

I’m surprised at this. Companies have been making S-type guitars for over half a century. However, it sounds like the judgement in Germany was a summary settlement because the other side didn’t bother to show up.
One thing is very clear to me: I’ll never buy a new Fender instrument again. Fuck any company that does this. You don’t get to pick up your marbles and go home after giving them all away for FIFTY YEARS.
Nope. Fuck Fender. They’re digging their own grave.













Unfortunately, they have more money for lawyers than probably the entire net worth of LsL.
Let’s see them go up against Yamaha. In fact, I’d be happy to see Yamaha start advertising their guitars as “strat-shaped” just to force Fender’s hand.
Let’s also make sure that Edward “Bud” Cole, the new CEO at Fender, gets full credit for this shitshow.