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@artistlovepeace

Ай бұрын

Astonishing work. Thank you for producing and sharing with the world. I fell in love with the Telecaster shape b/c of Prince's non-telecaster copy cat guitar that he would have pictured on his 45 and extended EPS.

@artistlovepeace

Ай бұрын

Your cinema is astonishing.

@hkguitar1984

Ай бұрын

Thank You Mary Amazing Content, Thank You

@CaranProductions

Ай бұрын

And still they manage to send out 9/10 guitars with shitty setup out of the factory

@raymondjallen

Ай бұрын

I’m going see if they can create a guitar that I use to have that I lost to a pawn shop that I had custom setup.

Spender meets Fender. A match made in heaven ❤

@danielhoskins4690

Ай бұрын

Spender spends a day at Fender

@KainzMusic

Ай бұрын

I hear a signature model in the making...

@davidjairala69

Ай бұрын

Spfender

@Tonnesbellones

Ай бұрын

Mary spender builds a Fender

@rikkousa

Ай бұрын

Went on a bender with spender at fender. Now back to the UK. Return to sender…

The scene at the end where he said he loves his job, was fantastic. This video was so well made, Fender should use this video in their marketing. Makes me want to start playing guitar.

@inkydoug

Ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking too. It looks like a fantastic place to work.

@voyxu143

Ай бұрын

A masterbuilt is around $7-10k US

@timndel

Ай бұрын

The pride he feels shined through better than a Custom Shop finish...

@christianlacheze3323

Ай бұрын

Can’t you see this is a Fender-sponsored video?

@RideAcrossTheRiver

Ай бұрын

@@christianlacheze3323 Yes, nothing about the ruinous pickguard I got that had screws so far off the mark we had to chisel out 3/16" to clear the bridge plate. Another guy got one that looked like a kid's shop class cut it.

The best description of the Fender Stratocaster that I’ve ever heard was from the late great Jeff Beck (RIP). Jeff was the subject of one of those TV specials “Jeff Beck Talks Music”. When the interviewer asked Jeff why the Strat was his “weapon of choice”, Jeff said that the guitar gave him “endless colour”. Jeff then gave a pretty comprehensive demonstration of all of the styles of guitar that he could wring out of the instrument. I then realised why Jeff was/is held in such high esteem by his peers and fans alike. Jeff Beck - Master of The Stratocaster, May You Rest In Peace sir.

Mary Spender’s voice is perfect for voice-over narration. I could listen to her all day long. Her music is pretty cool too.

@ericeppensteiner8105

Ай бұрын

I wish she would do sleep stories for the Calm app

@prophetsofpraise5206

Ай бұрын

LOVE her voice

@pathbeyond07

Ай бұрын

Strongly agreed

@realStefanLowe

Ай бұрын

I can already imagine Mary doing a NatGeo or Discovery documentary voice over.

@johnkluge3421

Ай бұрын

I just posted the same thing. She has the most posh accent and beautiful speaking voice

This is not a vlog, it's a documentary!❤ skilfully recorded and edited. Your smooth and warm voice blends nicely with one your host has (loud and clear). Happy anniversary Fender!

Took a beautiful Brit to give us the best American guitar factory tour! Well done, Mary. 😍

@TheGamblerGomez4097

Ай бұрын

Thanks Britain lady.

I’m just a 20 minute drive from the Corona factory. I hope California was kind to you. Your videos are so next level compared to other KZreadrs. Very accurate, informative, and arresting, meaning I couldn’t look away, and was frustrated every time KZread interrupted you with a commercial. You do fantastic work Mary, and your passion shows through in your professionalism, understanding, and deep passion for all things musical. Thank you 🙏 😊

As my baby ages, its origin story becomes increasingly mysterious to me. Built when I was three, we met when it was ten and I was thirteen and we are daily companions. Now sixty-six years old, my 1958 Stratocaster is a wonder, made of apparently perfect wood holding its shape to perfection throughout most of Fender’s history. It seems to get stronger.

