"Fender manufactures its highest quality guitars at its Corona factory in California, United States of America and manufactures its mid to high quality guitars at its Ensenada factory in Baja California, Mexico. Fender also contracts Asian guitar makers to manufacture Fender guitars and to also manufacture the lower priced Squier guitars." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation
Fender produces their Guitars both domestically and off-shore. Fender is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. The domestic line (marketed as "Fender") is manufactured in Corona, CA. The off-shore line (marketed as "Squier" and/or "Cort") are made in either Mexico, Japan, China, Indonesia and Korea.
In the 1940's, a California inventor named Leo Fender had made some custom guitars and amplifiers in his radio shop.
Fender guitars was established in 1946.
2002 , it was made in America as well , you can find out dates of Fender guitars on the fender support page by googling it.
Made in America - 2003 Fender Electric Guitars 3-20 was released on: USA: 20 June 2006
There are many... Ibanez, Rickenbacker, Yamaha, Gibson, Washburn, BC Rich, Steinberger, to name a few, but there are guitars made to look similar to the classic fender stratocaster like the Yamaha Pacifica, the Squire (made by Fender) and the Torch Vintage.
Fender guitars have allot of quality if you want to go original. Epiphone guitars are also good guitars but much cheaper than Fender. So the brand names are..Epiphone and Fender
The model name jaguar is a trademark by Fender and thus can only produce Jaguars. There are however jaguar-like guitars by other companies but they have different names.
Yes the fender guitars have great quality, as long as you buy one made in the USA or Mexico. China and Japan make fender squire guitars but they are cheaply made and don't last as long. If you are looking at buying a fender guitar then look at a Mexican or American stratocaster. That is one of the best guitars that fender makes and the best places they make them. The Mexican strat. will last you about 3 to 5 years and the USA strat. about your whole life. Hope that helps. I agree, definitely go for a strat
Guild is a famous maker of american guitars. Their guitars are handmade and produced in the United States which has given them the reputation of creating expensive, but very well made and good sounding guitars. In recent years they also provide cheaper but imported guitars. The brand has since been bought by Fender.
Honestly it depends on the guitar but most fender guitars are very good quality. Fender was voted the number 3 highest quality electric guitars in the world. It is behind Gibson and marsall.