subject: Why Fender Guitars Are The Best [print this page] Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, best known as Fender, manufactures stringed instruments and amplifiers and is the worlds leading guitar manufacturer. Their most famous products include solid body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and Telecaster as well as the Precision Bass and Jazz Bass. Fender guitars are known worldwide as instruments that started the rock revolution, and are extremely prized by todays musicians and collectors.
The company was initially founded in California in 1946 by Clarence Fender. Back then, it was called the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, and one of the first commercially successful solid-body electric basses the Precision Bass, also known as the P-Bass, was designed by Fender. This type of Fender guitar is well known in rock, jazz, country, Motown, funk and other types of music circles.
Another famous Fender guitar is the Telecaster, which was originally named the Broadcaster. This was the first mass-produced solid body Spanish style electric guitar and is colloquially known as the Tele. It has a simple yet effective design and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing as well as popular music. It was initially released in 1950, and was the first guitar of its kind to be produced on a substantial scale. This type of Fender guitar has been mostly used in music genres such as rock, country and jazz. The popular Stratocaster (Strat) guitar was designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares in 1954. This is a double cutaway guitar with an extended top horn for balance. Along with the Les Paul guitar, the Strat is the most popular electric guitar ever.
All types of musicians from beginners and hobbyists to acclaimed artists and performers know the power and value of a Fender guitar. Many bands use Fender guitars some of the most famous Fender players over the years include Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Kurt Cobain, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and others.
The company also makes other musical instruments and equipment such as acoustic guitars, mandolins, banjos and electric violins. Fender also distributes amplifiers for both guitar and bass and public address equipment. Other Fender brands include Squier, Guild, SWR, Passport Tacoma, Jackson, Charvel, Groove Tubes, Gretsch as well as EVH guitars and amplifiers among others. Other Fender instruments include the Mustang, Jazzmaster, Jaguar, Starcaster, Duo-Sonic, Toronado and Bronco guitars. Fender also offers a complete line of accessories such as guitar strings, replacement parts, cases, straps, clothing and much more.
