how would you feel if Fender . . .

Cooper · June 9th, 2004, 11:52 PM

sold out? or went under altogether?

i'm not normally one to spread rumours or even listen to them, but . . . i have heard from people who know the music business very well that Fender is making some desperate moves. their feeling is that Fender as we know it is on the way out and that it will soon be owned by a foreign conglomorate like Hoshino (who owns Ibanez and Tama).

so how would you feel if Fender went totally overseas? or just quit for good? would a Tele still be a Tele??

stantheman · June 10th, 2004, 12:24 AM

it's still a Tele...I think Fender's diversity is so extreme
it may be hurting the sales of so-called "Core Instruments".....My question is: Are they REALLY the manufacturers of ALL those solid state Amps....I mean
ming ya they got a "bunch" to say the least....

(hey....shhhh...I think "the bad thread" is DEAD).

Michael R · June 10th, 2004, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Cooper

so how would you feel if Fender went totally overseas? or just quit for good? would a Tele still be a Tele??

Wouldn't bother me a bit, I'd still have the teles and strat I like and would continue to check out any new Fender (or whatever they would turn into) guitars and base my decision to buy on how they sounded/played, just like I do now. The way I see it if they disappeared there is enough of a market that the void would be filled. I don't really have much 'brand loyalty' for any company/product, so I really have little to no interest in bussiness decisions (that don't affect me). Still I wouldn't want to see Fender core products just disappear or run into the ground for a quick buck or write off.

sneakyjapan · June 10th, 2004, 08:55 AM

wouldn`t bother me as I am overseas. Maybe they can bring their quality up to MIJ standards.

trag-o-caster · June 10th, 2004, 11:28 AM

If Fender ceased to exist, a Tele would still be a Tele, regardless of the name on the headstock.

Some of my favorite Telecasters are say "Fernandes", or "Tokai" on the headstock.

I think of a Telecaster as being a style of guitar rather than a model of a particular manufacturer.

timgreene · June 10th, 2004, 12:04 PM

Fender is somehow already owned by powers, unknown. Perhaps by fender japan.

0le FUZZY · June 10th, 2004, 01:20 PM

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how would you feel if Fender . . .
sold out? or went under altogether?

It wood knott bother me inna least bit !

They haff done nuttin fer me lately and jes like the Camaro and El Camino haff gone by the wayside I wood knott miss Fenner at all. The Camaro, El Camino and Fenner haff provided me with much joy over the years but now their gone and if Fenner goes they will knott be fergottin. I will knott fergit Fenner but their disapperance will knott affect/effect me in the least.

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June 9th, 2004, 11:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cooper Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 498	how would you feel if Fender . . . sold out? or went under altogether? i'm not normally one to spread rumours or even listen to them, but . . . i have heard from people who know the music business very well that Fender is making some desperate moves. their feeling is that Fender as we know it is on the way out and that it will soon be owned by a foreign conglomorate like Hoshino (who owns Ibanez and Tama). so how would you feel if Fender went totally overseas? or just quit for good? would a Tele still be a Tele?? __________________ I said, "I don't think so, Scooter!" And I was wrong.

June 10th, 2004, 12:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
stantheman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 4,923	Cooper, If a Tele is made on Pluto it's still a Tele...I think Fender's diversity is so extreme it may be hurting the sales of so-called "Core Instruments".....My question is: Are they REALLY the manufacturers of ALL those solid state Amps....I mean ming ya they got a "bunch" to say the least.... (hey....shhhh...I think "the bad thread" is DEAD). __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

June 10th, 2004, 08:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,410 3 Photos	wouldn`t bother me as I am overseas. Maybe they can bring their quality up to MIJ standards. __________________ quasi mojo

June 10th, 2004, 11:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
trag-o-caster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Flushing, Michigan Posts: 4,507	If Fender ceased to exist, a Tele would still be a Tele, regardless of the name on the headstock. Some of my favorite Telecasters are say "Fernandes", or "Tokai" on the headstock. I think of a Telecaster as being a style of guitar rather than a model of a particular manufacturer. __________________ Timothy Jon Lamb

June 10th, 2004, 12:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
timgreene Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,254 10 Photos	I suspect Fender is somehow already owned by powers, unknown. Perhaps by fender japan. __________________ opinions expressed are the view of the author, and are not necesarily correct.