who was the electric guitar invented by
Read Rickenbackerâs history. The first solid body electric guitar was invented by Les Paul in 1941. It wasnât a pretty sight like the Les Paulâs you see today, but it was still the first in itâs class. It was basically a solid square wooden body with 6 steel strings on a neck.t was later in the 1940s when Leo Fender invented his first electric guitar naming it the Broadcaster. It was not long until they renamed it as the Telecaster. Then later inventing itâs bigger brother the âStratocasterâ as an upgrade (donât tell the tele lovers that!).