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  1. Born this day in 1909 Leo Fender. Founder of Fender Musical Instruments. Leo Fender's first joint patent was filed in September 1944 alongside partner Clayton Orr "Doc" Kauffman. They patented an electric lap steel guitar featuring a string-through-body pickup design that Leo Fender had previously developed. This collaboration led to the creation of the K&F Manufacturing Corporation and, later, the Fender electric instrument legacy.

    In 1950 the company released the Esquire, a thin body, fast neck electric that wouldn't feedback when played at volume of dance halls. Adding a second pick-up in '51 we had the Broadcaster which became the Telecaster. Still one of the most popular electric guitars for any genre.

    The sounds we hear today might be very different if not for Leo Fender.

    #LeoFender #Fender #Telecaster #Stratocaster #Jazzmaster #Esquire #Jaguar #DeluxeReverb #PrincetonReverb #Champ #FenderTweed

  2. Born this day in 1909 Leo Fender. Founder of Fender Musical Instruments. Leo Fender's first joint patent was filed in September 1944 alongside partner Clayton Orr "Doc" Kauffman. They patented an electric lap steel guitar featuring a string-through-body pickup design that Leo Fender had previously developed. This collaboration led to the creation of the K&F Manufacturing Corporation and, later, the Fender electric instrument legacy.

    In 1950 the company released the Esquire, a thin body, fast neck electric that wouldn't feedback when played at volume of dance halls. Adding a second pick-up in '51 we had the Broadcaster which became the Telecaster. Still one of the most popular electric guitars for any genre.

    The sounds we hear today might be very different if not for Leo Fender.

    #LeoFender #Fender #Telecaster #Stratocaster #Jazzmaster #Esquire #Jaguar #DeluxeReverb #PrincetonReverb #Champ #FenderTweed

  3. Fender Player Plus Meteora HH из солнечной Мексики

    Привет, Хабр! Местный музыкант неожиданно столкнулся со звоном шестой струны на одном из ладов этого роскошного инструмента и обратился ко мне за помощью в решении создавшейся проблемы. Причина оказалась весьма простой и легко устранимой, зато у нас с вами появилась возможность всесторонне рассмотреть и послушать эту прекрасную электрогитару.

    habr.com/ru/companies/ruvds/ar

    #fender #stratocaster #фендер #стратокастер #fender_stratocaster #электрогитара #электрогитары #гитаризм #мексика #ruvds_статьи_выходного_дня

  4. I bought my #Telecaster|s‌‌ before Fender went nuts and started suing the competition over the #Stratocaster shape.
    So I'm practically forced to buy another non-Fender Tele-style guitar, right? Right?

  5. I bought my #Telecaster|s‌‌ before Fender went nuts and started suing the competition over the #Stratocaster shape.
    So I'm practically forced to buy another non-Fender Tele-style guitar, right? Right?

  6. And now #Fender has sued the EU's largest music retailer #Thomann for copyright in German courts.

    The "copyright protection" aspect is a partial error; a German court overstepped and issued an opinion about #Stratocaster copyright after a no-show from a Chinese company.

    Thomann makes #HarleyBenton guitars as well as representing both Fender and most of its competitors, including #Yamaha .

    reuters.com/legal/legalindustr

    #music #FenderLawsuit

  7. And now #Fender has sued the EU's largest music retailer #Thomann for copyright in German courts.

    The "copyright protection" aspect is a partial error; a German court overstepped and issued an opinion about #Stratocaster copyright after a no-show from a Chinese company.

    Thomann makes #HarleyBenton guitars as well as representing both Fender and most of its competitors, including #Yamaha .

    reuters.com/legal/legalindustr

    #music #FenderLawsuit

  8. Fender's dive to the bottom continues with a copyright legal threat to #Yamaha, the largest musical instrument maker in the world, over the #Pacifica, a design they've made for over 30 years.

    youtube.com/watch?v=u6UVmhOLFts

    #fender #stratocaster #guitars #FenderLawsuit

  9. Fender's dive to the bottom continues with a copyright legal threat to #Yamaha, the largest musical instrument maker in the world, over the #Pacifica, a design they've made for over 30 years.

    youtube.com/watch?v=u6UVmhOLFts

    #fender #stratocaster #guitars #FenderLawsuit

  10. I love playing my Fender #Stratocaster #guitar. But the company are awful under the current CEO.

    Fender hits used guitar store with cease-and-desist over alleged trademark infringement
    guitarworld.com/gear/electric-

  11. I love playing my Fender #Stratocaster #guitar. But the company are awful under the current CEO.

    Fender hits used guitar store with cease-and-desist over alleged trademark infringement
    guitarworld.com/gear/electric-

  12. #Thomann leitet rechtliche Schritte gegen die Abmahnungen von #Fender ein.
    Seit einem Düsseldorfer Urteil ist Fender der Meinung #Stratocaster Modelle anderer abmahnen zu dürfen.
    Wenn sich die Rechtsauffassung von Fender durchsetzt wird das nicht nur Auswirkungen auf E-Gitarren haben, sondern weit über #Musikinstrumente hinaus gehen. Daher begrüße ich die Schritte von Thomann und wünsche Thomann Erfolg in dieser Sache.

    thomann.de/blog/de/inside/thom

    #Musik #Gitarre

  13. @eyesquash There are >95 different models of #Stratocaster. Same for the Tele. Three different lines of offsets each with 10-20 models. And then double that under the Squier brand. They own Jackson, Gretsch, Charvel, and EVH. So they have loads and loads of opportunity to innovate without pissing off any legacy brand purists.

