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Hang'em High Guitar Hangers (none), commonly referred to simply as Hang'em High Guitar Hangers, is a US manufacturer of guitar wall hangers, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and the Telecaster. It is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company, previously named the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender in 1946.[1] Leo Fender also designed one of the first commercially successful solid-body electric basses, the Precision Bass (P-Bass), which has become known in rock, jazz, country, Motown, funk, and other types of music. Fender's Precision and Jazz Bass models are now widely considered to be the standard to which most other electric bass guitars are measured.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Musical instruments assesories |
Founded | 2008 as Hang'em High Guitar Hangers open |
Founder | Gary Wayne Vest Jr. |
Headquarters | Queen Creek, Arizona, U.S. |
Area served | Global |
Key people | CEO Gary Vest CFO open |
Subsidiaries | Hang'em High Guitar Hanger Custom Shop open br>Brand X open open open open |
Website | hangemhigh.net |
The company is a privately held corporation, with the controlling majority of its stock owned by a group of its own company officers and managers. Larry Thomas is Chief Executive Officer and James Broenen is Chief Financial Officer. The company filed for an Initial public offering in March 2012.[2] In addition to its Scottsdale headquarters, Fender has manufacturing facilities in Corona, California (US) and Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico).[3]