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Fact #144889

When:

Short story:

Leo Fender is granted a patent for his Precision Bass, a pioneering instrument in the development of the electric bass guitar.

Full article:

Quincy Jones : Without the Fender bass, there'd be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting 'round since 1939 for a nice partner to come along. It became an electric rhythm section, and that changed everything.
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