The History of the Electric Guitar

TEST 65Cambridge IELTS Trainer · Questions 31–40

Complete the table below

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer

THE HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR
DATE	MAKER	NAME OF GUITAR	FEATURES
1890s	Orville Gibson	no name	similar in shape to a 31
1925	John Dopyera	The National Guitar	made of metal, good for playing 32 music
1930s	C.F. Martin Company	The Dreadnought	strings made of 33
1931	George Beauchamp	The 34	used two 35 shaped like horseshoes to increase sound
1935	Adolph Rickenbacker	The Rickenbacker Electro Spanish	made from 36
1941	Les Paul	The log	the first to be completely 37
1950	Leo Fender	The Fender Broadcaster	its simplicity made it ideal for 38
1951	Leo Fender	The 39	easy to carry around
1952	Ted McCarty	The Gibson Les Paul	40 in colour
1954	Leo Fender	The Fender Stratocaster	double cutaway design