I-Fender yenye yezona mpawu zibalaseleyo kunye nezaziwayo ze-American guitar brands emhlabeni.
Awukwazi ukuzibiza ngokuba ungumdlali wegitare ukuba awuqhelananga neFender IStratocaster isiginci sombane.
Yasekwa ngo-1946 ngu Leo Fender, Inkampani ibe ngumdlali ophambili kwishishini lesiginci iminyaka engaphezu kwe-70, kwaye izixhobo zayo zisetyenziswe zezinye iimvumi ezidumileyo kwimbali.
Kumnqweno wakhe wokwenza ezona zixhobo zibalaseleyo zabadlali besiginci, umseki Leo Fender wake wathi onke amagcisa ziingelosi, kwaye kwaba njalo “umsebenzi wakhe ukubanika amaphiko ukuba babhabhe”.
Namhlanje, i-Fender ibonelela ngoluhlu olubanzi lweegitare kuwo onke amanqanaba abadlali, ukusuka kwabaqalayo ukuya kwiipros.
Kwesi sikhokelo, siza kujonga imbali ye-brand, into eyaziwa ngayo kwaye kutheni le brand isathandwa njengakuqala.
Fender: imbali
I-Fender ayilophawu olutsha - yayiyenye yabenzi begitare bombane bokuqala ukuphuma eUnited States.
Makhe sijonge ekuqaleni koluphawu lomfanekiso:
Iintsuku zokuqala
Ngaphambi kweegitare, iFender yayisaziwa njengeFender's Radio Service.
Yaqalwa ekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1930 nguLeo Fender, indoda ethanda izinto zombane.
Waqalisa ukulungisa oonomathotholo kunye nezandisi-lizwi kwivenkile yakhe eFullerton, eKhalifoniya.
Kungekudala uLeo waqalisa ukuzakhela ezakhe izikhulisa-lizwi, ezathi zaduma kwiimvumi zasekuhlaleni.
Kwi-1945, uLeo Fender wasondela kwiimvumi ezimbini kunye nabanye abathanda izinto ze-elektroniki, uDoc Kauffman noGeorge Fullerton, malunga nokudala izixhobo zombane.
Ngaloo ndlela i-brand ye-Fender yazalwa kwi-1946, xa u-Leo Fender waseka i-Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company e-Fullerton, eCalifornia.
I-Fender yayiligama elitsha ngokwentelekiso kwihlabathi likatala ngelo xesha, kodwa uLeo wayesele ezenzele igama njengomenzi weegitare zentsimbi zombane kunye neamplifiers.
Ilogo
Iilogo zokuqala zeFender zaziyilwe nguLeo ngokwakhe kwaye zazibizwa ngokuba yiFender logo yespaghetti.
Ilogo yespaghetti yayiyeyokuqala ilogo esetyenziswa kwiiFender guitars kunye neebass, ebonakala kwizixhobo ukusuka ekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1940 ukuya ekuqaleni koo-1970.
Kwakukho kwakhona uphawu lwenguqu oluyilwe nguRobert Perine ekupheleni kweminyaka engama-50 kwikhathalogu yeFender. Le logo intsha yeFender inalaa magama makhulu egolide angqindilili kunye nolwandlalo olumnyama.
Kodwa kumashumi eminyaka kamva, uphawu lwe-CBS lwe-Fender kunye noonobumba bebhlokhi kunye nemvelaphi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka yaba yenye yeelogo ezibonakalayo kushishino lomculo.
Le logo intsha iyilwe ngumzobi uRoyer Cohen.
Incede izixhobo zeFender zivelele ngokubonakalayo. Unokuhlala uxelela i-Fender strat kukhuphiswano ngokujonga loo logo.
Namhlanje, ilogo yeFender inombhalo wohlobo lwe-spaghetti, kodwa asazi ukuba ngubani umzobi. Kodwa le logo yangoku yeFender isisiseko kumnyama namhlophe.
UMsasazi
Ngo-1948, u-Leo wazisa i-Fender Broadcaster, eyaye yayisesona siginci sombane sokuqala esiveliswe ngobuninzi.
UMsasazi wayeza kuba kamva yathiywa ngokutsha iTelecaster, kwaye ihleli enye yeegitala ezidumileyo zeFender ukuza kuthi ga kulo mhla.
Yintoni ekhethekileyo malunga neTelecaster kukuba yayisesiginkci sokuqala esine-pickup eyakhelwe-ngaphakathi, eyavumela isandi esonyusiweyo.
Oku kwenza ukuba kube lula kakhulu kubadlali ukuba baviwe phezu kwebhendi.
I-Precision Bass
Ngo-1951, iFender yakhupha isiginci sokuqala sombane esiveliswe ngobuninzi, i-Precision Bass.
I-Precision Bass yaba nefuthe elikhulu kwiimvumi, njengoko ibanike indlela yokongeza amandla asezantsi kumculo wabo.
Yintoni ekhethekileyo malunga ne-bass echanekileyo ngumahluko kwiigeji zentambo.
I-Precision Bass ibisoloko ineentambo zegeyiji enzima kunekatala eqhelekileyo enemitya emithandathu, enika isandi esityebileyo, esityebileyo.
IStratocaster
Ngomnyaka we-1954, uLeo Fender wazisa iStratocaster, eyakhawuleza yaba enye yezona guitar zidumileyo zombane kwihlabathi.
I-Stratocaster yayiza kuba sisiginkci esityikityiweyo sabanye babadlali begitare abadumileyo emhlabeni, kubandakanya uJimi Hendrix, uEric Clapton, kunye noStevie Ray Vaughan.
Namhlanje, iStratocaster iseyenye yeekatala ezithengiswa kakhulu kwiFender. Ngapha koko, le modeli iseyenye yeemveliso zeFender ezithengiswa kakhulu ngalo lonke ixesha.
Umzimba ojijekileyo kunye nethoni ekhethekileyo yeStratocaster yenza ukuba ibe yenye yezona guitar eziguquguqukayo zombane phaya.
Ingasetyenziselwa naluphi na uhlobo lomculo, ngakumbi i-rock kunye ne-blues.
Umgangatho wesi siginci wenze ukuba unqweneleke kakhulu, kwaye i-fretwork kunye nokuqwalaselwa kweenkcukacha kwakumangalisa ngelo xesha.
Kwakhona, ii-pickup zazilungile kakhulu, kwaye zazibekwe ngendlela eyenza ukuba isiginci sisebenzise izinto ezininzi.
I-Stratocaster yaba yinto ebetha ngokukhawuleza kunye nabadlali kwaye yaba ngumgangatho apho zonke ezinye iigita zombane ziza kugwetywa.
IJazzmaster kunye neJaguar
Ngo-1958, iFender yazisa iJazzmaster, eyayiyilwe ukuba ibe sesona siginkci sabadlali bejazz.
I-Jazzmaster yayinoyilo olutsha lwe-offset esinqeni eyenza kube lula ukudlala ngelixa uhleli phantsi.
Kwakhona yayinenkqubo entsha ye-tremolo edadayo evumela abadlali ukuba bagobe iintambo ngaphandle kokuchaphazela ukulungiswa.
I-Jazzmaster yayinamandla kakhulu ngexesha layo kwaye ayizange yamkelwe kakuhle ngabadlali bejazz.
Nangona kunjalo, iya kuthi kamva ibe yenye yezona gitala zidumileyo kumaqela e-surf rock anje ngamakhwenkwe oLwandle kunye noDick Dale.
Ngo-1962, i-Fender yazisa i-Jaguar, eyenzelwe ukuba ibe yinguqulelo ephezulu ye-Stratocaster.
IJaguar ibonise ukumila komzimba omtsha, iprofayile yentamo emfutshane engama-24, kunye neefoto ezimbini ezintsha.
IJaguar yayikwayeyokuqala iFender guitar enenkqubo yetremolo eyakhelweyo.
IJaguar yayinobunkunkqele kakhulu ngexesha layo kwaye ayizange yamkelwe kakuhle ngabadlali besiginkci ekuqaleni.
I-CBS ithenga uphawu lweFender
Ngo-1965, uLeo Fender wathengisa inkampani yeFender kwi-CBS nge-13 yezigidi zeedola.
Ngelo xesha, le yayiyeyona ntengiselwano inkulu kwimbali yezixhobo zomculo.
U-Leo Fender wahlala ne-CBS iminyaka embalwa encedisa kwinguqu, kodwa ekugqibeleni wayishiya inkampani ngo-1971.
Emva kokuba uLeo Fender ehambile, i-CBS yaqala ukwenza utshintsho kwiigitare zeFender ezenze ukuba zinganqweneleki kangako kubadlali.
Ngokomzekelo, i-CBS yathoba ulwakhiwo lweStratocaster ngokusebenzisa izinto ezingabizi kakhulu kunye neendlela zokwakha.
Baphinde baqala ukuvelisa iziginkci ezininzi, nto leyo ekhokelele ekwehleni komgangatho. Nangona kunjalo, kwakusekho ezinye iigitala ezinkulu zeFender ezenziwe ngeli xesha.
FMIC
Ngo-1985, i-CBS yagqiba ekubeni ithengise inkampani yeFender.
Iqela labatyali-mali elikhokelwa nguBill Schultz kunye noBill Haley bathenga inkampani nge-$ 12.5 yezigidi.
Eli qela liza kuqhubeka liseka iFender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC).
I-American Standard Stratocaster
Kwi-1986, i-Fender yazisa i-American Standard Stratocaster, eyenzelwe ukuba ibe yinguqulelo ehlaziyiweyo ye-Stratocaster yasekuqaleni.
I-American Standard Stratocaster ibonise i-maple fingerboard entsha, i-pickups ehlaziyiweyo, kunye ne-hardware ephuculweyo.
I-American Standard Stratocaster yaba nefuthe elikhulu kwiziginkci kwihlabathi jikelele kwaye iseyenye yezona modeli zidumileyo zeStratocaster namhlanje.
Ngo-1988, i-Fender yatyhila uchungechunge lokuqala lomdlali, okanye imodeli yotyikityo eyilwe ngumdlali, u-Eric Clapton Stratocaster.
Esi sikatala sayilwa ngu-Eric Clapton kwaye sabonisa iinkcukacha zakhe ezizodwa, ezinje nge-alder body, i-maple fingerboard, kunye neepicups ezintathu zeLace Sensor.
Ilifa
Ukwakhiwa kwezi zixhobo zidumileyo zeFender, ezithe zaseka umgangatho wabaninzi, zinokufumaneka kuninzi lweegitala zombane oza kuzifumana namhlanje, zibonisa ilifa kunye nefuthe lophawu.
Izinto ezifana ne-Floyd Rose tremolo, i-pickups ka-Duncan, kunye neemilo ezithile zomzimba ziye zaba sisiseko kwihlabathi legitare yombane, kwaye konke kwaqala nge-Fender.
Ngaphandle kokubaluleka kwayo ngokwembali, iFender iye yanda kakhulu ekuthandeni kwiminyaka yakutshanje, enkosi ngokuyinxenye kukhetho lwayo olukhulu lwezixhobo, ezibandakanya ii-bass, acoustics, pedals, amplifiers, kunye nezixhobo.
Nangona kunjalo, ngoluhlu olubanzi olunje lweemveliso, umbono wokujonga ngegiya yeFender unokubonakala unzima kakhulu, ngakumbi xa kuziwa kuluhlu lwazo lweegita zombane.
Abaculi abafana noJimi Hendrix, u-Eric Clapton, uGeorge Harrison, kunye noKurt Cobain bonke baye bancedisa ukuqinisa indawo yeFender kwimbali yomculo.
Fender namhlanje
Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, i-Fender iye yandisa imodeli yayo yotyikityo yegcisa, isebenza nezinto ezithandwa nguJohn 5, uVince Gill, uChris Shiflett, kunye noDanny Gatton.
Inkampani ikwakhuphe iimodeli ezintsha ezininzi, ezinje ngothotho lwendalo ehambelanayo, olubandakanya ezinye iinguqulelo zoyilo lweFender yakudala.
