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	Leo Fender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fender and inventor Les Paul are often cited as the two most influential figures in the development of electric instruments in the 20th century.
		Due to a trademark conflict with another musical instrument company (the Gretsch Broadkaster line of drums), the Broadcaster's name was quickly changed to Telecaster and one of the most enduring electric guitars ever was born.
		While not the first electric guitars; Gibson had been manufacturing electrified semi-acoustic guitars for some time, and Rickenbacker had produced the first solid body electric guitar (known as the "frying pan") in the early 1940's, the Telecaster and Esquire were the first widely produced solid body electric guitars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leo_Fender (1201 words)

	Fender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fender offered the first mass-produced solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar, the Telecaster (originally named the 'Broadcaster', 'Esquire' is a single pickup version); the first mass-produced electric bass, the Precision Bass (or P-Bass); and the enormously popular Stratocaster guitar (or 'Strat' for short).
		Fender manufactures its highest quality models in the United States, but also has extensive manufacturing facilities in Japan, Mexico (company-owned) China, Indonesia (Cort) and Korea (Cort), such that a new guitar with the name, 'Fender Stratocaster,' can be purchased for roughly the same dollar amount today as in 1954.
		Fenders built in Ensenada, Mexico took over for the early Japanese guitars as the less expensive counterparts to the American models, while more recent Japanese Fenders are now mainly for the Japanese market, as counterparts to the American-made Fenders, and with only a small number marked for export.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fender (1226 words)

	Leo Fender
		Due to a trademark conflict with another musical instrument company, the Broadcaster's name was quickly changed to Telecaster and perhaps the most enduring electric guitar ever was born.
		Therefore he could approach the electric guitar unrestrained by tradition, and bring his own vision of the instrument to the public.
		Fender's business took off in the 1950s, as musicians adopted his Telecaster and Stratocaster electric guitars and the Precision Bass.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/l/le/leo_fender.html (518 words)

	Fender Resources & Information - fender guitars
		Fender is particularly important because of its role in bringing solidbody electric guitars to the masses.
		Fender offered the first mass-produced solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar, the Telecaster (originally named the 'Broadcaster', 'Esquire' is a single pickup fender guitar parts version); the first mass-produced electric bass guitar, the Precision Bass (or P-Bass); and the enormously popular Stratocaster guitar (or Strat).
		Fender manufactures its highest quality models in the United States and Japan, but also has extensive manufacturing facilities in China and Mexico for downmarket models, such that a new guitar with the name, 'Fender Stratocaster,' fender guitars can be purchased for roughly the same dollar amount today as in 1954.
	www.bizhisto.com /Biz-Retail-Companies-El---Gb/Fender.html (993 words)

	Fender® Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fender Musical Instruments experienced tremendous growth over the next 20 years, but a lack of commitment and real understanding of music and musicians by CBS gradually became apparent.
		The new Fender initially imported its guitars from offshore manufacturers with proven ability to produce affordable and viable instruments, but the move toward greater quality control soon led to the establishment in 1985 of Fender’s flagship U.S. factory in Corona, Calif. A second modern manufacturing facility opened in 1987 in Ensenada, Mexico.
		Fender had always recognized the importance of an open-door policy for professional musicians, accommodating their requests for specific features on an individual basis.
	www.fender.com /resources/companyinfo/history.php (960 words)

	Fender Australia - Forty Years of the Fender Stratocaster
		Fender's intention was more than simply adding a new guitar to his successful line, which already included the highly popular Telecaster.
		While many players had turned to vintage Stratocasters in the 1970s when CBS owned the Fender company (Leo Fender and Don Randall sold the company to CBS in the mid-60s) an increasing number of 1980s guitarists discovered new Stratocasters made by a revitalized Fender company under new ownership.
		In 1985, the Fender company was purchased from CBS and in fact, a new chapter of Stratocaster history was being written.
	www.fender.com.au /electricguitars/strat_history.shtml (766 words)

	Fender Guitar History
		Fender acquired Guild in 1995, signaling a return to ownership by a group of people dedicated to producing the finest value in American-made acoustic and electric guitars.
		Fender had purchased the DeArmond brand of musical instrument pickups in 1997, and then combined the company with Guild to produce an alternative line of high quality, affordable guitars and basses that are modeled after Guild designs.
		The new factory is not only a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, but a tribute to how a group of dedicated individuals, when they set their minds to it, can create the "impossible".
	www.adirondackguitar.com /fender/FenHist.htm (1507 words)

