Originally Posted by rharv
Originally Posted by Bass Thumper
Originally Posted by rharv
"As for FSP, I just hope the corporate "suits" don't come in and ruin a fantastic DAW."

When has Fender ever done something like that? <grin>

/I kind of expect it anymore
Do you have examples where Fender ruined a product?

Slapping the Fender/Strat name on cheap imported guitars
G&L
Cortana
Price fixing (2020)
Fender amps with cheap MDF
Fender amps with cheap baffling

How long a list you want?

/ one thing after another

Still, I do own a couple Strats so I'm not 'against' Fender products, not optimistic though, either, when they venture into DAW territory
I remember Gibson/Cakewalk and ya know ..
There's enough precedent to worry.

Consider GM.
- Installed Chevy engines in Oldsmobiles. Got caught. Killed the brand.
- Installed technically inferior Turbo-Hydramatic 350 transmissions in cars with big displacement engines instead of a spec'd THM400 (an excellent transmission). Got caught.
- On a personal note, undersized the 4-wheel disk brakes on late '80s Buick Gran Sports while still spec'ing them for 30K miles before service. Mine lasted precisely one week beyond the 1 year warranty period. By the time I reached 30K miles, I'd replaced the disks and rotors 3 times at my expense. The issue was well-known to service techs (who whispered it to me), but never made public.

And don't get me started on Stellantis.

Last edited by TheMaartian; 02/21/26 11:56 PM.
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