I-Fender ikwasebenza ekuphuculeni inkqubo yayo yokuvelisa ngeziko elitsha laseburhulumenteni e-Corona, eCalifornia.
Esi sixhobo sitsha senzelwe ukunceda iFender iqhubeke nokukhula kwemfuno yezixhobo zabo.
Ngembali yayo ende, izixhobo ze-iconic, kunye nokuzinikela kumgangatho, ayimangalisi into yokuba iFender yenye yezona ntlobo zegitare zidumileyo kwihlabathi.
Uthotho lweFender Vintera
Ngo-2019, iFender yakhupha uthotho lweVintera, olululuhlu lweegitala ezihlawula imbeko kwiintsuku zokuqala zenkampani.
Uthotho lweVintera lubandakanya iimodeli ezifana neStratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Jaguar, kunye neMustang. Unokufumana ulwazi oluninzi malunga nezi modeli kwiwebhusayithi yabo.
I-Fender iphinde yakhupha izixhobo ezininzi ezifikelelekayo, ezifana ne-Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster kunye neTelecaster.
I-Fender American Standard Series iseyi-flagship yenkampani yeegitala, iibhesi, kunye ne-amplifiers.
Ngo-2015, i-Fender yakhupha i-American Elite Series, ebonisa inani loyilo oluhlaziyiweyo kunye neempawu ezintsha, ezifana nesizukulwana se-4 se-Noiseless pickups.
I-Fender ikwabonelela ngenkonzo yeSitolo seSiko, apho abadlali banokuodola izixhobo ezenziwe ngokwesiko.
I-Fender iseyenye yeempawu ezithengiswa kakhulu kwilizwe, kwaye i-logo ye-Fender yenye yezona zinto ziyaziwa kakhulu kwihlabathi.
I-Fender iyaqhubeka nokuba namandla kwihlabathi lesiginci, kwaye izixhobo zabo zidlalwa zezona mvumi zidumileyo kwihlabathi.
Igqala le-Heavy metal u-Zakk Wylde, iqhawe lelizwe u-Brad Paisley, kunye nosaziwayo we-pop u-Justin Bieber ngamagcisa ambalwa axhomekeke kwiigitala ze-Fender ukufumana isandi sazo.
Iimveliso zeFender
I-brand ye-Fender imalunga ngaphezu kweegitare zombane. Ukongeza kwizixhobo zabo zakudala, banikezela nge-acoustics, i-bass, i-amps, kunye noluhlu olubanzi lwezixhobo.
Iigitala zabo ze-acoustic ziquka i-Fender acoustic yakudala, i-T-Bucket ye-dreadnought-style, kunye ne-parlor-style Malibu.
Ukukhetha isiginci sombane kubandakanya yonke into ukusuka kwiStratocaster yakudala kunye neTelecaster ukuya kuyilo lwale mihla olufana neJaguar, iMustang, kunye neDuo-Sonic.
Iziseko zabo ziquka i-Precision Bass, i-Jazz Bass, kunye ne-short-scale Mustang Bass.
Bakwanikezela ngoluhlu olubanzi lweamplifiers kunye neempawu ezahlukeneyo kunye neenketho zemodeli.
Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, i-Fender iye yandisa umgca wabo weemveliso ukubandakanya izixhobo eziphezulu kunye nezixhobo.
Uthotho lwabo lobuGcisa lwaseMelika kunye nolwe-Elite lwaseMelika lubonelela ngezona guitar zibalaseleyo kunye neebhesi ezikhoyo kwintengiso namhlanje.
Ezi zixhobo zakhiwe ngezixhobo ezikumgangatho ophezulu kunye nobugcisa kwaye ziyilelwe iimvumi eziqeqeshiweyo.
Kukho ezinye izixhobo zeFender kunye neemveliso, ezinje ngePassport guitar, iGretsch Duo-Jet, kunye neSquier Bullet ezidumileyo phakathi kwabaqalayo nabaphakathi.
I-Fender ikwabonelela ngoluhlu olubanzi lweepedali, kubandakanya ukulibaziseka, ukuqhubela phambili, kunye neepedali zokugqwetha.
