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The Fender Logo has gone through countless iterations over the years, but we always come back to our original, “Spaghetti” logo. This is what we use to represent the company as a whole. Many individual products use various historical. logos for authenticity, but the spaghetti stands as the face of our company.
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The Spaghetti logo remained on the headstock until December 1964. As early as June 1964, a new larger logo, gold with a black trim, usually called Transition Logo, first appeared on the Fender Stratocaster, but the old Spaghetti logo was used until late 1964, due to existing inventory.
Nov 2, 2013 · Is there a timeline diagram or chart out there that shows the headstock decal for Fenders that correspond with the years that they were used? I know roughly these logos but I'm a bit fuzzy on the month and exact years they were used.
Fender’s spaghetti logo was used throughout the 1950s and is so named for its thin, stylized script, which appears in silver lettering with a thin black outline.
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What’s interesting is that the logo you know see on the website(below), white lettering on red background, is pretty damn close to the first ‘spaghetti’ style logo but for a few positional changes, curves and proportions.
I can’t find any information on who ‘tweaked’ the newest logo now used by Fender, but I think it’s safe to say that who ever designed the first one takes credit for the Fender logo overall give it’s closeness to the original logo design. Unless you disagree?
I have crudely over laid both the original, and new logos (below), for comparison. The red lettering is the logo currently is use whereas the slightly pixelated black/grey version is the original ‘spaghetti’ style.
Some official information on the history of the Fender logo over onFender.comand you can download various Fender brand logos and style guides on their Brand Logo page.
An American icon, Fenderwas founded in Southern California and has established a worldwide influence that extends from the studio to the stage—and beyond. Everyone from beginners to the world’s most acclaimed artists have used Fender instruments, amps and gear, making the company not only a revered industry leader but a cultural symbol that resonat...
Nov 19, 2014 · Along with the switch to the transition logo (allegedly around October of 64), Fender made the transition to pearl dot inlays around November of '64. According to Fender's website, The CBS acquisition took effect on Jan. 5, 1965.
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Jan 24, 2020 · Fender Stratocaster Headstock Logos thru the years in Pictures. Very helpful to verify the Logo on a Stratocater is original and correct for the era of the body. 1954 – 1964 “Spaghetti Logo” Gold Lettering, thin black outline. No Patent numbers until 1961.
