FENDER® Telecaster® Blacktop™ HH Solidbody Electric Guitar - Black w/- Blonde Maple Neck ★ STORE USED | EXCELLENT CONDITION ★ LONG WARRANTY | LONG LAYBY | PAYPAL
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FENDER® Telecaster® Blacktop™ MIM Alder Body Black Gloss Urethane Finish 6-String Solidbody Electric Guitar w/- 4-Bolt Neck Plate, Micro-Tilt Adjustable Bolt-On Clear Gloss Urethane 1-Piece 9.5" (241mm) Radius C-Shape 25.5” (648 mm) Scale Length Maple Neck, 22 Medium Jumbo Frets, Black Dot Position Inlays, Classic Small Telecaster® Headstock, Fender® Chrome Stainless Steel Standard Cast Sealed Tuners, Standard Truss Rod w/- 3/16" Adjustable Hex Nut, 1.65” (42 mm) Synthetic Bone Nut, 2 x Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Chrome Covered Humbucking H-H Configuration Pickups, Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge w/ Diecast Chrome Stainless Steel Saddles, Classic Chrome Control Plate loaded w/- 1 x Master Volume, 1 x Master Tone & 3-Way Blade Toggle Pickup Selector mounted on a 3-Ply Black/White/Black Pickguard, Skirted Amp Control Knobs and Nickel & Chrome Hardware, MIM - Made in Mexico .
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18August2020 NOTE:
ONE ONLY DARK CHERRY RED w/- BLONDE NECK IN STOCK
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★ STORE USED | EXCELLENT CONDITION ★ UNIQUE 12-MONTH USED WARRANTY | LONG LAYBY | PAYPAL
We Are Australia's cheapest - 33⅓ OFF
► $1,895.00 (RRP) reduced to ONLY $1,295.00
► 100% Designed by Fender
► Awesome Fender® Quality at a 'Made In Mexico' Value Price
► Master Volume, Master Tone & 3-Way Blade Toggle for great tone variation
► Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Humbucking Pickups
► 22 Medium-Jumbo Frets
► Shiny Black Finish
We Are Australia's cheapest - 33⅓ OFF
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Purpose-Built Tele® Rock Machine
If your idea of a no-holds-barred 6-string rock machine has a classic Telecaster® body shape, then you'll love this solidbody! Fender®'s Blacktop™ Telecaster® gives you that legendary Tele® look, while hot humbucking pickups kick your rig into overdrive. This distinctive Blacktop™ Telecaster® includes distinctive control knobs, a reversed control plate, and a vintage-style hardtail bridge. The grooved bridge saddles help maintain excellent string alignment. Plug into huge Tele® tones, with the modern-rock-ready Blacktop™ Telecaster®!
You won't believe what an incredible guitar you get for such a low price! Fender® built the Blacktop™ Telecaster® to perform, and you'll love the way this alder-bodied Tele® plays and feels. The comfortable maple neck works well for a range of playing styles, while the top-notch hardware keeps you playing in tune. The Blacktop™ Telecaster® gives you a lot of guitar for the money; it's an astounding value!
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ONE STEP BEYOND
Adventurous guitarists started hot-rodding their Telecaster®s in the late '60s and early '70s with big-sounding Humbucking pickups that lent new style and swagger to rock music. The Blacktop™ Telecaster® HH is a no-nonsense dual-bucker Telecaster® that'll blow your mind without breaking the bank. Vintage-style Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Humbucking Pickups deliver the hot high-gain power of today's most aggressive sounds; other distinctive touches include skirted black amp knobs, reversed control plate and a vintage-style hard-tail bridge with six grooved saddles for optimum string alignment. Features include an alder body, maple neck, 9.5"-radius maple fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, gloss urethane finish, and nickel/chrome hardware.
A Great Starter Telecaster®
With their hard edge Blacktop™ look and powerful over the top tone, these Blacktop™ Telecaster® HH Electric Guitars from Fender® provide raw Humbucking power. Sleek and supercharged, it utilizes dual over-wound Alnico Humbucking pickups, with other distinctive touches including skirted black amp knobs and a hard-tail bridge.
FENDER® Telecaster® Blacktop HH Electric Guitar at a Glance:
Modern Intense Playing
For modern guitarists who want heavy and aggressive tone from Fender®'s original workhorse instrument, the Standard Telecaster® HH deliver massive high-gain power from two Blacktop open-coil Humbucking pickups with chrome/black bobbins and black bezels. Stylish and supercharged, it's built to match the intensity of any playing style, with other distinctive features including a coil-splitting push/pull switch built into the tone knob that leaves the outside coils active. A versatile performer with a full-throated voice.