Can’t believe some of those machines are from 1950!! And still in use. Great video. Fascinating. I’ll never look at my strats and teles the same way. Thanks so much.

The master builder. The master storyteller. Beautiful.

I find it really cool that my Corona made Stratocaster was made in that same factory , using the same machinery 25 years ago . Its the best guitar ive ever owned and it sounds incredible and plays like butter .

The cinematography was great on this one. You really did a great work!

in all honesty, i would happily work the rest of my days on a guitar factory like this. Knowing i make a difference in ppls lives playing these fantastic instruments. As a former woodworker, i could almost smell the factory as i was watching. My god do i miss that.

@OakLawnSpeedShop

Ай бұрын

I doubt it. Fender pays its workers shit money. 40 k a year to work in a unairconditioned factory in Southern California. Which is basically a desert. It is a modern day sweat shop. 20 bucks a hour with the second highest cost of living in the USA.

@AmarettoSour710

Ай бұрын

@@OakLawnSpeedShop Damn I didn't know any of that, It might be a stupid question but how come the factory is unairconditioned? Does AC effect the wood or something? or is it just that fender don't want to pay for it

@MuscleCarLover

Ай бұрын

I did woodwork in high school, I can smell the raw wood too

Thanks, Mary and Fender!

Dear Fender: As someone who has had to handle and adjust hundreds of your guitars: the intonation tool you use doesn't work. Your guitars aren't made anywhere near precisely enough for that to work. You should consider actually intonating them.

@johnoakley6696

23 күн бұрын

Good point, maybe for factory?, But I think everything needs to be hands on.

Spent countless hours at Fender right down the street here in Corona. Met Eric Johnson there and many others. My tech and I love hanging there!

Bravo to David Brown that showed around the facility. You can tell he really enjoys his job. How can you ask for any job that you love to do.

100% pure awesome. If this doesn't give you ideas for a custom guitar, nothing will. Any chance you will be touring the PRS facility any time soon?

There are only few things that keep their age, don't date. Aircraft like the Spitfire, mustang, Hughes 500 helicopter and the Fender guitars for sure.

I love the Strat above and beyond ANY other guitar. It's perfect! The Tele is a close second.

1. Glad it wasn't a 1 hour + video. 2. Great video/editing. 3. My gawd, I could listen to your voice (singing & speaking), all day long!! Thank you for being you!

Thank you, Mary, for a.simply awesome tour of Fender. So thorough, yet concise, with perfect length of commentary and content. This was way better than any Discovery Channel documentary to me. So much appreciate what you do. Thank you again!!!

When the video started I was like “I’ve seen so many factory tours”. But you actually managed to tell your own story with this video and there are lots of things in there I haven’t seen yet. Like the computer aided wood matching in the beginning!

WOW -- what a presentation. This is not a KZread video, this is a world class historical Documentary. You have the most soothing, clear, and proper voice for hosting this style of video. Bravo Mary!! Now that I know the way Fender makes that perfect sound (The two Coke Cans and a Water Bottle) I can sleep at night. God Bless you Mary. Perfect video.

I never realized that I was interested in how a guitar was made. This was a great video. Even the Hendrix advertisement was fun to watch.

Can't help but want one of these after hearing Mary speak about it. Her wisdom and passion about guitars 🎸❤ is spot on and I could listen to her beautiful voice whether she's singing or talking all day. I enjoyed this video and hope you stay blessed Mary Spender.

Great production on the video Mary - came across like it was shot and edited by a big studio.

Dave Brown is a great tour guide also! You couldn't have been matched up any better than him!

I could watch this over and over. And I probably will. Thanks Mary

You have such a PERFECT speaking voice!

I am not a guitarist but this tour was fabulous. It really showed me how the process shows the care each instrument get its sound and looks. Thank you for taking me on your. God Bless, be safe and be well. 🎸🎸🙏❤️

The magic is at the 17:30-ish mark when he starts talking about that guitar and how cool it is. You can just tell when a guitar is special and someone's love for guitars is infectious.