	The Ultimate Collection
		In 1979, Fender celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Stratocaster (introduced in 1954) with the first "anniversary" instrument, and the first Fender instrument to be issued in a pre-determined and numbered, limited quantity.The first 500 or so instruments produced were finished in Pearl White.
		In the midst of its scramble to compete with Fender by developing its radical Flying V and Explorer guitars, the Gibson company likely didn’t realize that Leo Fender was similarly trying to loosen its grip on the jazz guitar market of the late 1950s.At the time, Gibson’s grasp on the segment was indeed firm.
		With the Fender Mute it is no longer necessary to remove the bridge cover and dampen the strings with the hand to shorten the sustaining period of the notes.
	www.xs4all.nl /~tonyk (2112 words)

	Fender ~ Tele ~ Strat ~ Big Sis Media (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Called the Fender Broadcaster (renamed the Telecaster in 1950), it was produced 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 electric bass guitar, was unveiled, and in 1954 the Fender Stratocaster was put on the market.
		Fender, who never learned to play the instrument he revolutionized, sold his manufacturing and distribution companies to CBS Corporation in 1965, a concession to his failing health.
	home.earthlink.net /~bigsismedia/strattele.html (469 words)

	Vintage Guitars Collector - Fender collecting vintage guitars fender, stratocaster, strat, telecaster, tele
		The placement of the Fender logo between spring 1951 and late 1951 is parallel to the neck end and not at an angle, as seen before and after last 1951.
		Fender used a very photo-reactive red dye in their sunburst finish, causing many 1959 Strats to fade from a 3-color sunburst to a 2-colors (the photo-reactive nature of the red caused fading from ultra-violet light).
		Unlike its competitors’ electric 12-string models, which were simply existing 6-string guitars with six more strings, the Fender Electric XII was a ground-up 12 string designed to capture part of the folk-rock market.
	www.provide.net /~cfh/fender2.html (13450 words)

	Forty Years Of The Fender Stratocaster
		Leo Fender had worked as an accountant and radio repairman before taking up musical instrument manufacturing during the waning days of World War II.
		Fender's new guitar offered much more than he anticipated.
		Of course, Jimi Hendrix revolutionized electric guitar playing with his Stratocasters and proved the wisdom of Leo's original design--which stood up to almost every abuse except a match and lighter fluid.
	www.adirondackguitar.com /fender/StratHistory.htm (698 words)

	Broadcaster Fender
		Unveiled for 1999 webcast are the 70s style Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Harley Davidson 90th Anniversary Stratocaster and the Leo Fender Commemorative Broadcaster which was Although it was originally known as the Broadcaster the Fender Telecaster is the original solid body electric guitar for the Fender guitars line.
		The Fender Broadcaster (Telecaster or Tele) guitar is one of the most popular solidbody electric guitar ever made and is the solidbody guitar that started it all.
		Fender has many models in production radio but their two most popular models are the Stratocaster and the Telecaster.
	www.midnightwest.com /broadcaster-fender.htm (440 words)

	Harmony Central®: Fifty Years of Fender,1946-1996
		Fender amps-which made ears ring long before the term rock'n'roll referred to a type of music-have always set the standard of professional excellence.
		Fender was by far the most important trendsetter in the early 1960s, but Leo worried that transistor technology would put him out of business.
		The Fender company is still shaping the way the world plays and hears music, and making life better for guitar players.
	www.harmony-central.com /Newp/WNAMM96/Fender/history.html (1650 words)

	Legendary Solidbodies
		This instrument changed the sound of popular American music, and was so influential that for many years the name "Fender Bass" was generally applied to any electric bass, regardless of its brand name.
		Gretsch instruments from the early '50s feature a single-coil DeArmond pickup (much like Gibson's P-90), and from '57 on have a double-coil pickup called the Filtertron that is quite close to a Gibson PAF humbucker.
		Fender had introduced its most significant innovations by 1954, when the Stratocaster came out, and its pickup design hasn't been greatly altered or improved since it first appeared on the Broadcaster in '48.
	www.gruhn.com /articles/legendary.html (803 words)

	Vintage Guitars Info - Fender, collecting vintage guitars fender stratocaster, strat, telecaster, tele
		The Low-end Fender solidbodies such as the DuoSonic, MusicMaster, and the Mustang are not collectable and are considered student models.
		Vintage reissue instruments have the date on the butt end of the neck as was used during the time period being reissued.
		Fender has recently (in the last 20 years) introduced LOTS of different serial numbers schemes, depending on the country the Fender was made (USA, Mexico, Japan, Korea, etc).
	www.provide.net /~cfh/fender.html (9848 words)

