One of the biggest surprises, though, has to be the launch of a whole new tier of sub-$600 models, the Fender Standard series, which is being produced in Indonesia. Fender has long used its name ...

Fender’s EVP of product on who its new Indonesian entry-level series is for, what its critics are getting wrong, and why this ...

and Precision Bass. Each features the ubiquitous Modern ‘C’ shaped necks, Fender Standard pickups, and some of the usual suspects in terms of finishes (a Butterscotch Blonde Tele, Sunburst ...

Fender has truly put the Strat among the pigeons with the launch of the Standard series. Here we are taking out a second mortgage to finance the purchase of a dozen eggs then along come genuine Fender ...