Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 2026, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation controlled the Fender name. Its 4 lines on record were built at Fender Corona and Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California) (USA and Mexico).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
A Fender guitar from 2026 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[S431, 3], 80 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fender Custom Shop | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | — | Fender Corona Corona, CA, USA[8] | 2015–now | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Fender Japan (MIJ / CIJ) | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | — | No plant on record | 2015–now | unverified[1, 2, 3] |
| Fender Mexico (Ensenada) | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | — | Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California) | 2015–now | unverified[1, 2, 3, 6] |
| Fender USA | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | — | Fender Corona Corona, CA, USA[8] | 2015–now | unverified[1, 2, 3, 7] |
Nothing changed in 2026. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Fender from 2026 is the same version as one from 2025.
Fender Corona and Fender Ensenada (Calle Huerta, Baja California). 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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