Fender Guitar Quiz

1) Leo Fender famously did not play the guitar, but which instrument did he learn to play?

2) The Fender Telecaster was originally launched with a different name, what was it?

3) In 2020, the Fender company’s UK division, Fender Europe, was fined £4.5 million for what? 

4) What differentiates the Thinline Telecaster from the standard Telecaster?  

5) Wilko Johnson’s signature Telecaster is what colour?

6) In which year did Fender acquire the Squire brand?

7) In what year did Fender launch the Jaguar guitar?

8) In which country is the Fender Player series manufactured?

9) In 2009 Fender lost a court case relating to the Stratocaster, Telecaster and Precision bass. What was the case?

10) Leo Fender sold Fender to CBS in which year?

11) Eric Clapton’s famous black Stratocaster, Blackie, sold at auction in 2004 for who much?

12) What is the typical pick-up configuration of the Fender Stratocaster?

13) What is the usual scale length in inches of the Stratocaster and Telecaster?

14) Steve Cropper of Booker T and MGs mostly played which Fender guitar?

15) Bonnie Raitt is most associated with which Fender guitar?

16) Which guitar brand did Leo Fender launch in 1975?

17) Who named one of their Fender guitars Izabella?

18) Leo Fender’s first guitars were designed in collaboration with inventor Doc Kauffman who had previously worked for which other guitar company?

19) The Fender Jag-Stang guitar was designed by which guitarist?

20) In 2019 Fender acquired the Bigsby brand, famous for its vibrato system, from which other guitar manufacturer?