For guitars I like many brands--including Fender--My Fender is even from the supposed "dark period" of the 70's, (CBS era and all) and I love it.

My Fender amp is a G_Dec Jr--a fun little practice amp--which is what I got it for--a small light amp I can move around the house easily and sounds good. It's a lot of fun.

A friend of mine had a Fender Deluxe Reverb amp that was quite nice as well--and it was form the supposed "Dark period" too--it's a "silver face", considered a low period--but I'd like that amp.

I also have a Roland, a Traynor, and a couple of Garnets--I have both tube & SS amps--I like them both.

Fender is neither my favorite nor my least favorite company--but I like the Fender stuff I have and would have nothing against getting more.

Now go ask this on the Gibson forum...

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Max,
I've got a Made in Mexico Stratocaster and a Fender Blues Junior 15 watt amp. I don't play well because I'm a beginner at 47 but I love my Fender gear and have fun practicing. I hope this helps you with your report.
Thanks,
Tagg

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Those that divide the world into two types, and those that don't.

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Here's an excellent article that sums things up nicely. I have posted this before, but it's definitely worth a read:

What We Can Learn From the Fender Stratocaster by Wayne Greenwood

Leo Fender was not a musician, but he knew enough to listen to the people who played his instruments and to make changes based on their input. He also understood that a modular design would make the guitars easy to maintain and repair. This modular design also allows the musician to tailor the instrument to make it truly his own.

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

There are 10 types of people in this world.

Those that understand binary, and those that don't.

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