Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), commonly referred to simply as Fender, is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers. It is famous for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, such as the Stratocaster (also known as the "Strat"), Telecaster (also known as the "Tele"), Precision Bass (also known as the "P-Bass"), and the Jazz Bass (also known as the "J-Bass"). Its headquarters are in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company, previously named the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946.

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Fender guitars logo.svg
Formerly called
Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company
Type
Private
Industry Musical instruments
Genre Music
Founded Fullerton, California, U.S. (1946; 71 years ago)
Founder Clarence Leonidas Fender
Headquarters Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andy Mooney (CEO)[1]
James S. Broenen (CFO)
Evan Jones (CMO)[2]
Products Electric, acoustic, resonator & classical guitars
Acoustic & electric bass guitars
Banjos
Mandolins
Ukuleles
Harmonicas
Amplifiers
Effects units
Audio equipment
Brands Fender Custom Shop
Fender Japan
Squier
Gretsch
Jackson
Charvel
EVH
[3]
Divisions Corona, California (USA) Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico)
Website fender.com

The company is a privately held corporation with Andy Mooney serving as the Chief Executive Officer. The company filed for an initial public offering in March 2012,[4] but this was withdrawn[5][6] five months later. In addition to its Scottsdale headquarters, Fender has manufacturing facilities in Corona, California (US) and Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico).[7]

The company also manufactures acoustic guitars, electric basses, mandolins, banjos, and electric violins, as well as guitar amplifiers, bass amplifiers, and PA (public address) equipment. Other Fender brands include Squier (entry level/budget), Jackson, Charvel, EVH guitars and amplifiers in collaboration with Eddie Van Halen, and the manufacture and distribution of Gretsch guitars under license.

History

Products

Custom Shop

Squier

The Fender Visitor Center and Factory Tour

Associated artists

Fender Play

SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS
An eye-catchingly adventurous design—an exercise in chrome, plastic and wood—the Jaguar guitar's delightfully off-kilter aesthetics and unique sound made it a darling of underground artists from the '70s to today. Though it was the pinnacle of guitar technology when it was released in 1962, time (and technology) marches on so we updated the Jaguar with modern features and materials, hot-rodding it for today's players. The result? The American Professional Jaguar—a dangerous instrument with bite.

FEATURES

Two Michael Frank-designed single-coil V-Mod Jaguar pickups
Jaguar bridge with brass Mustang saddles and vintage-style "floating" tremolo with screw-in arm
New modern "Deep C”-shaped neck profile
Bone nut; 22 narrow-tall frets for easier bending
Treble bleed circuit maintains highs when reducing volume
Includes Elite Molded hardshell case