Freddie Tavares
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Freddie Tavares was a Hawaiian-born steel guitarist, engineer, and influential Fender designer best known for helping create the Stratocaster and the Fender Bassman amplifier.
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fender designer
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audio engineer ⓘ musical instrument designer ⓘ musician ⓘ person ⓘ steel guitarist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century music industry
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20th-century musical instrument design ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fender Stratocaster vibrato system
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Leo Fender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hawaii
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| contributedTo | development of the Fender Bassman amplifier ⓘ |
| designed |
aspects of the Fender Stratocaster body
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aspects of the Fender Stratocaster vibrato unit ⓘ |
| employer | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Hawaiian ⓘ |
| familyName | Tavares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hawaiian steel guitar
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amplifier design ⓘ electric guitar design ⓘ |
| genre |
Hawaiian music
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steel guitar music ⓘ |
| givenName | Freddie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
electric guitar amplification
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electric guitar design ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric guitar
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steel guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hawaiian steel guitar playing
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helping create the Fender Bassman amplifier ⓘ helping create the Fender Stratocaster ⓘ |
| name | Freddie Tavares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fender Bassman amplifier
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Fender Stratocaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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musical instrument designer ⓘ session musician ⓘ steel guitarist ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Fender amplifiers
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Fender electric guitars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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