2 Humbucking Pickups
They’re clear and articulate, with improved string-to-string volume balance' says Fender®. Individual tone knobs for the neck and middle pickups allow you to dial in the perfect sound for your style. With a tone set to your preference, Telecaster® HH electric guitar will perfectly complement your musicality.
UNFORGETTABLE TONES
Fender®'s innovative Blacktop guitar series expands the sonic horizon of classic Fender® guitars by powering them with high-gain Humbuckers to produce an array of deep, rich and aggressive tones that match the intensity of any playing style.
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A Telecaster® in every way
- A classic Fender® tone wood, alder’s sound is balanced with equal doses of lows, mids and highs.
- Remarkably comfortable, the maple neck profile is sculpted for a period-correct playing feel that’s comfortable for all players.
- Pickups are clear and articulate, with improved string-to-string volume balance.
- Hosting 22 medium-jumbo frets, the 9.5”-radius fingerboard provides the comfortable playing feel of a vintage instrument.
- This Tele® has a classic Fender® hardtail bridge w/ a rock-solid string-through-body design & 6-Saddles for accurate intonation.
- These tuning machines offer the look and feel of classic machines with the added benefit of enhanced tuning stability.
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FENDER® Telecaster® Blacktop™ HH Electric Guitar Features:
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SPECIFICATIONS AS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION LIST
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SPECIFICATIONS OVERVIEW
Body Type: Solidbody
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Left-/Right-Handed: Right-handed
Number of Strings: 6
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyester
Color: Black
Neck Material: Maple, Bolt-On
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
Fingerboard Inlay: Black Dots
Number of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.650"
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Bridge/Tailpiece: Strings-Through-Body Hardtail
Tuners: Fender® Chrome Stainless Steel Standard Cast Sealed Tuners
Neck Pickup: Hot Vintage Alnico® Humbucking pickup with Nickel Covers
Bridge Pickup: Hot Vintage Alnico® Humbucking pickup with Nickel Covers
Controls: Master Volume & Master Tone
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DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
Body
Neck
Fretboard
Electronics
Controls
Hardware
Other
_____________________________________________________________________
ABOUT THE FENDER COMPANY
Fender® Musical Instruments Corporation is the world’s foremost manufacturer of guitars, basses, amplifiers and related equipment.
With an illustrious history dating back to 1946, Fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre: rock ‘n’ roll, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues, and many others.
Everyone from beginners and hobbyists to the world’s most acclaimed artists and performers have used Fender instruments and amps, and legendary Fender instruments such as the Telecaster® and Stratocaster® guitars and Precision® and Jazz® bass guitars are universally acclaimed as design classics.
In the 1940s, southern California inventor Leo Fender realized that he could improve on the amplified hollow-body instruments of the day by using an innovative and rather simple solid-body electric guitar design. Further, he realized that he could streamline the process of building them.
In 1951 he introduced a prototype solid-body instrument that would eventually be called the Telecaster® guitar. The Tele®, as it was often called then and still is today, was the first solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar to be commercially mass-produced.
That same year, Fender introduced a revolutionary new invention—the Precision Bass® guitar. It was played like a guitar and had frets so that it could be played with “precision,” and it could be amplified, thus liberating bassists from unwieldy and increasingly difficult-to-hear acoustic basses.
These two historic instruments laid the foundation for a new kind of group and a revolution in popular music—what we know today as the modern rock combo. As opposed to the “big bands” of the era, electric Fender instruments made it possible for smaller groups of musicians to get together and be heard.
The Stratocaster® first appeared in 1954, incorporating many design innovations based on feedback from professional musicians, Fender staff and Leo Fender himself. Its third single-coil pickup offered more tonal possibilities, its sleekly contoured body made it more comfortable, and its double cutaway design made access to upper registers much easier.
Most important, however, was the addition of the new Fender vibrato (or “tremolo”) bridge, an innovation originally intended to let guitarists bend strings, thus achieving the pedal steel-like sound so popular among country music artists of the day.
Nobody could have foreseen then how the Stratocaster® would go on to revolutionize popular music. Essentially unchanged since its 1954 debut, it is the most popular and influential electric guitar ever, and players at all levels and in all genres continue to rely on its sound, playability and versatility to this day.