	SimplytheBest Music instrument manufacturers
		Fender musical instruments have left their mark on jazz, blues, country, rock and many other styles of popular music.
		The Korg company has a network of distributors who operate in countries around the world and has offices in Japan, the UK and the USA.
		Korg is dedicated to providing musicians with new and better Korg instruments with which to express their creativity.
	simplythebest.net /music/music_industry/manufacturers.html (256 words)

	Fender-Strat.com - The history of the Fender Stratocaster.
		Before Leo Fender, a onetime accountant and radio repairman, took up musical instrument manufacturing near the end of World War II, many players had tried to amplify the guitar.
		Since Fender wasn't looking to pay the bills right away with his new baby, he was able to experiment with design elements without a stringent deadline.
		Since the rebirth, Fender has maintained its hold on the hearts, minds, and fingers of guitarists everywhere with relentless quality, as well as some of the highest research and development commitments in the industry.
	www.fender-strat.com /fender-guitar-history.html (957 words)

	Vintage Guitar® magazine : Brand Pages
		The All-Electric was replaced by the Dobro Electric Resophonic in ’34, followed quickly by the cast aluminum electric Hawaiian in late ’34, and a Dobro Spanish Electric guitar and mandolin in ’35, at which point Dobro merged with National, becoming National-Dobro.
		By ’35 it was clear electrics were the wave of the future and everyone began jumping on the bandwagon.
		One company clearly influenced by the Tele was Carvin, founded in around ’46 by Lowell Kiesel, who designed and manufactured bakelite lap steels until a problem with arose with his distributor, who had exclusive rights to sell Kiesel laps but was carrying and promoting other brands at Kiesel’s expense.
	www.vintageguitar.com /brands/details.asp?ID=94 (5027 words)

	The History of the Electric Guitar: The Early Years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		However, as big band music moved away from the buoyant, Dixieland style into the smoother, more orchestrated style of the 1930s, the banjo was abandoned in favor of the guitar, which was less percussive and had a cleaner sound in the midrange frequencies.
		The ES-150 was the foremost expression of the guitar as a commercial object during the 1930s, combining the modernism of the new sound technology with a neoclassical design that signified craftsmanship and respectability.
		To expand on Waksman's point, no other instrument company, with the possible exception of C.F.Martin, had the clout to introduce a radically new instrument such as the electric guitar.
	mason.gmu.edu /~rgehl/portfolio/history/text.htm (719 words)

	Radio Smithsonian Program: Electrified, Amplified and Deified
		Because the electric guitar helped musicians to create in new ways, they and their listeners heard new things and imagined new possibilities about their music and, ultimately, about themselves and the wor1d.
		Kauffman and Fender applied for a patent on their pickup in 1944 and received it four years later, after Kauffman had left the company.
		The instruments volume and tones proved particularly appealing to the enthusiasts of rock and roll, which emerged in the mid-1950s.
	www.si.edu /sp/onair/guitar2.htm (1695 words)

	Hillman Guitars 15: Fender Stratocaster Plus
		Since its official debut in early 1954 the Fender Stratocaster has proved to be one of the most successful, most influential and most cloned electric guitars ever manufactured.
		Since there was a tremendous demand for instrumentals in the groups I worked with, the sounds created by Hank’s Strat were soon being imitated by a red-haired, fl-hornrimmed, Gretsch playing Canadian.
		Fender uses the Squier line for their cheap instruments, so as to cash in on the low end of the market, but keeping the business somewhat separate from their main market.
	www.hillmanweb.com /hillgt15.html (3971 words)

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		Using research results from the Humanoid Research Group of the Intelligent Systems Research Institute of AIST, two start-up companies approved by AIST have developed a humanoid robot called "HRP-2m Choromet," or "Choromet," for short.Chromet is 35 cm high, weighs 1.5 kg, and has 20 degrees of freedom.
		Sanrio Company Ltd and the famous Mitsukosh store have announced the sale of high-class hand made art item electric guitar in Japan.
		The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, initially named the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, was started by Leo Fender in 1946, and is one of the most widely recognized manufacturers of electric guitars, electric basses and amplifiers.
	www.fareastgizmos.com /other_stuff (1551 words)

	artsworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company had developed the first commercial solid-body Spanish electric guitar — the Telecaster — a simple design which was successful, but with which many players chose to use with a ‘Bigsby’ unit, a fairly primitive spring-loaded vibrato device with which players could bend notes up and down.
		Instead of adding a Bigsby, Leo Fender produced a new, more expensively-made ash or alder line of guitars with his own design of vibrato, and a musical legend was born.
		In the autumn of 2004, some of the world’s greatest guitarists gathered at Wembley Arena to celebrate the 50th birthday of the extraordinarily popular instrument.
	www.artsworld.com /genre/features.asp?ID=3752&genreID=8 (304 words)

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