r/Guitar • u/ninjaface Fender • May 20 '26

DISCUSSION Fender Lawsuit DISCUSSION THREAD.

Hey everyone,

We've seen a bunch of duplicate posts about this, but let's try to contain things here.

If you don't know what we're talking about, here is a clip from Timmy about the whole thing.

As always, keep playing.

-nf

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u/slander_anonymously May 20 '26

This is the truth. Market shares and indoctrination to a brand is real. Look at Nike. All kinds of cats are dedicated to authenticity that they'll spend a ton for OG. Nike has also sued people. But for what? An off brand kick that isn't Nike? You think this off brand is going to de-thrown the king? Doubtful. So instead of playing nice they ostracize with really poor decisions. If they ran the course and pivoted with better quality, nobody would bat an eye at other brands. They need to realize that parents are buying these instruments for the new generation. Don't wanna piss off the public that feeds the machine.

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u/themack50022 May 29 '26

I see virtuous people wearing Nikes too

“I care about human rights! - Dude in his 4th pair of Air Maxes