Leo Fender himself remained an immensely creative force over the next decade, introducing many classic instrument and amplifier designs, including the Jazz Bass® guitar, the Jaguar® and Jazzmaster® guitars and the Twin Reverb® amplifier.
Because of poor health, Leo Fender sold the company to CBS in 1965. 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.
To “re-invent” Fender, CBS recruited new management in 1981.
William Schultz became company president, supported by associate William Mendello. Their 5-year business plan was based on increasing Fender’s marketplace presence with dramatic quality improvement and greater commitment to research and development.
When CBS shed its non-broadcast media businesses in the 1980s, a group of employees and investors led by Schultz bought Fender from CBS in 1985. The sale put the Fender name back into the hands of a small group of dedicated people committed to creating the world’s best guitars and amplifiers.
The new Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) had to start from scratch—there were no buildings or machinery included in the sale. Among other things, FMIC purchased the name, intellectual property and some leftover parts. Supported by a core group of loyal employees, dealers and suppliers (some of whom had been with the company since Leo Fender founded it), Schultz and his colleagues set out to rebuild an American icon.
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.
Also in 1987, the renowned Fender Custom Shop opened at the Corona facility, creating dream instruments for professional guitarists and guitar enthusiasts. Fender had always recognized the importance of an open-door policy for professional musicians, accommodating their requests for specific features on an individual basis. The Fender Custom Shop has since become known worldwide and industry-wide as the pinnacle of craftsmanship and sheer instrumental artistry.
FMIC moved its corporate headquarters from Corona to Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1991. From there, Fender coordinates its administration, marketing, advertising, sales and export operations in the United States and its international satellite facilities in England, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. Schultz retired in 2005, and Mendello became CEO.
Since its founding, FMIC has grown to be one of the world's leading marketers, manufacturers, and distributors of musical instruments. It manufactures and distributes everything guitarists and bassists need, from instruments, amplifiers, strings and accessories to professional audio products. Fender became one of the world leaders by defining the sounds we hear, by meeting the needs of musicians, by creating quality products and by backing them up with service and stability. As FMIC forges into the 21st century, its management strives to maintain Fender’s status through a combination of business acumen and love for music.
Corporate headquarters is located in Scottsdale, Ariz., U.S.A., with manufacturing headquarters and the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif. FMIC markets using the brand names Fender®, Squier®, Charvel®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, and EVH®.
For more information, contact Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, 17600 N. Perimeter Drive, Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85255, 480.596.9690
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We are the NSW Mid-North Coast Franchise Dealer for these (and more) quality musical instruments & equipment plus loads more guitar, drum, keyboard, recording, and live brands.
_____________________________________________________________________
ContactUs:
∎ N E W T O N E M U S I C and ∎ GUITAR TRAINING CENTRE
58 COMMERCE STREET | TAREE NSW 2430
(PH) 0 2 6 5 5 2 1 4 4 4 | (PH) 0 4 0 7 1 1 4 1 1 2
(E) groundy @ tsn.cc
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★ For more than 25 years at N E W T O N E M U S I C we provide: ★
✓ FREE SHIPPING to Eastern States ($45 to WA, NT & TAS).
✓ Balance of Fender® LifeTime WARRANTY.
✓ Unique 12-Month USED WARRANTY.
✓ LAYBY without time limits & receipts showing remaining balance.
✓ PAYPAL Safe & Secure Payment.
✓ CREDIT CARD phone MOTO & BPOINT payments accepted.
✓ NO INTEREST EVER Finance available.
✓ BANK DEPOSIT Groundwater's Guitar School Inc / 58 Commerce Street, Taree NSW 2430 ( BSB: 0 6 2 6 0 3 / ACC: 1 0 1 7 1 0 9 2 )
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18August2020 NOTE:
ONE ONLY DARK CHERRY RED w/- BLONDE NECK IN STOCK
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★ STORE USED | EXCELLENT CONDITION ★ UNIQUE 12-MONTH USED WARRANTY | LONG LAYBY | PAYPAL
We Are Australia's cheapest - 33⅓ OFF
► $1,895.00 (RRP) reduced to ONLY $1,295.00
► 100% Designed by Fender
► Awesome Fender® Quality at a 'Made In Mexico' Value Price
► Master Volume, Master Tone & 3-Way Blade Toggle for great tone variation
► Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Humbucking Pickups
► 22 Medium-Jumbo Frets
► Shiny Black Finish
We Are Australia's cheapest - 33⅓ OFF
_____________________________________________________________________
Purpose-Built Tele® Rock Machine
If your idea of a no-holds-barred 6-string rock machine has a classic Telecaster® body shape, then you'll love this solidbody! Fender®'s Blacktop™ Telecaster® gives you that legendary Tele® look, while hot humbucking pickups kick your rig into overdrive. This distinctive Blacktop™ Telecaster® includes distinctive control knobs, a reversed control plate, and a vintage-style hardtail bridge. The grooved bridge saddles help maintain excellent string alignment. Plug into huge Tele® tones, with the modern-rock-ready Blacktop™ Telecaster®!
