Fender didn't play the guitar, or any instrument. According to Ian S. Port, author of "The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll" his ...

The Klunkers, ultimately, sat at the core of the new sound craved by the hugely innovative guitarist and luthier, who once said he would only stop playing ... Fender saw the appeal of Les Paul's ...