George D. Beauchamp (1899 - 1941), inventor of musical instruments and co-founder of National Stringed Instrument Corporation and Rickenbacker. The National String Instrument Corporation was the company formed to manufacture the first resonator guitars. ... Rickenbacker 330JG Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker (IPA pronunciation: ) [1]), is an electric guitar manufacturer, notable for having invented the first electric guitar during the 1930s. ...

Born in Texas, he played the violin and the lap steel guitar in vaudeville before his venture into the manufacturing of electric lap steel guitars, electric guitars, electric bass guitars, electric violins and combo instrument amplifiers. He is well known for his creation of the Frying pan electric guitar. He died in Los Angeles, California while deep-sea fishing. Chandler electric lap steel guitar, a modern solid body with the classic Weissenborn profile. ... Chandler electric lap steel guitar, a modern solid body with the classic Weissenborn profile. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... This electric violin, made by Leo Fender in the late 1950s, has a non-traditional design. ... An instrument amplifier is an electronic amplifier designed for use with an electric or electronic musical instrument, such as an electric guitar. ... The Frying Pan was the first electric guitar ever produced. ...

Chronology of Beauchamp's Inventions:

• 1929: Patent applied for the single-cone dobro guitar, patent # 1,808,756
• 1934: Patent applied for the electric lap steel guitar (nicknamed the frying pan), patent # 2,089,171
• 1936: Patent applied for the electric guitar (called the electro Spanish guitar, which was a hollow-body electric guitar)
• 1936: Patent applied for the electric violin (called the electro violin)

The electric lap steel guitar was marketed by Beauchamp's Ro-pat company in 1932, and the electric guitar was supposedly marketed in the same year, although early catalogues showing the instrument are not dated. As currently assessed, Beauchamp was the first to invent and produce the electric guitar. Catalogues from the Electro String Instrument Corporation show a range of electric instruments. A modern Gibson Dobro Dobro is a trade name now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar. ... Chandler electric lap steel guitar, a modern solid body with the classic Weissenborn profile. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... This electric violin, made by Leo Fender in the late 1950s, has a non-traditional design. ... Chandler electric lap steel guitar, a modern solid body with the classic Weissenborn profile. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ...

One of Beauchamps most prized guitars was not one that he made, but it was an acoustic guitar that Gibson made him as a gift for his contributions to the guitar world.

References

Rickenbacker by Richard Smith (1988)

External links

• The Earliest Days of the Electric Guitar
• Which Came First- Electric Guitar or Amp?
• Digital Violin - Article examining Beauchamp's Electro violins