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6 unusual facts about Fender Musical Instruments Corporation


Al Jones

His main business became manufacture of his Ashworth range of instrument pickups and he later joined with Nigel Thornbory, the guitar maker, to produce a range of extraordinary rubber-stringed Ashbory basses which are now manufactured under licence by Fender.

César Díaz

His amplifiers are built in the Fender tradition; the Classic Twin-100, for instance, is a 100-watt two channel amp inspired by the Fender Twin.

Dear City

Stillwell creates music using keyboards, drum machines, and a Fender Stratocaster.

Fender

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, a U.S. manufacturer of stringed musical instruments and amplifiers

Gibraltar Hardware

In early 2008, Kaman sold its musical interests to the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

Road Scholars

Julio Fernandez played a Washburn MG122ES electric guitar and a Ronaldo custom electric guitar through a Fender Prososonic Amp using the following effects: Rocktron Voodoo Valve Preamp/Multi effects rack, Vox Wahwah pedal, Boss Overdrive, Digital Delay & EQ Pedals, TC Electronics Chorus Pedal and ADA MIDI Control Pedal using a Whirlwind Custom Switching Box.


Dakota Floeter

In addition to Dakota's acting roles in television and film, he has played guitar in television commercials for Folgers (2000), Fender Guitars and Hewlett-Packard (2004), and on television's Austin City Limits.

Deryck Whibley Telecaster deluxe

The Fender Deryck Whibley Telecaster deluxe is the signature guitar of Deryck Whibley, lead singer and guitarist of the Juno Award-winning Canadian rock band Sum 41.

Forbon

It was used on the original pickups that Leo Fender (founder of Fender Guitars) created for the Stratocaster, Telecaster, and the Precision Bass.

I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart

In 2010, it was used as part of an advertisement campaign for a Fender edition of the T-Mobile HTC Magic myTouch 3G telephone.

Laurent Brancowitz

During live shows, Brancowitz often plays a Fender Bullet, although he has also used a large variety of guitars from Fender and Gibson.

Nigel Gavin

His favourite electric guitars are a Fender Telecaster and an Ibanez 7-string, both of which he uses with a variety of effects.

Quinn Sullivan

Quinn plays Fender guitars and amps including Fender Stratocasters, Bassmans and Twin Reverbs live, but in the studio uses all different varieties of guitars, pedals and amps.

Soultone

Marshall, Fender, Gibson, and Vox all currently offer entirely hand wired re-creations of their vintage products, often at costs lower than boutique competition.

Stagemaster

The Squier Stagemaster (discontinued) is a guitar made by Squier, which normally manufactures less expensive authorized copies of Fender's more popular guitars and bass guitars.


see also

FJB

Fender Jazz Bass, well known bass guitar produced by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation