The appearance of the glorious and reliable Fender guitars, the world owes to the American Leo Fender. It was he who in 1949 created his first electric guitar. Previously, Leo was engaged in soldering various radio equipment.
Fender telecaster
The first Fender guitar was called the Fender Broadcaster. It went on sale in 1950 and immediately went down in history as the first mass-produced electric guitar with a solid body. The guitar received the humorous nickname AK-47 due to its reliability and impressive simplicity. Broadcaster was later renamed Telecaster due to legal issues. The guitar was so innovative that it quickly became a regular at any rock and roll party. That was this Leo Fender - his guitar turned out to be glorious and still steadfastly holds a post on conveyors.
Fender Bass - a new milestone in the history of the brand
Leo Fender did not stop there - in 1951 he invented the Fender Precision Bass. Eclipse its success was able only to another bass company from Fender - Jazz Bass. These two copies are monuments in the world of rock music. The Fender bass guitar will harmoniously fit into any rock band. And demonstrate to listeners an unearthly sound.
Top Fender Brand - Stratocaster Legendary Guitar
In 1954, Leo surpassed himself and created the Fender Stratocaster. It is this guitar that personifies the stereotype of people about the representation of the shape of the instrument: if you ask a random oncoming person to draw an electric guitar, then with a 90% probability he will draw exactly Stratocaster.
In the 60s, they wanted to discontinue the future legend due to the low level of popularity, but then a young man suddenly appeared pale with a burning eye on behalf of Jimmy Hendrix, and the Fender Stratocaster guitar suddenly became popular again (really!).
Fender Guitars and their prices
After Jimmy Hendrix, Fender guitars began to be actively used. One after another, rock stars added to their arsenal of different people from Fender factories. This led to the emergence of a huge number of underground workshops producing fakes of the legendary electric guitars. Therefore, buying Fender products is strongly recommended only from authorized dealers, otherwise there is a risk of paying a lot of money for a piece of plywood with strings.
The most expensive guitar in the history of music belongs to the Fender brand. The tool was sold for $ 2.7 million at auction. A distinctive feature of the guitar was that it had the signature of the coolest rockers on the planet - from Mick Jagger to Eric Clapton.
For the most ordinary Fender of the sample of the 50s, you will have to pay more than one dozen thousand dollars. Such guitars are unusually beautiful, and technically, over the years, nothing has worsened in them.
Exotic models Mustang and Jaguar are produced in very small quantities, and you can buy them only in second-hand or from the bulletin board. Musicians in the last century were fond of collecting such instruments.
Amplifiers Fender
Yes, the central product of the Fender brand is a guitar, but nevertheless, the inventive Leo Fender managed to excel in the combo amplifier market. In 1948, the first large series of low-power amplifiers was launched into production. Due to technical imperfections, they were repeatedly modernized and replaced by others.
Acoustic Guitar Fender
In 1963, the Fender Concert series appeared on the guitar market. She became the starting point of the sold copies of acoustic guitars by Fender. The guitar, representing the lineup, in general, was no different from its competitors, but it was made with the soul and very high quality, as befits every native of Fender workshops.
Fender acoustic guitars are still produced today. The company’s policy is that these guitars are only in affordable price segments: prices start at 100 and go up to $ 1000. Professionals, of course, rarely use such tools. Acoustic guitar "Fender" is great for beginners who want to learn the instrument, or mid-level players seeking to buy a good and reliable instrument for training and periodic demonstrations.
The difference between a good guitar and a bad one: Fender's dilemma
A million tools can distinguish a good tool from a bad one, but the key remains the tree and its processing methods. A tree tends to shrink over time and decrease in volume. Of course, it is quite expensive and time-consuming to dry a whole forest in a high-quality way, therefore South Asian producers do not do this at all. What does this affect? The fretboard of the guitar dries up after a while, and the sills begin to stick out dangerously because of it. As a result of this, the guitarist is unlikely to avoid constant cuts, and playing such an instrument will be completely impossible. What is Fender’s dilemma?
"Fender" is an expensive and high-quality guitar. True, purebred Fenders are made only in the USA. Quality fakes - in Japan and in Mexico. It is not difficult for a high-level guitarist to switch from a high-quality instrument to a low-quality one. However, it will be very difficult for a beginner who does not have a formed “guitar thinking” and the corresponding playing technique to learn to play a bad instrument. Fender’s dilemma is that it’s impossible to become the best of the best without a real full-fledged guitar, but making money on it is also worth a lot of effort.