You won't believe what an incredible guitar you get for such a low price! Fender® built the Blacktop™ Telecaster® to perform, and you'll love the way this alder-bodied Tele® plays and feels. The comfortable maple neck works well for a range of playing styles, while the top-notch hardware keeps you playing in tune. The Blacktop™ Telecaster® gives you a lot of guitar for the money; it's an astounding value!
_____________________________________________________________________
ONE STEP BEYOND
Adventurous guitarists started hot-rodding their Telecaster®s in the late '60s and early '70s with big-sounding Humbucking pickups that lent new style and swagger to rock music. The Blacktop™ Telecaster® HH is a no-nonsense dual-bucker Telecaster® that'll blow your mind without breaking the bank. Vintage-style Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Humbucking Pickups deliver the hot high-gain power of today's most aggressive sounds; other distinctive touches include skirted black amp knobs, reversed control plate and a vintage-style hard-tail bridge with six grooved saddles for optimum string alignment. Features include an alder body, maple neck, 9.5"-radius maple fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, gloss urethane finish, and nickel/chrome hardware.
A Great Starter Telecaster®
With their hard edge Blacktop™ look and powerful over the top tone, these Blacktop™ Telecaster® HH Electric Guitars from Fender® provide raw Humbucking power. Sleek and supercharged, it utilizes dual over-wound Alnico Humbucking pickups, with other distinctive touches including skirted black amp knobs and a hard-tail bridge.
FENDER® Telecaster® Blacktop HH Electric Guitar at a Glance:
- Neck designed for fast, comfortable playing
- Dual Humbucking pickups offer an extremely dynamic tone
- Fender® quality at a great Telecaster® value
Modern Intense Playing
For modern guitarists who want heavy and aggressive tone from Fender®'s original workhorse instrument, the Standard Telecaster® HH deliver massive high-gain power from two Blacktop open-coil Humbucking pickups with chrome/black bobbins and black bezels. Stylish and supercharged, it's built to match the intensity of any playing style, with other distinctive features including a coil-splitting push/pull switch built into the tone knob that leaves the outside coils active. A versatile performer with a full-throated voice.
2 Humbucking Pickups
They’re clear and articulate, with improved string-to-string volume balance' says Fender®. Individual tone knobs for the neck and middle pickups allow you to dial in the perfect sound for your style. With a tone set to your preference, Telecaster® HH electric guitar will perfectly complement your musicality.
UNFORGETTABLE TONES
Fender®'s innovative Blacktop guitar series expands the sonic horizon of classic Fender® guitars by powering them with high-gain Humbuckers to produce an array of deep, rich and aggressive tones that match the intensity of any playing style.
_____________________________________________________________________
A Telecaster® in every way
- A classic Fender® tone wood, alder’s sound is balanced with equal doses of lows, mids and highs.
- Remarkably comfortable, the maple neck profile is sculpted for a period-correct playing feel that’s comfortable for all players.
- Pickups are clear and articulate, with improved string-to-string volume balance.
- Hosting 22 medium-jumbo frets, the 9.5”-radius fingerboard provides the comfortable playing feel of a vintage instrument.
- This Tele® has a classic Fender® hardtail bridge w/ a rock-solid string-through-body design & 6-Saddles for accurate intonation.
- These tuning machines offer the look and feel of classic machines with the added benefit of enhanced tuning stability.
