Posted by on July 23, 2012 · 3 Comments

Fender recently released an American-made version of the Fender Custom Shop Cabronita Tele, but at around $1400-1500 the guitar was still out of reach for some fans. Well, that changes with the release of the Made in Mexico (MIM) FSR version of the Cabronita...
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Posted by on July 23, 2012 · 6 Comments

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) celebrated the 25th anniversary of its factory in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, on Friday, July 20. Opened in 1987 and initially used for nothing more than to package guitar strings the Ensenada factory began to build guitars in 1989. The...
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Posted by on July 23, 2012 · 3 Comments

Fender's Squier brand keeps coming up with new takes on classic vintage Fender models at affordable prices. And, now Squier has announced several new models to its Vintage Modified series that includes putting a Squier
take on five classic Fender guitar designs -- Telecaster Deluxe,...
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Posted by on July 20, 2012 · 5 Comments

Fender Musical Instrument Corp (FMIC) filed with the SEC in March to carry out an initial public stock offering (IPO). Four months later all was set to take place today, Friday, July 20, 2012, but on the eve of the IPO being launched they decided...
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Posted by on May 10, 2012 · 7 Comments

One of the benefits of Fender (FMIC) planning to go public is that they now have to publish their quarterly results. This is new and for years guitar players have wondered just how many guitars Fender is selling. We will have to wait for Fender's...
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Posted by on April 25, 2012 · 7 Comments

Fender is having some fun with the ever popular Classic Series '72 Telecaster Deluxe. Normally, these are available in the standard black, sunburst and walnut. But now Fender releases three new WoW colors for a limited run. Talk about sparkle! These three new finish...
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Posted by on March 8, 2012 · 16 Comments

Millions of guitar players own a Fender guitar, but now they have an opportunity to own a bit of the company that makes them, as well. Fender Musical Instruments Corp., said in regulatory filings today that it plans to sell as much as $200...
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Posted by tdpri on January 9, 2012 · 14 Comments

As you've no doubt noticed, Squier is on fire lately with cool new guitars. And, now just prior to Winter NAMM 2012, they've introduced a few more guitars for Tele Fans. Not exactly "all new," the new models are familiar, yet still new for...
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