A Brief History of the Fender Guitar Company.
By Mike Hobbs
Besides the Gibson Les Paul Guitar, there is probably no more renowned Electric Guitar than the Fender. The Fender Stratocaster and Fender Telecaster electrics are the company's two most famous models and played by "rock gods" the world over (the Telecaster is especially favored by modern Country and Blues musicians, too), although Fender also makes steel string and classical guitars as well as bass guitars.
The Fender company also produces top of the line amplifiers.
In that same year Fender produced the electric Precision bass guitar.
Today's Fender "Strat" collectors and players covet pre-1973 Strats, and even more they prize "pre-CBS" models.
In 1981, CBS took steps to try to re-invent Fender. Having nothing but the patent and old Fender guitars in stock, eventually Bill Schultz built two new Fender manufacturing plants in Corona, California and Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. In 1995 Fender bought out the renowned Guild Guitar company and acquired its massive manufacturing plant in Westerly, Rhode Island.
Today Fender is back on top in the world of electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, and amplifiers.
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