What a great company! I can understand how making a beautiful thing like a Fender guitar would keep workers focused and glad to come to work.

I did a tour of the Fender plant in Corona, CA 10 years ago with David Brown and it was just amazing. The plant is amazing-clean, well lit and massive. There is so much more to see than what is in this video. Everyone there was upbeat and pleasant-all lovers of things Fender. I did a tour of Gibson in Memphis, TN 2 weeks later and the old factory was dark and dirty. Very low tech. The tour leader obviously did not play guitar. People were depressed it seemed. Fender is ultra modern with CNC yet all goes to hands on building. Fender tour also included the Custom shop. On the tour they said you could put "dibs" on a guitar or bass if you wanted to take it home. A great experience.

@hawedehre

13 күн бұрын

Same here, did also the tour with David about 10 years ago. At the end of the tour he pulled out a very nice Tele special in white wirh flamey neck, which I liked very much, but I was unsure how to get it through customs when heading home. Seems he was at GL for some time. Glad he’s doing good. 👍

That telecaster at 19:00... what a beautiful guitar...

Great video! This is the best guitar video I've watched this year so far and I don't think anything would beat this video. Everyone who loves Fender guitars and basses would love this video.

Fantastic educational video, I'd love to go on a Fender Factory Tour. Thanks, Mary 😊

I always love watching factory tours and yours are one of the best, well edited, clear voiceover and a soothing vibe overall. It's also pretty special to me as a viewer this time around as there's an albeit small chance you saw my '54 in the process of being made. I had my eyes on the Custom Shop '55 for a while now and then the '54 got announced and presented a much more attractive spec and price. Fender tours always carry a much more approachable and friendly nature to what you'd get with a Gibson tour (the recent ones shot by Anderton's was definitely less cold than previous ones however)

I loved this! I worked in manufacturing most of my life, used CNC machines similar to the ones cutting the bodies and necks. My first job was in a machine shop in 1977 on Fender avenue in Fullerton Ca. I was told that Leo Fender owned all the buildings on that street. Also in the early 2000's the company I worked for moved to Corona Ca. within about a few miles of the Fender factory. I have built a few Appalachian style banjos, tried to play several instruments, but my joke is that I play the stereo best. It was great to see the factory tour, thanks!

Could be the best guitar factory tour video I've seen. Many thanks.

Thanks so much, Mary. I've seen a lot of guitar factory tour videos. This one is one of the best!

Great vid ,great camera work , thanks for taking the time to put that together, rob from Australia

Thank you, Mary 🙏🏻🤍 Great tour!

this video is as lovingly put together as a fender guitar

Great video! Thanks for the tour Mary and David!

The one thing in the mod shop , you can't get a coil switch for humbucker to single coil, yet the professional 2 telecaster has it

@JackR617

Ай бұрын

That’s too bad because I have that on my hb’s and I use it a lot. My guitars that don’t have it, well I really miss it.

Excellent job Mary. Thoroughly enjoyed your tour.

I got so excited when I saw this vid in my recommended. I borrowed a Strat from a friend for 3 months and before i had a chance to even give it back, I already bought my own strat and it’s been my favorite thing ever since.

Dear Mary, thank you and thank you again for this show. It was the best thing I've seen in a long time, and I hope to have a fender some day. I love the detail work,, different stages and how each part is specially made by special people who work with just that process to get it all right. It made me commit to doing my work with more concern.🖤💜💙💛🧡❤

I enjoyed this video never was able to afford a fender my entire life and surprisingly I just received an all original 68 mustang in Daphne blue for Christmas.

Another great run down 👍

This is the best video of this kind that I"ve seen. Well Done!

Thanks for the tour. Nice to see someone who enjoys his work. Really cool.

Thanks for sharing this fantastic tour

An excellent video showing the end to end process with such enthusiasm and pride from your guide. It must have been thrilling to experience that tour.

