AoT 314: Did Fender Create Its Own Competition?

Special guest: Julie Axt

0:00 Intro-Song 10:07 Welcome 11:07 Fender Topic Intro 12:05 Why Copies Exist 13:36 Spare Guitar Journey 15:29 Vintage Fender Prices 16:09 Pre-CBS Explained 18:45 Foreword Reading 20:24 Each Strat Unique 21:40 Guitar & Musician Bond 22:34 Cease & Desist Letters 24:13 Paul Reed Smith Silver Sky 25:55 Yamaha Pacifica 27:08 Ibanez Superstrat 28:28 Thör Guitars 29:28 Harley Benton & Schecter 31:31 Elvis Song Performance 34:25 Leo Fender Background 36:13 Telecaster Revolution 38:15 P-Bass Innovation 40:33 Stratocaster Invented 42:38 CBS Acquisition 44:30 Pre-CBS Quality 47:53 Personal Strat Journey 50:58 First Real Fender Disaster 54:26 Squier Guitars Japan 56:37 Finding The 61 Strat 1:00:10 Custom Shop Era 1:02:50 Fender vs. Small Builders 1:15:47 Guitar Shape Logic 1:23:14 Final Thoughts