1959 Fender Factory Tour video

[chrisdski]

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[collin]

Awesome Chris--thanks!!

Such a cool look into the factory when there were at the absolute pinnacle of their craft. It's a trip to think that they might have been crafting Blackie, or SRV's #1 etc right there in the video---historic stuff!

Nice seeing them carve out Strat bodies and necks without a CNC machine....just an old guy and a bandsaw. How's that for quality control?

Other funny stuff:
-Guy assembling a strat bare-chested in the workshop
-Painter painting a strat and lap steel without any sort of respirator mask etc.


Those were the old days, none of that stuff would fly now.

[cjj]

Yes, very cool!

It's kinda weird to think that most of the people in that video, if they're still around, would be in their 70's or 80's...

[chrisdski]

It is a cool video. I wonder if that's Tadeo Gomez finish sanding that one neck. Pre OSHA for sure.

[winston]

That's a pretty cool video. The workers all looked happy. That's nice to see.

[deaconblues]

Great video...love the two guys jamming at the end. They were all unaware of how valuable those guitars would become..

[johnallg]

Great video...love the two guys jamming at the end. They were all unaware of how valuable those guitars would become..

As will today's guitars in 50 years....

That old guy on the band saw has done that more than a couple times. What ease and surety.

[jps]

Very interesting guitar on the bench in front of Leo at 00:14.

[collin]

Great video...love the two guys jamming at the end. They were all unaware of how valuable those guitars would become..

As will today's guitars in 50 years....

I wouldn't bet the farm on that, my friend.

[jps]

I don't remember working there!

04:55

[ajish4]

Thanks for posting, I loved it!

They make it look so easy!

[8mileshigher]

Cool video !!

[cjj]

I don't remember working there!

04:55

[deaconblues]

Great video...love the two guys jamming at the end. They were all unaware of how valuable those guitars would become..

As will today's guitars in 50 years....

I wouldn't bet the farm on that, my friend.

+1.

[ricaddic]

Great video, it was cool to see guitars being made while I was being born..