Starting with their conception and design in the early 1950s, Solidbodies, the 50 Year Guitar War focuses on the five decade competition of sounds between the two guitars that have been heard on more popular recordings than any other instruments during the rock era. The documentary features players, historians, instrument dealers and collectors expressing their views on the competitive influences of the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul. The soundtrack and performance segments feature guitar solos played on those two instruments with styles of music highly representative of the time periods that are discussed in the documentary.
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Among those contributing commentary are Joe Bonamassa, internationally acclaimed guitarist known for his versatility and technically accomplished playing; Henry Garza, guitarist and singer with the Grammy Award winning Los Lonely Boys; Gary Hoey, noted guitarist who has composed for ESPN's Summer X Games; George Gruhn, the owner of Gruhn Guitars who is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on vintage guitars; Derek Trucks, famed slide guitar virtuoso who leads his own group and also plays with the Allman Brothers Band; and Richard R. Smith, the author of “Fender: The Sound Heard ‘Round The World†which is often viewed as the definitive book about Fender guitars and Leo Fender.
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