Fender

American company

Also known as: Fender Electric Instruments Company, Fender Electric Instruments Corporation(Show More)

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Fender is an American company renowned for its pioneering work in electronic musical instruments, particularly electric guitars and bass guitars. Founded by Leo Fender in 1946, the company introduced the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar, the Fender Broadcaster (later renamed the Telecaster), in 1951. This was followed by the Fender Precision Bass, the first commercially successful electric bass guitar, in 1951, and the iconic Fender Stratocaster in 1954. The Stratocaster, known for its distinctive double-cutaway body, three pickups, and vibrato system, became a staple in popular music, especially in blues and rock genres. Leo Fender, an inventor but not a musician himself, sold his companies to CBS in 1965 but continued to consult on designs.12

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…1951 by what later became Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. The P Bass featured an ash body, a 20-fret maple neck, a 34-inch scale length, and a single pickup. Since its invention, the P Bass has been modified in various ways, with different sizes and different pickup arrangements.
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…1951 by what later became Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. The P Bass featured an ash body, a 20-fret maple neck, a 34-inch scale length, and a single pickup. Since its invention, the P Bass has been modified in various ways, with different sizes and different pickup arrangements.
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Leo Fender
…under the auspices of the Fender Electric Instruments Company, which Fender had formed in 1946. In 1951 the Fender Precision Bass, the world’s first commercially successful electric bass guitar, was unveiled, and in 1954 the Fender Stratocaster was put on the market. More stylish and technically improved than the Telecaster,…
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…under the auspices of the Fender Electric Instruments Company, which Fender had formed in 1946. In 1951 the Fender Precision Bass, the world’s first commercially successful electric bass guitar, was unveiled, and in 1954 the Fender Stratocaster was put on the market. More stylish and technically improved than the Telecaster,…
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