Perhaps you could say that Tadéo is the second in line after Abigail Ybarra that deserves the higher accolades. Tadeo was a wood worker that was instrumental in the Fender's development of neck shapes and carves.

Tadéo Juarga Gomez was born in 1902, La Cueva Mexico, Tadeo was an immigrant from a large family, that like so many, crossed over the USA border to find the American Dream. Certainly he made it so, but ending up at Fender was perhaps not the dream he wished for perhaps, But he did find honest work that would cement him status of fame after his passing in 1986.

No exact date is known when he started at Fender, But he was there in the very early stages in the 50's as his "TG" signature is found on Broadcaster necks. During his time in Fender he invented the infamous '57 Soft-V which many favorm along side the final shape of the neck known today.

His technique also made the so called "The Tadéo Taper" that goes from one shape at 1st fret and ends up differently at the heel.

Tadéo would only work for Fender until 1957 when he quit due to disagreement with managment. He then went to Anaheim to help constructing Disneyland. But finding his health was not cut out anymore to do hard labour, he returned to Fender after it was sold to CBS to work as a... Janitor.

You could say it was a waste of talent during those years, but neck production methods had changed and CBS only really cared for straight C-shapes during their reign. Neck carves and shapes was not really CBS agenda when they had Fender.

A work-accident made him quit Fender for good in 1969.

He retired back to his home in La Habra, CA (just north of Fullerton) to run his own little convenient store with his wife called "La Chiquita Store" on 4th Street until he passed away in 1986.

Tadéo was Married to Petra (who died in 1989). The couple had six children.

Read more about Tadeo: Guitar.com / GuitarHQ