Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 1984, Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) controlled the Fender name under Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), via Columbia Records Distribution Corp. / CBS Musical Instruments division. Its 2 lines on record were built at FujiGen and Fender Fullerton factory (Pomona Ave / S Raymond Ave / S Valencia Dr campus) (Japan and USA).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
A Fender guitar from 1984 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Fender you have. The name dates from 1946[1, 2], 38 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fender Japan (MIJ / CIJ) | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), via Columbia Records Distribution Corp. / CBS Musical Instruments division | FujiGen Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan[11] | 1982–1985 | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
| Fender USA | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), via Columbia Records Distribution Corp. / CBS Musical Instruments division | Fender Fullerton factory (Pomona Ave / S Raymond Ave / S Valencia Dr campus) | 1982–1985 | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10] |
Nothing changed in 1984. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Fender from 1984 is the same version as one from 1983.
FujiGen and Fender Fullerton factory (Pomona Ave / S Raymond Ave / S Valencia Dr campus). See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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