Thanks Mary, that was a great tour. I really enjoyed it.

Awesome video! Really appreciate pulling the curtain back and showing us how much of the process is done by hand!

Great vid, Mary! Prolly one of the best factory tour vids out there. Thanks also to David Brown. Take care...

I’ve been on the tour 3 times. Always an amazing experience, they have it down. They also have an amp section as well. The finish part is really special, alit more work than I thought.

What a lovely Sunday treat. Thank you for taking us

Nothing like a custom shop Strat. The feel, finish and sound are something to behold. Great vid Mary.. So glad you did it. Hope to see you perform live someday. From east Kentucky USA. Take care.

Nice little tour, Mary! Thanks to David for his time and expertise 👍 I have a 50th anniversary strat in Lay-A-Way, right now, and a MIJ vintage 59 reissue w/ the paint that purposely wears away, to give it that vintage "played in" look. I'm just forever in love with the Stratocaster. I'm a lefty player but I also have 3 right handed Strats 😂 I can't pass up a great deal and you know, it's good to have some instruments for the studio/jam room.

Congrats Mary. Great tour. Fender awesome!

Great video of a great guitar, about 50 years ago i went to my brothers stagparty and was admiring the guitars of the live band ,when a friend of my brother said that guitar is a Fender the best guitars i n the world ,i promised myself i would have one some day when i could afford one ,i now own more than one, having a Fender is like owning a Ferrari ,a legend ,really enjoyed the video😅

This guy loves his job!!! Thanks for talking and explaining this as you pop in and out sitting serenely in your studio

U need a signature model, how bout the spender fender

Thank you Mary & Fender for the interesting tour. Hope to see it in person someday.

Absolutely brilliant information on the Stratocaster, 3 single coil pickups are nice and a Floyd rose tremolo for effects thank you for sharing with us

What a great video! Your production value is applied with impeccable taste. I can so relate to many parts of this .I've worked in the tool and die trade most of my life and appreciate the time you gave that segment, right down to the punch presses in action. And that part at the end where he's talking about being greatful to have such a Job, I almost teared up. You must have made him feel very comfortable to open up like that.

Thanks for all your efforts Ms. Mary. That was definitely top shelf content. I’ll be watching it again in a few minutes. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Amazing. The quality of you films is just off the scale. Thank you for this.

@giulioluzzardi7632

Ай бұрын

Thank the "Team" too.

This is absolutely fascinating thanks for sharing!

Very cool. His enthusiasm is infectious.

Great video, Mary! Thanks for posting.

That was a nice wholesome look at the Fender production. Thanks for doing that walk through.

Amazing, but I still love my Mercury American Pro II Tele 🥰

Excelente documental Mary! 🎸♥️

you did it again!!!!❤ Happy Birthday, Strat!

Hey Mary, thank you. Guitar factory tours get my attention like lights do to Moth's.

Fascinating, Mary. Many thanks for a wonderful video!

David Brown is a man who clearly loves his job! The Tele at 19:01 is my dream come true. What a lovely, blissful video. Thanks, Mary.

I met Dave when we took the factory tour the year they first started doing the tour I think it was 2012 It was amazing. He is so knowledgeable and gave a great tour.

WOW . . . there needs to be more exposure for this Fender Factory in Corona. Way more ! We see all of the other factories too much. And I have seen the Fender Amp factory. But the Fender guitar factory for an instrument that has played, and continues to play, such a large part of my musical life is emotional and magical. The same magic that is in music itself. I see an individual component that is partially completed and I get a flash of "I know this, this shape is a part of me, it is in my genetic make up, it feels like home". Then I place it as being a part of my Tele. The musical conveyance that is a part of me. And it so nice to see that Fender is a positive friendly bright work space that takes the care and does it right. (Not the toxicity that we see and hear from other large manufacturers for example.) Thank you Mary. Now fly right back there over the ocean again and do some shows on more detail of specific stations and areas ! .:) Is early next week for four shows enough time ?