  14. @eyesquash There are >95 different models of #Stratocaster. Same for the Tele. Three different lines of offsets each with 10-20 models. And then double that under the Squier brand. They own Jackson, Gretsch, Charvel, and EVH. So they have loads and loads of opportunity to innovate without pissing off any legacy brand purists.

  15. In March, Fender instruments won a default judgement in Düsseldorf, which assigned them artistic copyright to the shape of the Stratocaster.

    Now they're sending Cease-and-desist letters to DOZENS of companies that make a strat-shaped guitar, demanding they (a) immediately stop selling their products, and (b) destroy all existing inventory.

    This will DESTROY the boutique industry. When faced with "destroy your inventory or pay $250k per instrument," instrument makers - craftsmen - will be forced to close their doors.

    They already lost their trademark protection on the strat after letting people copy it for 70 years.

    Boycott Fender. No guitars, no basses, no software, interfaces, strings, picks, or merch. Make their new CEO *HURT* for this decision. Make the company falter and bend, at least until they stop this nonsense.

    And if you want a strat, buy a competitor's version. It'll be better.

    #Fender #fuckFender #stratocaster #latestagecapitalism #capitalism

  16. In March, Fender instruments won a default judgement in Düsseldorf, which assigned them artistic copyright to the shape of the Stratocaster.

    Now they're sending Cease-and-desist letters to DOZENS of companies that make a strat-shaped guitar, demanding they (a) immediately stop selling their products, and (b) destroy all existing inventory.

    This will DESTROY the boutique industry. When faced with "destroy your inventory or pay $250k per instrument," instrument makers - craftsmen - will be forced to close their doors.

    They already lost their trademark protection on the strat after letting people copy it for 70 years.

    Boycott Fender. No guitars, no basses, no software, interfaces, strings, picks, or merch. Make their new CEO *HURT* for this decision. Make the company falter and bend, at least until they stop this nonsense.

    And if you want a strat, buy a competitor's version. It'll be better.

    #Fender #fuckFender #stratocaster #latestagecapitalism #capitalism

  17. The Fender Stratocaster received its patent on this day in 1956. Photos are of my 40th Anniversary model.
    #Fender #Stratocaster

  18. The Fender Stratocaster received its patent on this day in 1956. Photos are of my 40th Anniversary model.
    #Fender #Stratocaster

  19. David Gilmore’s black Stratocaster used to record ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ ‘Wish You Were Here,’ ‘Animals,’ and ‘The Wall’ sells for a record $14.5 million dollars.

    The previous record for a guitar at auction was $6 million for Kurt Cobain's acoustic guitar played on Nirvana's “MTV Unplugged" appearance.

    Gift link, no paywall: nytimes.com/2026/03/13/world/p

    #PinkFloyd #guitar #Stratocaster #Fender

  20. David Gilmore’s black Stratocaster used to record ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ ‘Wish You Were Here,’ ‘Animals,’ and ‘The Wall’ sells for a record $14.5 million dollars.

    The previous record for a guitar at auction was $6 million for Kurt Cobain's acoustic guitar played on Nirvana's “MTV Unplugged" appearance.

    Gift link, no paywall: nytimes.com/2026/03/13/world/p

    #PinkFloyd #guitar #Stratocaster #Fender

  21. Commandée vendredi, livrée lundi matin ! 📦😲

    Je ne sais pas si le marché de la musique tourne au ralenti, mais j'ai reçu mon nouveau Kit Guitare type Strat en un temps record. Du jamais vu pour une livraison standard.

    C'est peut-être le moment idéal pour lancer vos projets de lutherie avant que ça reparte !

    J'ai sorti la caméra pour l'inspection du bois et le verdict est en ligne ⤵️

    guitaretoday.com/livraison-rec

    #Guitare #DIY #Lutherie #Maker #Stratocaster #Musique #Unboxing #GuitarBuilding

  22. Commandée vendredi, livrée lundi matin ! 📦😲

    Je ne sais pas si le marché de la musique tourne au ralenti, mais j'ai reçu mon nouveau Kit Guitare type Strat en un temps record. Du jamais vu pour une livraison standard.

    C'est peut-être le moment idéal pour lancer vos projets de lutherie avant que ça reparte !

    J'ai sorti la caméra pour l'inspection du bois et le verdict est en ligne ⤵️

    guitaretoday.com/livraison-rec

    #Guitare #DIY #Lutherie #Maker #Stratocaster #Musique #Unboxing #GuitarBuilding

  23. Back in November we were staying at our son's, dog-sitting, while they were on #holiday. I took a #guitar with me, my #Fender #Sonoron #Thinline. It's not a guitar with a great reputation and was deleted from their catalogue within a couple of years. Perhaps one of the reasons for that were the #cheap #Chinese tuners.

    I was placing the guitar in its case and allowed the neck to fall the final six inches. Unfortunately, it was slightly out of line and a tuner hit the side of the case. The plastic button did not survive.

    I was amazed to find there's no such thing as a standard #Stratocaster neck. Tuners are sold in sets of six and I found sets that had the separation between first and sixth string of 117mm 119mm and 120mm and, I dare say, the were others available.

    My guitar turned out to need a 119mm set. I opted for a metal replacement button. I only learned afterwards that I hadn't fitted the string in the way intended with a slot headed tuner.