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All About the History of Fender Guitars

The Fender Guitar is currently one of the premier electric guitar manufacturers out there. The instrument manufacturing aspect of the company had its beginnings in 1946 when Leo Fender began building them. However, the company actually started in 1938 and was called Fender's Radio Services. He was actually a skilled technician who repaired radios, phonograph players, amplifiers, and other electronic instruments.

His experience repairing amplifiers actually marked the beginning of the Fender® manufacturer as we know it today. As a technician he had first hand knowledge of the design problems and issues. He began building his own amps in an effort to solve some of these problems.

He then partnered with Clayton Orr Kauffman to form a company called K & F Manufacturing Corp. which specialized in various electric devices and instruments (they made and designed them as well as sold them). Together they created an electric Hawaiian steel guitar. It was shortly after this that Fender and Kauffman had different visions for the business. Kauffman wanted to focus more on repair and Fender wanted to focus on the design aspect. This is when Fender started his company, the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Corporation and is now called the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

Fender GuitarFender® played a huge role in creating solid body guitars and making them widely available. One of their most popular models, the Fender® Stratocaster, or "Strat" for short was the first electric guitar with a solid body. Each year, they expand on their current guitar line while still making those old favorites available.

Now, there are over 26 styles of Fender® electric guitars available. The Stratocaster line has expanded to include special series modeled after celebrity artists such as David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Other models include other Stratocaster models, the Toronado, the Jazzmaster, the Bronco, and the Mustang. For a complete list, visit the official Fender® website.

Fender Guitar also boasts a list of artists who play their electric guitars. These include Sting, Eric Johnson, the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Yngwie Malmstein, Roscoe Beck, and Robert Cray. For a complete list of artists and their profiles you can visit the Fender® website.

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Fender Limited Edition American Series Ash Stratocaster Sienna Sunburst Maple Fretboard

Fender Limited Edition American Series Ash Stratocaster Sienna Sunburst Maple Fretboard


The beauty of the American Stratocaster guitar is in its details. This Fender Special Run model features an ash body, the tonewood favored in the Telecaster for it's combination of bright tone response and warm, sustaining bass. It's also wired with Fender Special Design Hot Vintage Noiseless pickups and straight ahead five-way switching. These are the same pickups featured on the Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster for their great tone and, as you'd expect, quiet operation.The Limited Edition Strat still has the simple player friendly refinements Fender has carefully added into the timeless design of the Strat guitar: hand-rolled fingerboard edges, five-way switching and two-point synchronized tremolo.



 

Fender American Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Sherwood Green

Fender American Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Sherwood Green


The best of old and new Fender craftsmanship creates a fantastic guitar built for the serious player! Fender starts with a Vintage American '62 Stratocaster and adds a list of sought-after Custom Shop upgrades: top-of-the-line thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish; larger, vintage C-shape neck profile with satin-finish back, 9.5" fingerboard radius, medium-jumbo frets; a reverse-wound, reverse-phase middle pickup for noise-canceling; and the second tone control is wired to bridge pickup. The rest is true-blue '62 Strat: comfort-contoured alder body, Fender/Gotoh vintage-style tuners, mint green pickguard, and chrome hardware.The U.S. Vintage Hot Rod Series from Fender offers new instruments with the looks, specs, and features that make them feel as if you were the third owner of a vintage instrument. Here's your chance to own that beautiful player's guitar but in brand new shape and freshly set-up from the Fender factory!



 

Fender Custom Shop TIme Machine Series '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic Electric Guitar Black

Fender Custom Shop TIme Machine Series '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic Electric Guitar Black


This awesome reproduction created by the Custom Shop for the Time Machine Series looks like a 30-something that has aged gracefully since 1956. The Classic Fender Strat features an alder or ash body depending on finish (ash on the vintage blonde), and the original 10/56 shaped maple neck. Includes a deluxe hardshell case.



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Fender 62 Jaguar Electric Guitar Olympic White Brown Shell Pickguard

Fender 62 Jaguar Electric Guitar Olympic White Brown Shell Pickguard


$1,399.99


There's no more comfortable guitar whether standing or sitting than the Fender '62 Jaguar Electric Guitar. A faster, smarter offspring of 1958's Jazzmaster, this baby has much easier action because of its reduced 24" scale length. The single-coil pickups resemble those of the Strat with the addition of a "keeper" that increases current through the pickup coil and reduces sensitivity to hum. The result is more kick in the mids and less noise. The Fender Jag shares the same preset circuitry found on the Jazzmaster and a trio of selector switches. An individual on/off switch for each pickup and a subtle high-pass filter switch round out the Jag's tonal versatility. Maple neck on alder body with rosewood fretboard and vintage-style floating trem. Funky (removable) string dampener is included for historical accuracy. Includes Fender hardshell case.



Fender Acoustasonic Stratocaster Electric Guitar Crimson Transparent

Fender Acoustasonic Stratocaster Electric Guitar Crimson Transparent


$749.99


Directional woodgrain-like pattern on the graphite composite top sounds like spruce but is much lighter and stronger, perfect to top the hollowed-out totally Stratocaster alder body. The Acoustasonic electric guitar's super lightweight design features volume and tone controls built into the bridge! State-of-the-art active electronics with 3-piece piezo under-bridge pickup combined with a genuine classic Strat maple neck with rosewood fretboard add up to the ultimate acoustic axe for the electric guitarist. An amazing, innovative instrument. Includes Fender deluxe gig bag.



Fender American Special Mahogany HSS Stratocaster Electric Guitar Crimson Red Transparent

Fender American Special Mahogany HSS Stratocaster Electric Guitar Crimson Red Transparent


$999.99


The American Special HSS guitar features three incredible-sounding Fender pickups: a Diamondback humbucker and two custom-staggered Tex-Mex single-coils. With the original Strat guitar body shape and tremolo bridge, it rocks with a traditional vibe and screams out modern sonics with the hot humbucker at the bridge. It has a fast, modern C-shape maple neck with rolled edges on the fretboard and 22 medium-jumbo frets. Crimson red transparent finish looks killer and highlights the mahogany wood grain.



Fender American Vintage 57 Stratocaster Left-Handed Electric Guitar 2-Tone Sunburst Maple Fretboard

Fender American Vintage 57 Stratocaster Left-Handed Electric Guitar 2-Tone Sunburst Maple Fretboard


$1,399.99


Play a classic with the real feel and sound of one of Fender's all-time most popular models! True to all the original specs and detailing, including neck and headstock shapes, body radii and contours even the original hand-beveled pickup magnets.



Fender American Vintage Series '70s Stratocaster Reissue Electric Guitar Black Maple Fretboard

Fender American Vintage Series '70s Stratocaster Reissue Electric Guitar Black Maple Fretboard


$1,299.99


This American Vintage Stratocaster features all the best elements of classic '70s Strats! Start with an ash (on transparent finish models) or alder body and add a U-shaped maple neck with an improved 3-bolt mount and Micro Tilt adjustment. The bridge is a vintage-correct '70-'71 style. The unmistakable large headstock, Diamond Head F tuners, and '70s-style decal give it the look and feel of the era, while specially-voiced pickups recapture the electric guitar magic of the time. Includes a deluxe black hardshell case with vintage orange interior.

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