So much respect for the master craftsmen who create these beauties...no matter the product. Enjoyed this and Martin tours..tho the Martin history was a 👍missing with strat vid. Beautiful specimens

Nothing like seeing a masterpiece built by a master builder. I’ve got a 2000 Stratocaster. I love this guitar.

I enjoyed this. Very well done. Thanks !

Mary, I couldn't think of a better narrator for this! Thank you.

This is an epic level post. Thank you!

Great video! This is what a KZread factory tour should be, not a 2 hour rambling mess!

3 Mod Shop Strats for me. Like you said, it's really great for left-handed players like myself that cannot find what they want from standard retailers. A wonderful video/tour, Mary!

Thank you for making this video. This is the guitar I love to play.

My favorite guitar!!!! Period.

I’m glad to have two guitars built right there in corona. Got them in the 00s back when they were still affordable. Amazing part of California history and my two favorite guitar I own

Why is the fretboard scarf-cut curved upwards instead of straight at 6:22? All American made ones have that except for MiM and Japan. I have an AM Pro ii Strat that has it and the strings touch it causing tuning stability issues. I don't even have that many wraps around the tuning peg.

What a nice bloke, you can tell he knows his job really well 😊

In the early 70’s I went to pickup directly from the Fullerton factory a long overdue custom Strat I ordered. When I arrived they still hadn’t finished setting the pickup height and action, so I was personally given a tour of the factory while I waited. At the time, they were still using the edge mounted 3-point belt sanders Leo had designed. Though they had incorporated ncn routers for control and neck cavities, necks were still hand-profiled. Finish body shaping was hand done, too. I learned a ton of stuff I later used as a custom builder. One of the most impressive stations was the “water wash spray booths”, a sheet of water behind the piece sprayed so that overspray was trapped in water rather than “filters”. To this day that thing sticks in my mind. At the time, I was spraying nitrocellulous lacquer in the open air of my backyard, totally exposing myself and neighbors to toxic vapors. Not exactly a “good-neighbor” policy??

@RelicOnMaui

Ай бұрын

Actually, they were using patterns with an “overhead” router running 1/2” router bits. NCN wasn’t used. I started doing the same - rough bandsawing body and headstock and finish them using a router guided by screwed on plexiglass patterns. Hardly needed finish sanding using 1/2 carbide router bits. The trick was roughing them to within an 1/8 to minimize burning, which required excessive sanding

@RelicOnMaui

Ай бұрын

The other thing that struck me - at the time, frets weren’t hammered from the face but force into fret slots FROM THE EDGE

@BryanClark-gk6ie

Ай бұрын

​@@RelicOnMaui Back in the late seventies and early 80s' I worked at a Pontiac dealership, back then we were still mostly using lacquer paint, the two fellows that worked there detailing cars would come into the paint room every time I would get a car ready to paint and sit side-by-side on a small wooden bench they had placed in there up against the wall right beside the exhaust fan' they would sit there quite as a mouse with their backs up against the wall staring straight forward and not make a move 'it looked like two soldiers sitting there at attention' they would not wear a mask' they would sit there like that the whole time while I painted the car, When I would get finished' they'd stand up with their backs up against the wall and arms straight out to the side up against the wall and take baby steps' scooting down the wall towards the paint booth exit door. It'd take them 2....3 minutes to get to the exit door that was only 30' away grinning from ear to ear the whole time. I worked there almost 4 years and they'd come in there every time I'd paint a car. They were the best 2 car detailers around back then. One lived to be in his mid 90's the other one late 80's. RIP Ransom and Junior.

Finely crafted video for finely crafted guitars. Very nice. 👍

Very nice tour video, Mary. Thank you.

I think David did the factory tour for me and my wife about 10 years ago. Really nice guy. Saw him again in the GL factory tour 2019 video by Andertons. I am excited he’s doing well 👍🏆