_____________________________________________________________________
FENDER® Telecaster® Blacktop™ HH Electric Guitar Features:
- Full-featured Telecaster® at a fantastic value
- Alder body offers a strong clear tone
- Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Chrome Covered Humbucking H-H Configuration Pickups
- Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge w/ Diecast Chrome Stainless Steel Saddles
- Genuine Maple Neck with 22-Fret Medium Jumbo Fingerboard is comfortable and responsive
- Comfortable neck profile feels smooth in the hand
- Fender® Sealed Tuning Machines
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SPECIFICATIONS AS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION LIST
- Model Name: Fender® Telecaster® Blacktop™ HH
- Series: Blacktop™
- Country Of Origin: Mexico
- Color: Black
- Body: Alder
- Body Finish: Polyester
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241mm)
- Number of Frets: 22
- Frets Size: Medium Jumbo
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650 in. (42 mm)
- Position Inlays: Black Dots
- Truss Rod: 3/16" adjustable hex nut
- Bridge Pickup: Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Humbucker
- Neck Pickup: Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Humbucker
- Controls: Master Volume & Master Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Way Blade
- Pickup Configuration: HH
- Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge w/ Diecast Chrome Stainless Steel Saddles
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Fender® Chrome Stainless Steel Standard Cast Sealed Tuners
- Dimensions: 4.00 x 15.00 x 44.00 Inches
- Manufacturers Part Number: 0081237506
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SPECIFICATIONS OVERVIEW
Body Type: Solidbody
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Left-/Right-Handed: Right-handed
Number of Strings: 6
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyester
Color: Black
Neck Material: Maple, Bolt-On
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
Fingerboard Inlay: Black Dots
Number of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.650"
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Bridge/Tailpiece: Strings-Through-Body Hardtail
Tuners: Fender® Chrome Stainless Steel Standard Cast Sealed Tuners
Neck Pickup: Hot Vintage Alnico® Humbucking pickup with Nickel Covers
Bridge Pickup: Hot Vintage Alnico® Humbucking pickup with Nickel Covers
Controls: Master Volume & Master Tone
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DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
Body
- Body Shape: Single Cutaway
- Body Type: Solid Body
- Body Material: Solid Wood
- Top Wood: Not Applicable
- Body Wood: Alder
- Body Finish: Polyester
Neck
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Joint: Bolt-On
- Scale Length: 25.5 in.
- Truss Rod: 3/16" adjustable hex nut
- Neck Finish: Gloss urethane
Fretboard
- Fretboard Material: Maple
- Radius: 9.5" in.
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- Number of Frets: 22
- Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut Width: 1.650" in. (42 mm)
Electronics
- Pickup Configuration: HH
- Bridge Pickup: Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Chrome Covered Humbucker
- Neck Pickup: Fender® Hot Vintage Alnico Chrome Covered Humbucker
- Pickup Switching: 3-Way Blade Toggle
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Active or Passive Pickups: Passive
- Series or Parallel: Series
- Piezo: No
- Active EQ: No
- Special electronics: None
Controls
- Control Layout: Master Volume & Master Tone
- Pickup Switch: 3-Way Blade Toggle
- Coil Tap or Split: No
- Kill Switch: No
Hardware
- Bridge Type: Fixed
- Bridge Design: Strings-Through-Body Hardtail w/ Diecast Chrome Stainless Steel Saddles
- Tailpiece: Strings-Through-Body
- Tuning Machines: Fender® Chrome Stainless Steel Standard Cast Sealed Tuners
- Colour: Chrome
Other
- Number of Strings: 6-String
- Special Features: Pickups
- Accessories: None
- Country of Origin: Mexico
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ABOUT THE FENDER COMPANY
Fender® Musical Instruments Corporation is the world’s foremost manufacturer of guitars, basses, amplifiers and related equipment.
With an illustrious history dating back to 1946, Fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre: rock ‘n’ roll, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues, and many others.
Everyone from beginners and hobbyists to the world’s most acclaimed artists and performers have used Fender instruments and amps, and legendary Fender instruments such as the Telecaster® and Stratocaster® guitars and Precision® and Jazz® bass guitars are universally acclaimed as design classics.
In the 1940s, southern California inventor Leo Fender realized that he could improve on the amplified hollow-body instruments of the day by using an innovative and rather simple solid-body electric guitar design. Further, he realized that he could streamline the process of building them.
In 1951 he introduced a prototype solid-body instrument that would eventually be called the Telecaster® guitar. The Tele®, as it was often called then and still is today, was the first solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar to be commercially mass-produced.
That same year, Fender introduced a revolutionary new invention—the Precision Bass® guitar. It was played like a guitar and had frets so that it could be played with “precision,” and it could be amplified, thus liberating bassists from unwieldy and increasingly difficult-to-hear acoustic basses.
These two historic instruments laid the foundation for a new kind of group and a revolution in popular music—what we know today as the modern rock combo. As opposed to the “big bands” of the era, electric Fender instruments made it possible for smaller groups of musicians to get together and be heard.
