Nature's influence on Leo Fender?

[Brock]

I present the Goblin Shark!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_shark

The theory: Leo Fender saw a Goblin shark sometime around 1949, it made a huge impact on him, and instruments changed from the influence.

Here's what the earliest Fender guitars looked like, before Leo Fender first saw the Goblin Shark (notice the headstock):



The headstocks were then changed to resemble the tail, and then finally the body horns were added in tribute to the fins. Finally he ended up with this:



...of course, I could be wrong!

[Miles Smiles]

...of course, I could be wrong!

I guess, you would be right,


if there wasn't the Telecaster between that prototype and the Stratocaster.

Interesting animal anyhow.

[Brock]

I addressed this:

The headstocks were then changed to resemble the tail

(telecaster)

and then finally the body horns were added in tribute to the fins.

(strat)

I have inaccuracy accuracy.