SOLIDBODIES

THE 50 YEAR GUITAR WAR

Guitar DVD

The Stratocaster vs the Les Paul.

A competition to decide the sound that will dominate Rock music.

Starting with their conception and design in the early 1950s, Solidbodies, The 50 Year Guitar War focuses on the five decade rivalry between the two guitars that have been heard on more popular recordings than any other instruments during the rock era. Players, historians, instrument dealers and collectors express their views on the competitive influences of the Stratocaster and the Les Paul. The documentry's soundtrack and performance segments feature solos played on these two guitars.

Every rock music fan has heard the war, every rock guitarist has fought the battles.