Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Through the 2000s, Fender Japan, Ltd. (joint venture of Fender, Kanda Shokai, Yamano Gakki and FujiGen) controlled the Fender name, and 2 plants built it: Fender Corona and Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
4 eras touch the 2000s across 4 lines. Nothing changed inside the decade, so every Fender from these years is the same version on its line.
| Year | Controlled by | Built at | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2001 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2002 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2003 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2004 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2005 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2006 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2007 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2008 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] | |
| 2009 | 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, 9, 6, 7, 8] |
| 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) | 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, 8] |
| 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, 9] |
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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