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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Type
Private
Industry
Musical instruments
Founded
1946
Founder(s)
Clarence Leonidas Fender
Headquarters
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Area served
Global
Key people
Chairman and CEO William (Bill) MendelloCFO James Broenen
Subsidiaries
SquierGretschJackson GuitarsCharvelHamerTacomaGuild Guitar CompanySWR Sound CorporationBrand XOrpheumOlympiaHeartfield
Website
http://www.fender.com/
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Scottsdale, Arizona is a manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and the Telecaster. The company, previously named the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946. Leo Fender also designed one of the first commercially successful solid-body electric bass, the Precision Bass (P-Bass), which has become known in rock, jazz, country, Motown, funk, and other types of music.
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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Type
Private
Industry
Musical instruments
Founded
1946
Founder(s)
Clarence Leonidas Fender
Headquarters
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Area served
Global
Key people
Chairman and CEO William (Bill) MendelloCFO James Broenen
Subsidiaries
SquierGretschJackson GuitarsCharvelHamerTacomaGuild Guitar CompanySWR Sound CorporationBrand XOrpheumOlympiaHeartfield
Website
http://www.fender.com/
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Scottsdale, Arizona is a manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and the Telecaster. The company, previously named the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946. Leo Fender also designed one of the first commercially successful solid-body electric bass, the Precision Bass (P-Bass), which has become known in rock, jazz, country, Motown, funk, and other types of music.
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