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Joe Neri · June 11th, 2003, 02:53 PM

if Fender wants to buy me. Price negotiable, but not that high.

Matt Plescher · June 11th, 2003, 03:52 PM

and start buying food companies. Fender guitar soup with little Tele and Strat noodles.

Matt

DADGAD · June 11th, 2003, 04:30 PM

Matt Plescher · June 11th, 2003, 07:58 PM

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reissue vacuum tube TV's!

"the picture is so much warmer. Digital TVs have a harsh, thin edge to the picture that I can't stand. I love the bloom and sag I get out of my vintage RCA"

Matt

Silverface · June 11th, 2003, 08:38 PM

Actually, I thought Sam Ash bought Thoroughbred.

Mars wasn't sold to MF, it was liquidated.

Fender doesn't own Gretsch.

I may be wrong, but I think CBS bought Rogers, not Fender.

Personally, I like the SWR acquisition. It'll improve the service network.

feojack · June 11th, 2003, 08:49 PM

Here's to the "National Everything Corp."
Serving the Dallas/Fort Woth/Atlanta Metroplex :D

DADGAD · June 12th, 2003, 10:18 AM

Dave W · June 13th, 2003, 10:50 PM

Fender does not own Gretsch, at least yet. Here's the deal: http://news.harmony-central.com/News...h-Guitars.html

DADGAD · June 14th, 2003, 08:25 AM

Bill E. · June 16th, 2003, 01:51 PM

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Fender has done it again. They now own SWR. Years ago it was just Fender. Then they gave birth to Squier. They acquired Rhodes, Rogers, Sunn, Guild, then Gretsch. The latest is SWR.

Gibson has Epiphone, Kramer, Orange, Trace-Elliot and Steinberger.

Guitar Center bought Musicians Friend who bought Mars Music who bought Throughbred Music.

This reminds me of the Aerospace consolidations.

Who's next, Rickenbacher? Will Fender end up owning Gibson some day?

Gary

Welcome to Amerika...Making the world safe for Exxon-Mobil/AOLtimewarner/Microsoft/Clearchannel/WalMart!

I try to buy at indies, when possible - it's the American way!

Bill

Dave W · June 16th, 2003, 08:32 PM

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I guess that's why there's a Gretsch link on Fender's site.

Yep. I think it's as close to a purchase as you can get, but knowing the history of Gretsch, I don't think Fred Gretsch is ever going to let the company name leave the family's control again.

stevieboy · June 16th, 2003, 09:27 PM

Well they got a long way to go before they catch Yamaha!

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