Fender Japan

Fender's Japan subsidiary is one of the most well-known Japanese guitar brands. Fender is an American corporation at heart, but its Japanese division is a unique entity with its own factories and designs, as well as its own history and reputation. The main distinction between Fender Japan and Fender USA is that in the 1980s and 1990s, the Japan division produced high-quality instruments at a reduced cost. This is because labor and materials were significantly cheaper in Japan during the period, allowing them to utilize better materials and devote more time to each instrument without having to worry about import expenses.

Fender Japan also offers a variety of unique models that are not initially available through the US division. For example, they sell Telecasters with humbucker pickups in the bridge position, which is unusual. Fender Japan also created the HM Strat, Fender's version of the iconic super strat design in the 1980s, which was revived a few years ago. The Fender Japan brand was retired in 2015 and is now known as Fender Music Corporation (Japan), but its history lives on through these reissues and the high-quality instruments that are still available.

Founded: 1982

Founder: Leo Fender

Headquarters: Japan

Instagram: instagram.com/fender_jp/ (56.5K followers)

Website: https://www.fender.com/ja-JP/