How To Build A Fender Guitar
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00:00 - A Brief Introduction
02:23 - The Wood Mill
06:46 - The Metal Shop
09:18 - The Paint Job
10:49 - Buff and Polish
11:55 - Final Assembly
14:51 - The Mod Shop
15:50 - The Custom Shop
18:38 - The Master Builders
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Astonishing work. Thank you for producing and sharing with the world. I fell in love with the Telecaster shape b/c of Prince's non-telecaster copy cat guitar that he would have pictured on his 45 and extended EPS.
Your cinema is astonishing.
Thank You Mary
Amazing Content, Thank You
And still they manage to send out 9/10 guitars with shitty setup out of the factory
I’m going see if they can create a guitar that I use to have that I lost to a pawn shop that I had custom setup.
Spender meets Fender. A match made in heaven ❤
Spender spends a day at Fender
I hear a signature model in the making...
Spfender
Mary spender builds a Fender
Went on a bender with spender at fender. Now back to the UK. Return to sender…
The scene at the end where he said he loves his job, was fantastic.
This video was so well made, Fender should use this video in their marketing. Makes me want to start playing guitar.
That's what I was thinking too. It looks like a fantastic place to work.
A masterbuilt is around $7-10k US
The pride he feels shined through better than a Custom Shop finish...
Can’t you see this is a Fender-sponsored video?
@@christianlacheze3323 Yes, nothing about the ruinous pickguard I got that had screws so far off the mark we had to chisel out 3/16" to clear the bridge plate. Another guy got one that looked like a kid's shop class cut it.
The best description of the Fender Stratocaster that I’ve ever heard was from the late great Jeff Beck (RIP). Jeff was the subject of one of those TV specials “Jeff Beck Talks Music”. When the interviewer asked Jeff why the Strat was his “weapon of choice”, Jeff said that the guitar gave him “endless colour”. Jeff then gave a pretty comprehensive demonstration of all of the styles of guitar that he could wring out of the instrument. I then realised why Jeff was/is held in such high esteem by his peers and fans alike.
Jeff Beck - Master of The Stratocaster, May You Rest In Peace sir.
As my baby ages, its origin story becomes increasingly mysterious to me. Built when I was three, we met when it was ten and I was thirteen and we are daily companions. Now sixty-six years old, my 1958 Stratocaster is a wonder, made of apparently perfect wood holding its shape to perfection throughout most of Fender’s history. It seems to get stronger.
Mary Spender’s voice is perfect for voice-over narration. I could listen to her all day long. Her music is pretty cool too.
I wish she would do sleep stories for the Calm app
LOVE her voice
Strongly agreed
I can already imagine Mary doing a NatGeo or Discovery documentary voice over.
I just posted the same thing. She has the most posh accent and beautiful speaking voice
Took a beautiful Brit to give us the best American guitar factory tour! Well done, Mary. 😍
Thanks Britain lady.
I’m just a 20 minute drive from the Corona factory. I hope California was kind to you. Your videos are so next level compared to other UA-camrs. Very accurate, informative, and arresting, meaning I couldn’t look away, and was frustrated every time UA-cam interrupted you with a commercial. You do fantastic work Mary, and your passion shows through in your professionalism, understanding, and deep passion for all things musical. Thank you 🙏 😊
This is not a vlog, it's a documentary!❤ skilfully recorded and edited.
Your smooth and warm voice blends nicely with one your host has (loud and clear).
Happy anniversary Fender!
in all honesty, i would happily work the rest of my days on a guitar factory like this. Knowing i make a difference in ppls lives playing these fantastic instruments. As a former woodworker, i could almost smell the factory as i was watching. My god do i miss that.
I doubt it. Fender pays its workers shit money. 40 k a year to work in a unairconditioned factory in Southern California. Which is basically a desert. It is a modern day sweat shop. 20 bucks a hour with the second highest cost of living in the USA.
