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Fender Today

Today, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation continues to offer its timeless electric guitar designs such as the Telecaster and Stratocaster to players around the world, but the Fender family has grown to include several distinctive musical instrument brands, including Squier, Guild, Benedetto, DeArmond and Sunn. At the pinnacle of guitar artistry, FMIC Fender Custom Shop in Corona, California, and its Guild Custom Shop in Nashville, Tennessee, offer hand-crafted custom guitars built to suit the tastes of individual players.

Since 1995, Guild Guitars has also been a part of FMIC, and the Guild line of American-made acoustic and archtop electric guitars includes Benedetto brand archtop jazz guitars, considered by many to be the finest jazz guitars being made today. FMIC also distributes the Manuel Rodriguez brand of fine Spanish-made classical guitars. FMIC Squier and DeArmond lines of guitars, basses, amps and pro audio gear, combined with its full line of Fender acoustic instruments, offer a wide range of fretted instruments for the value-conscious musician. Under the Fender and Sunn brands, FMIC manufactures a full line of professional-grade guitar and bass amplifiers inspired by its long tradition of innovation.

In pro audio, Fender manufactures a complete line of professional sound equipment under the Fender brand, including the innovative Passport portable sound system. Fender also offers a complete line of accessories, including strings, authorized replacement parts, cases, straps and Fender logo sportswear.

Founded in 1946, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has been an American icon for over 50 years.

In that time, the Fender contribution to the evolving sound of contemporary music has been global and continuous. By introducing the first commercially viable solidbody electric guitar, the first electric bass and countless classic amplifiers, Fender musical instruments have left their mark on jazz, blues, country, rock and many other styles of popular music.

FMIC facilities are located in Scottsdale, Arizona; Corona California; Westerly, Rhode Island; Nashville, Tennessee; Ensenada, Mexico; London, England; Dusseldorf, Germany; Paris, France; and Gothenburg, Sweden.

Bill Schultz, Chairman and CEO;Bill Mendello, Executive Managing Director and CFO.

FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 7975 North Hayden Road, Suite C-100 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Telephone: (480) 596-9690 Fax: (480) 596-1384 www.fender.com