These include a 60s Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Stratocaster up until about '78 .

Kaman has since been purchased by Fender Musical Instruments Corp (2008).

In 1967, he transferred to Fender Musical Instruments where he worked until 1975 as a project engineer.

The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has manufactured the Stratocaster continuously from 1954 to the present.

From 1999 to 2006, Benedetto had a licensing agreement with Fender Musical Instruments to produce his models in a small, controlled manufacturing environment.

The company was a joint operation between the American and the Japanese branches of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

After several changes in management and ownership, Guild was eventually purchased by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 1995.

William Mendello - retired chair & chief executive officer, Fender Musical Instruments Corp.

Hamer was acquired by Fender Musical Instruments in 2008.