first production electric guitar.

Some Links for you…

Rickenbacker - The Earliest Days of the Electric Guitar

Wiki - Alvino Rey