@@OakLawnSpeedShop Damn I didn't know any of that, It might be a stupid question but how come the factory is unairconditioned? Does AC effect the wood or something? or is it just that fender don't want to pay for it
I did woodwork in high school, I can smell the raw wood too
Can’t believe some of those machines are from 1950!! And still in use. Great video. Fascinating. I’ll never look at my strats and teles the same way. Thanks so much.
Spent countless hours at Fender right down the street here in Corona. Met Eric Johnson there and many others. My tech and I love hanging there!
Dave Brown is a great tour guide also! You couldn't have been matched up any better than him!
There are only few things that keep their age, don't date. Aircraft like the Spitfire, mustang, Hughes 500 helicopter and the Fender guitars for sure.
Bravo to David Brown that showed around the facility. You can tell he really enjoys his job. How can you ask for any job that you love to do.
I find it really cool that my Corona made Stratocaster was made in that same factory , using the same machinery 25 years ago . Its the best guitar ive ever owned and it sounds incredible and plays like butter .
100% pure awesome. If this doesn't give you ideas for a custom guitar, nothing will.
Any chance you will be touring the PRS facility any time soon?
1. Glad it wasn't a 1 hour + video. 2. Great video/editing. 3. My gawd, I could listen to your voice (singing & speaking), all day long!! Thank you for being you!
I love the Strat above and beyond ANY other guitar. It's perfect! The Tele is a close second.
When the video started I was like “I’ve seen so many factory tours”. But you actually managed to tell your own story with this video and there are lots of things in there I haven’t seen yet. Like the computer aided wood matching in the beginning!
Great production on the video Mary - came across like it was shot and edited by a big studio.
The master builder. The master storyteller. Beautiful.
The cinematography was great on this one. You really did a great work!
The magic is at the 17:30-ish mark when he starts talking about that guitar and how cool it is. You can just tell when a guitar is special and someone's love for guitars is infectious.
Thanks, Mary and Fender!
Can't help but want one of these after hearing Mary speak about it. Her wisdom and passion about guitars 🎸❤ is spot on and I could listen to her beautiful voice whether she's singing or talking all day. I enjoyed this video and hope you stay blessed Mary Spender.
You have such a PERFECT speaking voice!
I never realized that I was interested in how a guitar was made.
This was a great video. Even the Hendrix advertisement was fun to watch.
WOW -- what a presentation. This is not a UA-cam video, this is a world class historical Documentary.
You have the most soothing, clear, and proper voice for hosting this style of video.
Bravo Mary!!
Now that I know the way Fender makes that perfect sound (The two Coke Cans and a Water Bottle) I can sleep at night.
God Bless you Mary.
Perfect video.
I could watch this over and over. And I probably will. Thanks Mary
Thank you, Mary, for a.simply awesome tour of Fender. So thorough, yet concise, with perfect length of commentary and content. This was way better than any Discovery Channel documentary to me. So much appreciate what you do. Thank you again!!!
Fantastic educational video, I'd love to go on a Fender Factory Tour. Thanks, Mary 😊
Excellent job Mary. Thoroughly enjoyed your tour.
Thanks so much, Mary. I've seen a lot of guitar factory tour videos. This one is one of the best!
Thank you, Mary 🙏🏻🤍
Great tour!
Great video! Thanks for the tour Mary and David!
I enjoyed this video never was able to afford a fender my entire life and surprisingly I just received an all original 68 mustang in Daphne blue for Christmas.
This guy loves his job!!! Thanks for talking and explaining this as you pop in and out sitting serenely in your studio
Nothing like a custom shop Strat. The feel, finish and sound are something to behold. Great vid Mary.. So glad you did it. Hope to see you perform live someday. From east Kentucky USA. Take care.
What a great company! I can understand how making a beautiful thing like a Fender guitar would keep workers focused and glad to come to work.
I got so excited when I saw this vid in my recommended.
I borrowed a Strat from a friend for 3 months and before i had a chance to even give it back, I already bought my own strat and it’s been my favorite thing ever since.