Bakwanikezela ngezixhobo ezahlukeneyo, ezinje ngeemeko, imitya, iipeki, nokunye!
Zenziwa phi iigitala zeFender?
Iigitare zeFender zenziwa kulo lonke ihlabathi.
Uninzi lwezixhobo zabo zenziwa kwimizi-mveliso yaseCorona, eCalifornia, kodwa banemizi-mveliso eMexico, eJapan, eKorea, eIndonesia naseTshayina.
I-Performer, i-Professional, i-Original, kunye ne-Ultra series guitar zenziwa e-USA.
Ezinye izixhobo zabo, njengothotho lweVintera, uMdlali, kunye nochungechunge lwamaGcisa, zenziwa kumzi-mveliso wabo waseMexico.
Ivenkile yeFender Custom ikwakhona eCorona, eCalifornia.
Kulapho iqela labo labakhi abanobuchule lenza izixhobo ezenzelwe iimvumi ezivunyiweyo.
Kutheni iFender ikhethekile?
Abantu bahlala bezibuza ukuba kutheni iigitala zeFender zithandwa kangaka.
Inento yokwenza nokudlala, iithowuni, kunye nembali yenkampani.
Izixhobo zeFender ziyaziwa ngesenzo sazo esikhulu, esenza kube lula ukudlala.
Bakwanalo noluhlu olubanzi lweethowuni, ukusuka kwizandi eziqaqambileyo kunye nezandi zeTelecaster ukuya kwizandi ezifudumeleyo nezigudileyo zeJazz Bass.
Kwaye, ngokuqinisekileyo, imbali yenkampani kunye nabaculi abaye badlala izixhobo zabo ayinakuphikiswa.
Kodwa izinto ezinje ngeminwe eqengqelekayo yebhodi yeminwe, ukugqiba kwelacquer ye-nitrocellulose, kunye neepicups zesiko-amanxeba abeka i-Fender ngaphandle kwezinye iibrendi zesiginci.
I-Pau Ferro fingerboard kwi-American Player Stratocaster ngumzekelo nje omnye wengqwalasela kwiinkcukacha ezifakwa yiFender kwizixhobo zabo.
Isithende sentanyeni enetapered kunye nomzimba ojijekileyo usenza ukuba ibe yenye yezona guitar zikhululekileyo ukuzidlala.
I-Fender ikwasebenzisa izixhobo zomgangatho olungileyo njengentamo yemaple, umzimba we-alder, kunye nentsimbi engenasici kwizixhobo zabo ze-American Professional Series.
Ezi zixhobo zivumela iigita ukuba ziguge kakuhle kwaye zigcine ithoni yazo yokuqala ngokuhamba kwexesha.
Ngaphezu koko, abadlali banokuqaphela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha eziza nesixhobo ngasinye, kwaye oku kohlula uphawu kubenzi abaninzi abangabizi kakhulu.
Eyona nto iphambili kukuba iFender ibonelela ngento kumntu wonke.
Nokuba ungumqali oqalayo okanye imvumi evunyiweyo ekhangela ezona zixhobo zisemgangathweni, iFender inento enikezelayo.
Ngeempawu zabo ze-Squier kunye ne-Fender, banesiginci salo lonke uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali.
Yise kude
Ukuba ucinga ukudlala isiginci okanye sele unesakho isixhobo, kuya kufuneka uqwalasele enye yeemodeli zeFender.
I-Fender ikhona iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi asixhenxe, kwaye amava abo abonisa umgangatho weemveliso zabo.
I-Fender inesitayile segitala kumntu wonke, kwaye iimodeli zenziwe kakuhle ngethoni elungileyo.
NdinguJoost Nusselder, umseki weNeaera kunye nomthengisi womxholo, utata, kwaye ndiyakuthanda ukuzama izixhobo ezitsha ngesiginkci entliziyweni yothando lwam, kunye neqela lam, ndisenza amanqaku eblogi anzulu ukusukela ngo-2020. ukunceda abafundi abathembekileyo ngokurekhoda kunye neengcebiso zesiginci.
