The Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company was founded in 1946. It was the creation of Leo Fender who started the company in Fullerton, California. The company is now known as the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
Electric guitars had been around before, but Fender were the first to make them a commercial success on a large scale. The guitar which did this for them was the Esquire, which later evolved into the Telecaster, whose design remains the same today as it did back in the 50's. Sales of the Esquire can be traced back as far as 1950. Fender later designed and introduced the Stratocaster in 1954, which was centered around usability and practicality, as well as producing a unique sound.
It wasn't just 6 stringed instruments that Fender became famous for. They also produced the first Electric Bass, called the Precision Bass (or P-Bass). Much like the Telecaster and Strat', the recipe for the P-bass hasn't changed much. The Jazz Bass was later introduced to the production line and remains one of the most popular bass guitars today.
The big four - Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass have inspired countless musicians and still remain Fenders biggest sellers...
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