HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) announced a new line of hybrid acoustic-electric guitars being made in California. Dubbed the American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster, ...

Fender is a historic American brand and many of its most prized instruments are still built in California. Yet some of its most hotly discussed releases originate from the other side of the world.

(Reuters) - When Bob Dylan skipped his acoustic guitar and "went electric" on stage in 1965, it was with a Stratocaster model from Fender Musical Instruments Corp [FNDR.UL], considered by many the ...