Reverbenator
Joined: Jul 26, 2015
Posts: 261
San Diego, Ca
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Posted on Aug 11 2017 06:52 PM
+1 To the above comments.
A sincere thanks to Dave Wronski for setting this up for us, and since I believe that Jeff (Big Tiki Dude) and Craig Skelly may have also helped with this, my thanks to them also.
Aside from enjoying the tour, I even had the opportunity to chat with Craig Skelly, Guy Moore and Ivan Pongracic as well. A nice way to spend a day playing hookie from work.
A side note: I'm in the the Collision Repair Industry, and when I told my customers that I'd be taking a 'Personal Day' to tour the Fender Factory (My first personal day off in 6+ years) they thought I was an idiot for wanting to see car parts being made. When I when I elaborated that I was talking about Fender guitars, they understood. As one co-worker said, "Oh. You mean like Stratocasters?" Yeah. Like Stratocasters. Heh heh.
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Pacopeco
Joined: Apr 13, 2015
Posts: 7
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Posted on Aug 12 2017 02:01 PM
Thank you very much for the opportunity to tour the Fender factory, it was worth the drive!!
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Aug 12 2017 09:18 PM
I really enjoyed this. Big thank you to Dave Wronski, Craig Skelly, and our great tour guide. It was quite eye opening seeing how these guitars and amps are made.
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Aug 20 2017 06:38 PM
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wfoguy
Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2138
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Posted on Aug 20 2017 07:39 PM
Thanks for the pics. I'm gonna go cry now that I didn't get to make it. 
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Matt22
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
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Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Aug 20 2017 08:39 PM
NICE PHOTOS!!!! I thought Dave Wronski might have made it into a few.
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zunrj5
Joined: Jul 16, 2015
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Posted on Aug 20 2017 09:17 PM
Yes! A big thanks to Dave and Jeff for this! Like Brian said, it was eye opening seeing these being made in person. I've seen a fair amount of machine shops and "production houses", but this really floored me. I fully expected to se much more automation taking place. If you weren't GASing just a little after this, you might need to see a doctor.
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