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Clarence Leonidas Fender, also known as Leo Fender, was an inventor who founded Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, now known as Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
Fender is a long time brand. They have been selling musical instruments for decades now. Some places to purchase Fender musical instruments include the Fender website and Amazon.
Fender had 1997 sales of $193 million
Yes they still own Fender Sorry, no CBS does NOT still own Fender. This is from Wikipedia: In early 1965, Leo Fender sold his companies to the Columbia Broadcasting System, or CBS for $13 million. CBS entered the musical instruments field by acquiring the Fender companies (Fender Sales, Inc., Fender Electric Instrument Company, Inc., Fender Acoustic Instrument Company, Inc., Fender-Rhodes, Inc., Terrafen, Inc., Clef-Tronix, Inc., Randall Publishing Co., Inc., and V.C. Squier Company), as well as Electro-Music Inc. (Leslie speakers), Rogers drums, Steinway pianos, Gemeinhardt flutes, Lyon & Healy harps, Rodgers (institutional) organs, and Gulbransen home organs. In 1985, in a campaign initiated by then CBS Musical Instruments division president William Schultz (1926-2006), the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company employees purchased the company from CBS and renamed it the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Posted by: RockinRocky
Fender Stratocaster Electric is a model of electric guitar. This electric guitar was designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. Fender Stratocaster is manufactured by The Fender Musical Instrument Corporation.
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation was created in 1938.
The Squier brand is owned by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, it was purchased in 1965. The brand name Squier was not used by Fender until 1982.
Clarence Leonidas Fender, also known as Leo Fender, was an inventor who founded Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, now known as Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
The Fender Toronado is an electric guitar that was first introduced at NAMM in 1998. The Fender Toronado is made by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
Fender is a long time brand. They have been selling musical instruments for decades now. Some places to purchase Fender musical instruments include the Fender website and Amazon.
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a privately held company, so they are not on the stock market, and hence do not have a stock symbol. No stock symbol yet as of March 8, 2012 News:as of March 8, 2012: Fender Musical Instruments, the maker of guitars used by music greats from Jimi Hendrix to Pink Floyd's David Gilmour has announced plans for an initial share flotation. Fender hopes the move will raise $200m (£126m), money that it will use to reduce current debts of $246m.
Never. It was originally in Fullerton until CBS purchased the company in the 1960's
Fender had 1997 sales of $193 million
Yes they still own Fender Sorry, no CBS does NOT still own Fender. This is from Wikipedia: In early 1965, Leo Fender sold his companies to the Columbia Broadcasting System, or CBS for $13 million. CBS entered the musical instruments field by acquiring the Fender companies (Fender Sales, Inc., Fender Electric Instrument Company, Inc., Fender Acoustic Instrument Company, Inc., Fender-Rhodes, Inc., Terrafen, Inc., Clef-Tronix, Inc., Randall Publishing Co., Inc., and V.C. Squier Company), as well as Electro-Music Inc. (Leslie speakers), Rogers drums, Steinway pianos, Gemeinhardt flutes, Lyon & Healy harps, Rodgers (institutional) organs, and Gulbransen home organs. In 1985, in a campaign initiated by then CBS Musical Instruments division president William Schultz (1926-2006), the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company employees purchased the company from CBS and renamed it the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Posted by: RockinRocky
A Jackson Soloist is the name of an electric guitar currently made by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation which had bought out the original makers Jackson in late 2002.
The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is a guitar amplifier. It is made and sold by Fender Musical instruments. It was introduced in 1955 and is still in production.
Fender Stratocaster Electric is a model of electric guitar. This electric guitar was designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. Fender Stratocaster is manufactured by The Fender Musical Instrument Corporation.