Fender has been around since Moby Dick was a minnow. Musicians the world over will attest to the quality of fender fine musical instruments. Great company. read more

We went out of our way to visit Fender at the Corona CA location, the website said they were open until 5pm , but does not say closed to the public. What a huge disappointment! We were told that they are aware of this problem but haven't cared to fix the information on the website. So disrespectful to your fans! read more

Update: Within 24 hours of reaching out to Fender Consumer Relations, I received an email from the Consumer Relations Manager. He quickly got to the bottom of why my guitar was taking so long, sorted out some order confusion, and moved my guitar to the top of the Fender Custom Shop queue. He offered an additional guitar or amp of my choice for my troubles. I was immediately sent an Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, and within two weeks my custom Jazzmaster electric arrived on my doorstep with a personal note from master builder, Ron Thorn. And dang- is this guitar a thing of beauty! Thank you Fender corporate, consumer relations, and Ron for making my dream of having a custom Jazzmaster happen- and thank you for renewing my faith in a brand that I've loved since childhood. read more

I went to the Fender job fair and tour yesterday with my son and grand girls and it was beautiful! It was set up so well and they offered wonderful food and beverages and everyone was so kind. The tour was great but went so fast, could have stayed all day. Absolutely loved it! Wished I could have taken pictures of the inside but understand why I shouldnt or couldnt. You guys ROCK! read more

I bought a $900 + bass from Fender website. I discovered 5 months later that the bridge was missing a spring and screw on the D string. Yes my bad for not noticing but I discovered it when changing strings. So I got in touch with Fender thinking it would be an easy problem to solve - just send me the parts that were missing. Nope Fender would not do that. It's the "policy". You have 30 days to figure out if they missed something. Nathan Jones and Doug James who are in customer support will not support you and it turns out Fender is just another ruthless heartless greedy corporation. I'm sure that shipped sailed a long time ago but I'm just now experiencing what a horrible company Fender is nowadays. I will never do business with them again and all these 2 meat heads had to do was send me what I paid for. read more

I took the Fender tour got to meet Mike Shannon and Red Dave we looked at templates ...woods.... talked about finishes guitar players etc. was a great time! Took pictures of interesting items. Mike Shannon is from the early charvel days masterbuilder of charvel and Jackson guitars. I also picked up my guitar that Mike made from beginning to end. The custom necks that Mike Shannon makes our above and beyond comfortable. He also signed the instrument!! I recommend you take that tour! read more

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Even though their corp hq has moved to Arizona, this is where the manufacturing and custom shop remain. Just as legendary as Gibson although personally, they don't play as nicely. That however is just a personal preference. My personal idol, the immortal Jimi Hendrix will be forever associated with the right handed Stratocaster, re-strung and flipped upside down. I might not love my Strat as much as my Les Pauls but I still do want a Telecaster and the Fender sound is definitely unique amongst all the guitar manufacturers. read more

Only open on Thursdays at 10:00AM for tours. All other times, they will turn you away. We drove an hour and didn't get to see a thing. Must have closed toed shoes. So disappointed that we didn't get to see anything. read more

Ever go into Toys R Us when you were a kid and get overloaded? That's what happened to me when I tagged along with my pal Roger Espino, flamenco guitarist extraordinaire, for a visit to Fender's west coast business office. Once buzzed in, we waited under a huge photo of The Three Stooges jamming. What I liked most, aside from the lobby's floating guitar and amp sculpture, were the people- the suits to the trabajadores easy to know and smart. It's like they all come from the Midwest. And over at the visitor center, I stood a few inches from Hendrix strat, played Eddie's guitar, and Jaco's bass. I went into their amp room and plugged into a MONSTER Bassman 300. Fender jammed my network. read more

I went with some friends Thursday of last week. The visitor center is a great place to see vintage Fender guitars, with those of Buddy Holley, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and many others on display. The cashier was kind enough to bring me a bottle of water as we waited for the tour to start. I was really thirsty! Our tour guide, Dave escorted us through the busy factory. People here are skilled craftspeople. At this Fender factory, they build their most expensive instruments. Dave explained in detail several steps of the manufacturing process. He knows his stuff. One of the legends of guitar builders, Todd Krause , walked up to our group and said hello. He has built guitars for the legends, like Clapton and Jeff Beck. That was a bonus, indeed! Some reviewers complained about employees. Hello, they work there, they walk around, and they are not here to entertain the tourists! Be sure to check their website for days the tours are not given. They have corporate events sometimes, and other things with no tours on those days. read more

In response to Pete M... HELLO, its the VISITOR CENTER. Entertaining the tourists is EXACTLY what they're there to do! read more

We drove all the way down here with our 3 kids (20, 7 & 2) to do the tour as a family day trip. We arrive and the lady at the front rudely tells us that no kids under 9 are allowed & only closed toed shoes allowed. Basically myself, and my 2 younger kids couldn't go. We asked why this wasn't boldly stated on their website and she said it was under 'guest relations' as if we should of known to look there! So frustrated. We spent 2hrs on the road for nothing. My husband was so disappointed. The museum room is cool, very well put together, but def didn't make up for the tour we couldn't go on. My main complaint is that they need to make this much more clear for families. read more

We drove all the way from La Jolla for my boyfriend's birthday to take him on the tour. The guide was incredibly rude. Singled us out in front of the group for being late after being 2 minutes early. "Come on guys, don't ruin it for the rest of us! No video allowed!" When we were only taking panorama shots. Save yourself the trip and watch a video on the Fender site. He wrecked the day. read more

One jazz bass, one telecaster, one mustang, one jaguar, one acoustic, two precision basses and four Stratocasters. I'm pretty content.