Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Through the 1990s, Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) controlled the Fender name, and 3 plants built it: Fender Corona, FujiGen and Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
5 eras touch the 1990s across 4 lines. The version changed in 1991 and 1996. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Fender.
| Year | Controlled by | Built at | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | FujiGen, Fender Corona[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 6, 7] | |
| 1991 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | FujiGen, Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 6, 7, 10] | yes |
| 1992 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | FujiGen, Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 6, 7, 10] | |
| 1993 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | FujiGen, Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 6, 7, 10] | |
| 1994 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | FujiGen, Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 6, 7, 10] | |
| 1995 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | FujiGen, Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 6, 7, 10] | |
| 1996 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 6, 7, 10] | yes |
| 1997 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 6, 7, 10] | |
| 1998 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 6, 7, 10] | |
| 1999 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Fender Corona, Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 6, 7, 10] |
| Line | Years | Controlled by | Built at | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fender Custom Shop | 1987–2015 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Fender Corona | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
| Fender Japan (MIJ / CIJ) | 1985–1996 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | FujiGen | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9] |
| Fender Japan (MIJ / CIJ) | 1996–2015 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | No plant on record | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Fender Mexico (Ensenada) | 1991–2015 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California) | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10] |
| Fender USA | 1985–2015 | Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) | Fender Corona | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11] |
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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