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Post subject: Just How Many ??
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:16 pm
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Since Fender began production of guitars and basses (only)- how many have they produced? This would include Fender outside of the USA also. That's just guitars and basses- electric and acoustic (and not steel guitars) from the 40's until now?
Can anyone hazard a guess or can someone come up with a close number?

Over a million ??? Who knows?


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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:20 pm
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The correct answer is "Who knows?"

No such data exists. The Fender serial number registry only goes back to the mid-90s.

How many cars has Ford produced around the world since the company was formed? :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:26 pm
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It would have to be many, many millions, but yeah, who knows? Do we also include Squiers?


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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:44 pm
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NO. No Squires or other brand names that Fender owns- Just axes with a Fender decal on the headstock. That narrows it down somewhat.

BTW I have never played a Ford so .................

also if the number is many many millions-----where are they? But don't answer that question- the original question is : how many?


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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:52 pm
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stroker vance wrote:
the original question is : how many?


Again, there are no records that will provide that information.

Regarding where are all of the millions of guitars that were made, do you really think all of them have survived to today? :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:50 pm
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I'm pretty sure I read a while ago that Fender produced about 6,000 guitars a day. I'm pretty sure that covers all of their brands. That's an unbelievable number to me, being just a country hick. So I reckon the answer is,
a whole bunch! :D

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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:59 pm
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Drew365 wrote:
Fender produced about 6,000 guitars a day.


And maybe only 60 a day back in the 50's. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:53 am
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bluesky636 wrote:
stroker vance wrote:
the original question is : how many?


Again, there are no records that will provide that information.

Regarding where are all of the millions of guitars that were made, do you really think all of them have survived to today? :lol:


There are records yes.
I don't think all of them survived. I live in the real world.


Okay maybe not much interest but I thought it is amazing how many guitars Fender has made. I guess it would be a few million anyway. There are prob alot of guitars under beds in attics and in basements just sitting there.

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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:42 am
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stroker vance wrote:
There are records yes.


Uh, no there are not. That has been proven time and time again. If you send your serial number into consumerrelations@fender.com and ask for information about your guitar, they can only go back to the mid-90's or so. Why?

BECAUSE THE RECORDS DO NOT EXIST.

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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:16 pm
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That IS a pretty interesting to ponder, records or not.
Makes me wonder, with X-amount out there, Y-amount on the market, and Z-amount of active Fender guitar players (times however many Fender guitars they have)...
...it could make your mind go nuts if you let it.
(I know because... I do)

So yeah, it also makes ya wonder how many are out there not being used.


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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:22 pm
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Definitely more than eight.

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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:22 pm
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bluesky636 wrote:
Drew365 wrote:
Fender produced about 6,000 guitars a day.


And maybe only 60 a day back in the 50's. :wink:


Well, let's see...
They made mine, so that's one. Then judging by the pictures I've seen on this Forum there's at least another couple of thousand..... :lol:
Oh, and I've seen pictures of rock stars with fender guitars, so there's definitely more than a couple of thousand plus one..
Can't know for sure, really :? But that's what Bill said

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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:49 pm
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dfrain wrote:
So yeah, it also makes ya wonder how many are out there not being used.


Actually, it doesn't. :lol: Wondering such a thing is analagous to wondering how many blades of grass are on your front lawn. Useless information.


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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:15 pm
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Somewhere between 37 band 8,345, 278.


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Post subject: Re: Just How Many ??
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:17 pm
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We can start narrowing it down. Less than a Billion?

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