Thanks for sharing this fantastic tour
I did a tour of the Fender plant in Corona, CA 10 years ago with David Brown and it was just amazing. The plant is amazing-clean, well lit and massive. There is so much more to see than what is in this video. Everyone there was upbeat and pleasant-all lovers of things Fender. I did a tour of Gibson in Memphis, TN 2 weeks later and the old factory was dark and dirty. Very low tech. The tour leader obviously did not play guitar. People were depressed it seemed. Fender is ultra modern with CNC yet all goes to hands on building. Fender tour also included the Custom shop. On the tour they said you could put "dibs" on a guitar or bass if you wanted to take it home. A great experience.
Same here, did also the tour with David about 10 years ago. At the end of the tour he pulled out a very nice Tele special in white wirh flamey neck, which I liked very much, but I was unsure how to get it through customs when heading home. Seems he was at GL for some time. Glad he’s doing good. 👍
Great video! This is the best guitar video I've watched this year so far and I don't think anything would beat this video. Everyone who loves Fender guitars and basses would love this video.
Dear Mary, thank you and thank you again for this show. It was the best thing I've seen in a long time, and I hope to have a fender some day. I love the detail work,, different stages and how each part is specially made by special people who work with just that process to get it all right. It made me commit to doing my work with more concern.🖤💜💙💛🧡❤
I’ve been on the tour 3 times. Always an amazing experience, they have it down. They also have an amp section as well. The finish part is really special, alit more work than I thought.
Thanks for the tour. Nice to see someone who enjoys his work. Really cool.
Nice little tour, Mary! Thanks to David for his time and expertise 👍
I have a 50th anniversary strat in Lay-A-Way, right now, and a MIJ vintage 59 reissue w/ the paint that purposely wears away, to give it that vintage "played in" look. I'm just forever in love with the Stratocaster. I'm a lefty player but I also have 3 right handed Strats 😂 I can't pass up a great deal and you know, it's good to have some instruments for the studio/jam room.
An excellent video showing the end to end process with such enthusiasm and pride from your guide. It must have been thrilling to experience that tour.
What a lovely Sunday treat. Thank you for taking us
Awesome video! Really appreciate pulling the curtain back and showing us how much of the process is done by hand!
The one thing in the mod shop , you can't get a coil switch for humbucker to single coil, yet the professional 2 telecaster has it
That’s too bad because I have that on my hb’s and I use it a lot. My guitars that don’t have it, well I really miss it.
I loved this! I worked in manufacturing most of my life, used CNC machines similar to the ones cutting the bodies and necks. My first job was in a machine shop in 1977 on Fender avenue in Fullerton Ca. I was told that Leo Fender owned all the buildings on that street. Also in the early 2000's the company I worked for moved to Corona Ca. within about a few miles of the Fender factory. I have built a few Appalachian style banjos, tried to play several instruments, but my joke is that I play the stereo best. It was great to see the factory tour, thanks!
That was a nice wholesome look at the Fender production. Thanks for doing that walk through.
Could be the best guitar factory tour video I've seen. Many thanks.
I always love watching factory tours and yours are one of the best, well edited, clear voiceover and a soothing vibe overall.
It's also pretty special to me as a viewer this time around as there's an albeit small chance you saw my '54 in the process of being made. I had my eyes on the Custom Shop '55 for a while now and then the '54 got announced and presented a much more attractive spec and price.
Fender tours always carry a much more approachable and friendly nature to what you'd get with a Gibson tour (the recent ones shot by Anderton's was definitely less cold than previous ones however)
Congrats Mary. Great tour. Fender awesome!
I am not a guitarist but this tour was fabulous. It really showed me how the process shows the care each instrument get its sound and looks. Thank you for taking me on your. God Bless, be safe and be well. 🎸🎸🙏❤️
Very cool. His enthusiasm is infectious.
What a great video! Your production value is applied with impeccable taste. I can so relate to many parts of this .I've worked in the tool and die trade most of my life and appreciate the time you gave that segment, right down to the punch presses in action. And that part at the end where he's talking about being greatful to have such a Job, I almost teared up. You must have made him feel very comfortable to open up like that.
