WebBiography Early life. Clarence Leonidas Fender ("Leo") was born on August 10, 1909, to Clarence Monte Fender and Harriet Elvira Wood, owners of a successful orange grove located between Anaheim and Fullerton, California, United States.. At the age of 8 years, Leo developed a tumor in his left eye, resulting in the eye being removed and being …

WebFender produces acoustic guitars, bass amplifiers and public address equipment, however it is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, Jazzmaster, Precision Bass, and the Jazz Bass. The company was founded in Fullerton, California by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946.

WebDesign concept and history. The Fender VI was released in 1961 and followed the concept of the Danelectro six-string bass released in 1956, having six strings tuned E1 to E3, an octave below the Spanish guitar. The Bass VI was closely related to the Fender Jaguar, with which it shared styling and technical details, notably the Fender floating tremolo. ...

WebAfter the Bigsby, the next major development was Leo Fender's synchronized tremolo, the device that introduced the term tremolo arm (U.S. Patent 2,741,146 filed in 1954, issued in 1956). First released in 1954 on Fender's Stratocaster, the simple but effective design offers a greater range of pitch change than the Bigsby, and a better capability for up-bends.

WebThe Fender Super Reverb is a guitar amplifier made by Fender. It was originally introduced in 1963 and was discontinued in 1982. The Super Reverb was a Fender Super amplifier with built-in reverb and "vibrato" (actually tremolo). The original Super Reverb amplifiers were all-tube designs and featured spring reverb. There were two different ...

WebThe Fender Musicmaster is a solid body electric guitar produced by Fender. It was the first 3/4 scale student-model guitar Fender produced. A Musicmaster Bass model was also put on the market. Musicians such as David Byrne and Liz Phair used a Fender Musicmaster. History 1955–1963. Design work on the ...

WebDie Bauteile des Instruments Instrumentenhals, Griffbrett und Sattel. Der Name Precision (deutsch: „Präzision“) wurde von Leo Fender für das Instrument gewählt, weil das Griffbrett des Instruments wie bei einer Gitarre mit Bünden ausgestattet ist. Damit war es möglich, mit diesem Bass jeden Ton durch einfaches Greifen der Saite vor einem Bundstäbchen …

WebThe Fender Custom Shop is a division of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, housed within their headquarters complex in Corona, Riverside County, California.The Fender Custom Shop produces special-order guitars for customers through a Custom Shop dealer network, creates limited edition high end quality guitars, builds limited edition amplifiers, …

WebThe Fender American Deluxe Series was a line of electric guitars and basses introduced by Fender in 1995 and discontinued in 2016. It was upgraded in 2004 and 2010 before being replaced by the American Elite series in 2016. The American Deluxe line replaced the Plus Series models of 1987.. Features. The entire range came with options such as solid …

WebFender amplifiers are a series of electric instrument amplifiers produced by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.The first guitar amplifiers attributed to Leo Fender were manufactured by the K&F Manufacturing Corporation (K&F) between 1945 and 1946. Later, Fender began building its own line of electric guitars.Fender amplifiers would become …