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1938 - Leo opens Fender Repair Service.
1945 - Joins with Doc Kauffman to sell amps for lap steel and lap steels themselves (under K&F).
1946 - Fender Electric Instruments Co. is born. The woody deluxe first immerges. So do the Professional, the Princeton and the Super in’47.
1948 - The first tweed covered amps are born. Along comes the Champ.
1951 - The first P-bass is introduced, it'll need a new amp.
1952 - The Bassman is released for the P-bass.
1952 - The Twin in it's not so burly early stage is released.
1953 - The Bandmaster.