Thank you Mary & Fender for the interesting tour. Hope to see it in person someday.
That telecaster at 19:00... what a beautiful guitar...
This is the best video of this kind that I"ve seen. Well Done!
Thanks Mary, that was a great tour. I really enjoyed it.
Mary, I couldn't think of a better narrator for this! Thank you.
Nothing like seeing a masterpiece built by a master builder. I’ve got a 2000 Stratocaster. I love this guitar.
you did it again!!!!❤ Happy Birthday, Strat!
Great video, Mary! Thanks for posting.
Great vid ,great camera work , thanks for taking the time to put that together, rob from Australia
WOW . . . there needs to be more exposure for this Fender Factory in Corona. Way more ! We see all of the other factories too much. And I have seen the Fender Amp factory. But the Fender guitar factory for an instrument that has played, and continues to play, such a large part of my musical life is emotional and magical. The same magic that is in music itself. I see an individual component that is partially completed and I get a flash of "I know this, this shape is a part of me, it is in my genetic make up, it feels like home". Then I place it as being a part of my Tele. The musical conveyance that is a part of me. And it so nice to see that Fender is a positive friendly bright work space that takes the care and does it right. (Not the toxicity that we see and hear from other large manufacturers for example.) Thank you Mary. Now fly right back there over the ocean again and do some shows on more detail of specific stations and areas ! .:) Is early next week for four shows enough time ?
Thanks for all your efforts Ms. Mary. That was definitely top shelf content. I’ll be watching it again in a few minutes. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
David Brown is a man who clearly loves his job! The Tele at 19:01 is my dream come true. What a lovely, blissful video. Thanks, Mary.
Great vid, Mary! Prolly one of the best factory tour vids out there. Thanks also to David Brown. Take care...
I met Dave when we took the factory tour the year they first started doing the tour I think it was 2012 It was amazing. He is so knowledgeable and gave a great tour.
Fascinating, Mary. Many thanks for a wonderful video!
Great video of a great guitar, about 50 years ago i went to my brothers stagparty and was admiring the guitars of the live band ,when a friend of my brother said that guitar is a Fender the best guitars i n the world ,i promised myself i would have one some day when i could afford one ,i now own more than one, having a Fender is like owning a Ferrari ,a legend ,really enjoyed the video😅
I enjoyed this. Very well done. Thanks !
This is absolutely fascinating thanks for sharing!
this video is as lovingly put together as a fender guitar
Very nice tour video, Mary. Thank you.
3 Mod Shop Strats for me. Like you said, it's really great for left-handed players like myself that cannot find what they want from standard retailers. A wonderful video/tour, Mary!
This is an epic level post. Thank you!
So much respect for the master craftsmen who create these beauties...no matter the product. Enjoyed this and Martin tours..tho the Martin history was a 👍missing with strat vid. Beautiful specimens
Thank you for making this video. This is the guitar I love to play.
Hey Mary, thank you. Guitar factory tours get my attention like lights do to Moth's.
Absolutely brilliant information on the Stratocaster, 3 single coil pickups are nice and a Floyd rose tremolo for effects thank you for sharing with us
A great watch…many thanks for sharing this with us. I will probably never be able to afford a Custom Shop or a Masterbuild, but could watch a video on what they all day. Best job in the world!
Excelente documental Mary! 🎸♥️
Well done, Mary!!
My favorite guitar!!!! Period.
Finely crafted video for finely crafted guitars. Very nice. 👍
Another great run down 👍
Thank you for making and posting this great video. It was fantastic!! David Brown is awesome!!
Thanks for a great video Mary!
What a fantastic video! Thank you!
Mary rocks another great documentary
What a nice bloke, you can tell he knows his job really well 😊
Love Mary’s channel
Fasinating Ms. Spender. Thank you.
Good stuff as always. My Fav Fender design is the Stingray.