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Fender (company)
33°38′46″N 111°53′57″W / 33.6460322°N 111.899058°W
The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer and marketer of musical instruments and amplifiers. Fender produces acoustic guitars, bass amplifiers and public address equipment; however, it is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, Jazzmaster, Precision Bass, and the Jazz Bass. Fender also develops digital audio workstation and scorewriter via its subsidiary PreSonus which was acquired in 2021. The company was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946. Andy Mooney has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) since June 2015.
In January 2020, Servco Pacific became the majority owner after acquiring the shares of TPG Growth.
The company began as "Fender's Radio Service" in late 1938, in Fullerton, California. As a qualified electronics technician, Leo Fender had repaired radios, phonographs, home audio amplifiers, public address systems and musical instrument amplifiers. He became intrigued by design flaws in contemporary musical instrument amplifiers and began building amplifiers based on his own designs or modifications to existing designs.
By the early 1940s, Leo Fender had entered into a partnership with Clayton Orr "Doc" Kauffman, and they formed the K & F Manufacturing Corp to design, manufacture, and market electric instruments and amplifiers. Doc Kauffman's experience in the industry had great value for Leo. During the 1930's Doc Kauffman had assisted George Beauchamp & Rickenbacker in developing the Lap Steel A-22 Frying Pan, as well the Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts the first full-scale electric guitar. A scale length, which Fender would continue forth. Production began in 1945 with Fender's first stringed instrument design, a Hawaiian lap steel guitar encompassed with a patented pickup and accompanying amplifier. By the end of the year, Fender became convinced that manufacturing was more profitable than repair and decided to concentrate on that business instead. Kauffman remained unconvinced, and he and Fender amicably parted ways in 1946. Fender then renamed the company the "Fender Electric Instrument Company".
The brand's first official guitar design came in spring of 1950 with the release of the Esquire, which came with both single- and double-pickup options. However, as the Esquire's one-piece maple neck proved susceptible to bowing in high humidity, a truss rod was added and the model was renamed the "Broadcaster", and later the "Telecaster" after a trademark dispute with Gretsch. The Telecaster's bolted-on neck allowed for the instrument's body and neck to be milled and finished separately, and for the final assembling to be done quickly and cheaply by unskilled workers.[citation needed] The "Tele" was the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar. Following the success of the Telecaster, Fender debuted the world's first electric bass, the Precision Bass, in 1951, alongside the first-ever bass amp, the Bassman.
In August 1954, Fender unveiled the Stratocaster electric guitar. The "now-iconic" Strat differed significantly from the Telecaster's design in several ways, such as using three pickups, a spring-tension vibrato bridge, and a contoured body shape. Following the Stratocaster's release, the Precision Bass received a major makeover, aligning its design more with the Stratocaster, as opposed to the Telecaster. In 1959, Fender released the Jazzmaster guitar. Like the Stratocaster before it, the Jazzmaster was a radical departure from previous guitar designs, with an offset body, new vibrato system, and innovative electronics that were designed to (unsuccessfully) capture the Jazz guitar market. The Jazz Bass followed in 1960, with the Jaguar released in 1962 and Mustang in 1964, completing Fender's "classic" instrument lineup. Fender began producing acoustic guitars in 1964, as well.
In January 1965, Leo Fender sold his companies to the Columbia Records Distribution Corporation, a subsidiary of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), for $13 million ($130 million in 2024 adjusted for inflation). As Fender later explained, "In 1964 Leo found himself with 17 buildings, about 600 employees, and a back order of $9 million in guitars and amps. The overwhelming demands of the company coupled with his often debilitating illness forced him to sell the company to CBS in 1965." Fender's "CBS-era" saw several notable changes implemented, such as a redesigned oversized headstock (1965), bound fretboards with block inlays (1966), and a three-bolt neck joint (1971).
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33°38′46″N 111°53′57″W / 33.6460322°N 111.899058°W
The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer and marketer of musical instruments and amplifiers. Fender produces acoustic guitars, bass amplifiers and public address equipment; however, it is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, Jazzmaster, Precision Bass, and the Jazz Bass. Fender also develops digital audio workstation and scorewriter via its subsidiary PreSonus which was acquired in 2021. The company was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946. Andy Mooney has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) since June 2015.
In January 2020, Servco Pacific became the majority owner after acquiring the shares of TPG Growth.
The company began as "Fender's Radio Service" in late 1938, in Fullerton, California. As a qualified electronics technician, Leo Fender had repaired radios, phonographs, home audio amplifiers, public address systems and musical instrument amplifiers. He became intrigued by design flaws in contemporary musical instrument amplifiers and began building amplifiers based on his own designs or modifications to existing designs.
By the early 1940s, Leo Fender had entered into a partnership with Clayton Orr "Doc" Kauffman, and they formed the K & F Manufacturing Corp to design, manufacture, and market electric instruments and amplifiers. Doc Kauffman's experience in the industry had great value for Leo. During the 1930's Doc Kauffman had assisted George Beauchamp & Rickenbacker in developing the Lap Steel A-22 Frying Pan, as well the Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts the first full-scale electric guitar. A scale length, which Fender would continue forth. Production began in 1945 with Fender's first stringed instrument design, a Hawaiian lap steel guitar encompassed with a patented pickup and accompanying amplifier. By the end of the year, Fender became convinced that manufacturing was more profitable than repair and decided to concentrate on that business instead. Kauffman remained unconvinced, and he and Fender amicably parted ways in 1946. Fender then renamed the company the "Fender Electric Instrument Company".
The brand's first official guitar design came in spring of 1950 with the release of the Esquire, which came with both single- and double-pickup options. However, as the Esquire's one-piece maple neck proved susceptible to bowing in high humidity, a truss rod was added and the model was renamed the "Broadcaster", and later the "Telecaster" after a trademark dispute with Gretsch. The Telecaster's bolted-on neck allowed for the instrument's body and neck to be milled and finished separately, and for the final assembling to be done quickly and cheaply by unskilled workers.[citation needed] The "Tele" was the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar. Following the success of the Telecaster, Fender debuted the world's first electric bass, the Precision Bass, in 1951, alongside the first-ever bass amp, the Bassman.
In August 1954, Fender unveiled the Stratocaster electric guitar. The "now-iconic" Strat differed significantly from the Telecaster's design in several ways, such as using three pickups, a spring-tension vibrato bridge, and a contoured body shape. Following the Stratocaster's release, the Precision Bass received a major makeover, aligning its design more with the Stratocaster, as opposed to the Telecaster. In 1959, Fender released the Jazzmaster guitar. Like the Stratocaster before it, the Jazzmaster was a radical departure from previous guitar designs, with an offset body, new vibrato system, and innovative electronics that were designed to (unsuccessfully) capture the Jazz guitar market. The Jazz Bass followed in 1960, with the Jaguar released in 1962 and Mustang in 1964, completing Fender's "classic" instrument lineup. Fender began producing acoustic guitars in 1964, as well.
In January 1965, Leo Fender sold his companies to the Columbia Records Distribution Corporation, a subsidiary of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), for $13 million ($130 million in 2024 adjusted for inflation). As Fender later explained, "In 1964 Leo found himself with 17 buildings, about 600 employees, and a back order of $9 million in guitars and amps. The overwhelming demands of the company coupled with his often debilitating illness forced him to sell the company to CBS in 1965." Fender's "CBS-era" saw several notable changes implemented, such as a redesigned oversized headstock (1965), bound fretboards with block inlays (1966), and a three-bolt neck joint (1971).