@cbsla: A legal battle over one of rock-and-roll’s most iconic guitar designs is striking a nerve with small businesses. Guitar giant Fender is fighting to protect its signature shape, sending cease-and-desist letters to dozens of guitar manufacturers around the world. CBS LA’s Jasmine Viel spoke with a small Santa Clarita guitar maker who says the legal threats could put the future of its business at risk.

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goth_meatloaf
Goth Meatloaf :
Is fender gonna sue PRS too?
2026-10-20 20:18:52
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robertpaulson215
Robert Paulson215 :
I can't blame Fender if somebody is copying their design. Otherwise, when will it stop?
2026-10-21 14:07:18
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jon_sfv818
J :
Ironically, CBS used to own fender in the mid 60s
2026-10-20 02:39:03
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frankshannonofficial
Frank Shannon Music :
Fender has been making overpriced junk since private equity bought the company
2026-10-20 07:42:54
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cheftuckermiles
Chef Tuck :
I gotta say im on the side of fender
2026-10-20 02:41:13
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tech_joelz
Joel :
The legal question is around why they haven’t defended the shape in decades. Gibson and other brands went after it but fender did nothing forever until now
2026-10-20 04:21:52
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rockymaze
rocky maze :
Fender lost its bid to copyright the Strat and the Tele designs back in 1969 The crazy thing is that Leo Fender himself stole those designs
2026-10-20 08:03:18
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user45600501586078
user456005015860 :
Let’s be honest. @fender started sucking when they got bought out by equity
2026-10-20 03:33:17
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jamie04007
Pete Kaye :
I thought Leo had the designs. He certainly took them to Music Man and G&L.
2026-10-20 14:44:16
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justthetruth37
Guy :
If you make a body style exactly like a Stat, your going to have a problem. Change the body style just a bit
2026-10-21 01:12:18
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kentcrookshanks
Kent Crookshanks :
I was in the market for a new strat. Because of shit like this I’m looking at a PRS.
2026-10-20 17:54:49
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guitarrat
Nikolas Ruplinger :
I think it’s crazy that fender took so long to “defend” its strat design, but it’s also crazy that other builders can’t come up with their own design as well. I’m mean even the headstock is exactly the same. You couldn’t have even changed that up a little bit?
2026-10-25 16:49:25
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shadyhollowmedia
Shady Hollow Media :
Fender had already tried to do this in the US, lost, went to Europe and sued, defendant didn't show up so they won the court case. Now they're bringing that decision to the US and trying to shut down other manufacturers production. 😡
2026-10-20 18:18:38
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jaywrecks
Jay_Wrecks :
Fender should just make good guitars and they won’t have a problem.
2026-10-20 03:18:20
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dylaninthevalley
Dylan Sherry :
I wanna go buy one now screw fender
2026-10-20 04:33:33
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middaylove
Skylar Summers :
They have to so they can protect their copyright. Sucks we can’t let the small businesses just make these. Although they should also be working on their own styles.
2026-10-20 22:12:39
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user319744498718
user319744498718 :
I still have and love "Pamela"
2026-10-20 14:09:35
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ryanjwinfield
Ryan Winfield :
And what does “S-style” stand for?
2026-10-21 00:56:06
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mentalbarnyard
MentalBarnyard :
They let other companies make these guitars for decades. They haven’t patented the strat design. Precedent is already established.
2026-10-20 15:35:59
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jmac08025
jmac0802 :
They build a better guitar than fender does.
2026-10-20 07:40:07
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dannnyyy.m
Dannnyyy.M :
Fender has been cheaping out on their guitars and are upset that other companies are making higher quality guitars cheaper
2026-10-20 04:44:54
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jaded_dlc
Jaded DLC :
fender ceo claimed they were gonna stop going after boutiques like a month ago now, even said they went about it wrong (even though they already failed in the us years and years ago, they have no claim over the big companies either) guy can’t help himself
2026-10-20 12:54:02
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tiktok_commentbot
TikTokcommentbot :
Fender sucks but also just change the shape
2026-10-20 12:43:24
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flamingpupper
Sho :
Fender put so much money in the statocaster, its in video games now, this is an attempt to make Fender "a company that makes guitars" to "The Guitar Company"
2026-10-20 01:07:59
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wyndigohtx
💿HTX_HybridProd 🇲🇽 :
Lsl deserves better
2026-10-22 08:09:33
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