![]() ![]() Bigsby was as much of a pioneer as Leo or Les with his one-off guitars built for guys like Merle Travis and Grady Martin.ĭesigning the guitars was one thing, and production of them was another. ![]() Duhammel had the right guy with Bigsby, too. ![]() Leo Fender's first electric guitar had hit the market in 1950, and Les Paul's Gibson offering had followed in 1952. Bigsby and Duhammel already had a working relationship with some the Magnatone steel guitar design and consulting work, so collaboration for the new MARK series guitars was natural progression.Įlectric Spanish guitars were still somewhat of a new invention by 1956. Indeed in 1956, Magna President Art Duhammel hired Paul Bigsby to design some electric Spanish style guitars to be sold alongside the steel guitars and amplifiers in the Magnatone catalog. If it is difficult to find today one of his few guitars built, there is a cheaper alternative. Bigsby is one of the major names when it comes to speak about the history of electric guitar. ![]()
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