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Fender CEO Andy Mooney explains why the firm’s return to NAMM 2025 won’t be business as usual
By Matt Owen published
Fender is one of the key brands returning to NAMM for 2025, but it’s taking a different approach this time

Why one of David Gilmour’s most iconic Strats disappointed Fender’s CEO – who tried to buy it at auction
By Matt Owen published
Andy Mooney had already attempted to convince the Pink Floyd legend to let Fender reissue his legendary 0001 Strat, not long after he joined the company

Fender CEO Andy Mooney: “I think the guitar today is in a better place than it’s ever been. I’m hugely optimistic about the future”
By Matt Owen published
From a souped-up signature guitar strategy and the expansion of the Acoustasonic range to a digital amp development that will “blow peoples’ minds”, Mooney looks ahead to what could be a pivotal year for Fender

Fender CEO Andy Mooney explains why Fender isn’t at this year’s NAMM – and what needs to change before it returns
By Matt Owen published
The company's head honcho said he'll “never say never” about returning to the trade show, but it doesn't look likely any time soon

Fender CEO Andy Mooney: “There are still heaps of virtuoso players, but there are fewer guitar gods now”
By Sam Roche published
More people are playing guitar than ever, says the Big F's main man, but they're doing so “for more reasons than just wanting to be a rock star”

Research by Fender suggests women buy guitars online because they “aren't treated well” in shops
By Sam Roche published
CEO Andy Mooney reflects on how data collected when he joined the company in 2015 has shaped the company's business strategy ever since

Fender CEO Andy Mooney hints at more affordable Acoustasonic models to come
By Matt Parker published
The Big F's big cheese says we might see a stripped-down entry-level range of the groundbreaking hybrid acoustic electric guitar being manufactured in Southeast Asia

Fender CEO Andy Mooney “not optimistic” that guitar and amp supply chain struggles will improve any time soon
By Matt Owen published
Mooney reported Fender still feels the effect of astronomical demand and pandemic-induced stock shortage problems, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future

Fender CEO Andy Mooney: “When that article came out with the headline ‘Guitar is dead’, that was the definition of fake news”
By Amit Sharma published
The head honcho on Fender's record-breaking year, how guitar players have changed since the company's inception, and the business lessons he learned from Steve Jobs
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