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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: Sic on June 12, 2004, 04:48:18 PM

Title: OT:: Fender and HP???
Post by: Sic on June 12, 2004, 04:48:18 PM
Fender and Hp Link (http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/msg/corp/htmlfender.html)
Title: OT:: Fender and HP???
Post by: Alex C on June 12, 2004, 05:19:29 PM
I think that's just an HP promo showing all the companies that use its (HP's) technology, and in this case Fender seems to use HP computers.  

Alex
Title: OT:: Fender and HP???
Post by: Sic on June 12, 2004, 05:23:24 PM
Well, if you read on it mentions about hp and fender teaming up and about how fender has bought some other companies...

i was just wondering if perhaps they are both (hp and fender) owned by the same people.
Title: OT:: Fender and HP???
Post by: The Tone God on June 12, 2004, 06:04:28 PM
HP has been running a series of ads showing how they teamed up with different big name companies for various system needs. Fender just happens to be one of them. There is no other connection or coincident.

Fender has bought a number of companies in the past few years like Guild, Dearmond, Gretch, Bigsby, etc. I find that kind of funny now that they are up for sale.

Andrew
Title: OT:: Fender and HP???
Post by: Alex C on June 12, 2004, 10:22:57 PM
Yeah, there had just been the big thread about Fender being for sale, and since there was just the link (not comments), I didn't know if you were implying a purchase by HP or something.

Alex
Title: OT:: Fender and HP???
Post by: Sic on June 13, 2004, 06:25:36 AM
yeah, wasn't sure about the link, would be kinda weird if hp owned fender... when i saw it, i was just reminded of that recent fender post you mentioned... Sorry for the confusion
Title: OT:: Fender and HP???
Post by: gez on June 13, 2004, 08:49:24 AM
Quote from: Sicwould be kinda weird if hp owned fender...

If they ever do then the quality of the decals might improve...oh come on, surely everyone knows that's the secret to good tone!!!  :)