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TEN FOOT FENDER^® STRATOCASTER^® GUITARS RAISE $230,000 FOR THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND AND THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS

CLEVELAND (Nov. 15, 2012) – More than 50, 10-foot hand-painted Fender Stratocaster guitars were auctioned off on Sat., Oct. 20 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum raising $230,000 for the United Way of Greater Cleveland and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum education programs as part of GuitarMania. GuitarMania has been a popular charitable fundraiser in Cleveland and in Phoenix raising millions of dollars for the United Way of Greater Cleveland and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona. The guitars were painted by international, national and local artists in a variety of artistic mediums. The auction drew more than 200 people to the popular venue and featured spokespersons from Fender, Key Bank, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and the United Way of Greater Cleveland. For more information regarding GuitarMania, go to www.guitarmania.com. For more information on Fender, go to www.fender.com.

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About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is a leading, global musical instruments company whose comprehensive portfolio of brands includes Fender^®, Squier^®, Guild^®, Tacoma^®, Gretsch^®, Jackson^®, Charvel^®, EVH^®, SWR^® and Groove Tubes^®, among others. Fender^® instruments include the Telecaster^®, Stratocaster^®, Precision Bass^® and Jazz Bass^® guitars. For more information, visit www.fender.com.

In 2007, FMIC acquired KMC Music, one of the largest independent U.S. distributors of musical instruments and accessories. In 2011, KMC Music and Musicorp united their sales and catalog divisions as KMCMusicorp, creating a leading wholesaler of musical instruments, accessories and lighting equipment. KMCMusicorp produces and/or distributes Ovation®, Takamine® and Hamer® guitars; Latin Percussion®, Gretsch® Drums, Gibraltar® Hardware, Toca® Percussion, Sabian® cymbals and Genz Benz® amplifiers and more. For more information, visit www.kmcmusicorp.com.

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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Jason Farrell, Public Relations Manager
480-845-5559
jfarrell@fender.com