The Stratocaster® first appeared in 1954, incorporating many design innovations based on feedback from professional musicians, Fender staff and Leo Fender himself. Its third single-coil pickup offered more tonal possibilities, its sleekly contoured body made it more comfortable, and its double cutaway design made access to upper registers much easier.
Most important, however, was the addition of the new Fender vibrato (or “tremolo”) bridge, an innovation originally intended to let guitarists bend strings, thus achieving the pedal steel-like sound so popular among country music artists of the day.
Nobody could have foreseen then how the Stratocaster® would go on to revolutionize popular music. Essentially unchanged since its 1954 debut, it is the most popular and influential electric guitar ever, and players at all levels and in all genres continue to rely on its sound, playability and versatility to this day.
Leo Fender himself remained an immensely creative force over the next decade, introducing many classic instrument and amplifier designs, including the Jazz Bass® guitar, the Jaguar® and Jazzmaster® guitars and the Twin Reverb® amplifier.
Because of poor health, Leo Fender sold the company to CBS in 1965. 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.
To “re-invent” Fender, CBS recruited new management in 1981.
William Schultz became company president, supported by associate William Mendello. Their 5-year business plan was based on increasing Fender’s marketplace presence with dramatic quality improvement and greater commitment to research and development.
When CBS shed its non-broadcast media businesses in the 1980s, a group of employees and investors led by Schultz bought Fender from CBS in 1985. The sale put the Fender name back into the hands of a small group of dedicated people committed to creating the world’s best guitars and amplifiers.
The new Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) had to start from scratch—there were no buildings or machinery included in the sale. Among other things, FMIC purchased the name, intellectual property and some leftover parts. Supported by a core group of loyal employees, dealers and suppliers (some of whom had been with the company since Leo Fender founded it), Schultz and his colleagues set out to rebuild an American icon.
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.
Also in 1987, the renowned Fender Custom Shop opened at the Corona facility, creating dream instruments for professional guitarists and guitar enthusiasts. Fender had always recognized the importance of an open-door policy for professional musicians, accommodating their requests for specific features on an individual basis. The Fender Custom Shop has since become known worldwide and industry-wide as the pinnacle of craftsmanship and sheer instrumental artistry.
FMIC moved its corporate headquarters from Corona to Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1991. From there, Fender coordinates its administration, marketing, advertising, sales and export operations in the United States and its international satellite facilities in England, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. Schultz retired in 2005, and Mendello became CEO.
Since its founding, FMIC has grown to be one of the world's leading marketers, manufacturers, and distributors of musical instruments. It manufactures and distributes everything guitarists and bassists need, from instruments, amplifiers, strings and accessories to professional audio products. Fender became one of the world leaders by defining the sounds we hear, by meeting the needs of musicians, by creating quality products and by backing them up with service and stability. As FMIC forges into the 21st century, its management strives to maintain Fender’s status through a combination of business acumen and love for music.
Corporate headquarters is located in Scottsdale, Ariz., U.S.A., with manufacturing headquarters and the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif. FMIC markets using the brand names Fender®, Squier®, Charvel®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, and EVH®.
For more information, contact Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, 17600 N. Perimeter Drive, Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85255, 480.596.9690
_____________________________________________________________________
We are the NSW Mid-North Coast Franchise Dealer for these (and more) quality musical instruments & equipment plus loads more guitar, drum, keyboard, recording, and live brands.
_____________________________________________________________________
ContactUs:
∎ N E W T O N E M U S I C and ∎ GUITAR TRAINING CENTRE
58 COMMERCE STREET | TAREE NSW 2430
(PH) 0 2 6 5 5 2 1 4 4 4 | (PH) 0 4 0 7 1 1 4 1 1 2
(E) groundy @ tsn.cc
_____________________________________________________________________
★ For more than 25 years at N E W T O N E M U S I C we provide: ★
✓ FREE SHIPPING to Eastern States ($45 to WA, NT & TAS).
✓ Balance of Fender® LifeTime WARRANTY.
✓ Unique 12-Month USED WARRANTY.
✓ LAYBY without time limits & receipts showing remaining balance.
✓ PAYPAL Safe & Secure Payment.
✓ CREDIT CARD phone MOTO & BPOINT payments accepted.
✓ NO INTEREST EVER Finance available.
✓ BANK DEPOSIT Groundwater's Guitar School Inc / 58 Commerce Street, Taree NSW 2430 ( BSB: 0 6 2 6 0 3 / ACC: 1 0 1 7 1 0 9 2 )
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