Did Fender ever make guitars in Korea?????

[fredhairdu]

I have a green Fender Telecaster that was made in Korea. Was it ever made there????

[cheepaxes]

I'm not an expert. I know that Fender's Squier line has been made in Korea (I've got a Korean Squier Strat). I believe there have been some times when the name "Fender" appeared semi-prominently on some of the Squier instruments. My sense is that by the time Squiers were being made in Korea any mention of the connection to Fender would have been in small type. So I would be surprised to see a guitar labelled "Fender" in big letters that was also a Korean instrument. I could be wrong. Technically, one *could* certainly say that Fenders have been made in Korea, because Squiers are Fenders. I'd be happy to be corrected by someone who knows more about this stuff than I.

-Scott

[fredhairdu]

It does say Fender like a Fender with #'s and all.

[patrick is a stratocaster]

Fenders were indeed manufactured in Korea at some point. A friend of mine has both a Korean Showmaster and a Korean Concord Acoustic.

[Spud1950]

[patrick is a stratocaster]

Only problem I've ever had with Korean Fenders are shabby tuners. But that's easily fixable.

[kjguitarworx]