FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 3, 2009
Co-developed with Mad Catz®, controller is compatible with Rock Band™, Rock Band™ 2 and The Beatles Game
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. and Mad Catz®, the official third-party developer of Rock Band™ peripherals and accessories, have come together to co-develop a full-scale, wooden Stratocaster replica controller to be used in Harmonix Music Systems’ wildly-successful Rock Band™ video games.
The controller will be the only wooden replica controller compatible with the Xbox gaming platform and is sure to become an instant collector’s item. Available in Three-Color Sunburst, the controller is compatible with Rock Band, Rock Band 2, and The Beatles Game; as well as other rhythm and music video game titles.
Rock Band™, the music video game that has allowed people to live out their inner rock god fantasies on guitar, bass, drums, and vocals, alone or with their friends, was developed by Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, and PSP game systems. Harmonix has sold more than nine million units worldwide since its introduction in 2007.
The Rock Band Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster guitar controller for Xbox 360 (http://store.gameshark.com/catalog/9846_Sunburst.pdf) is available at Mad Catz online Rock Band Store (http://rockband.gameshark.com) and shipping now across North America in early September 2009. It will retail for an MSRP of $299.99.
About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation:
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world’s leading guitar manufacturer, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock ‘n’ roll. Iconic Fender® instruments such as the Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by today’s musicians and collectors. FMIC brands include Fender®, Squier®, Guild®, Tacoma®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, Charvel®, EVH®, SWR® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com.
Contact: Jason Farrell (480) 596-7130
[email protected]
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Fender Co-Develops Limited Edition Full-Scale Wooden Stratocaster Replica Videogame Controller
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 3, 2009
Co-developed with Mad Catz®, controller is compatible with Rock Band™, Rock Band™ 2 and The Beatles Game
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. and Mad Catz®, the official third-party developer of Rock Band™ peripherals and accessories, have come together to co-develop a full-scale, wooden Stratocaster replica controller to be used in Harmonix Music Systems’ wildly-successful Rock Band™ video games.
The controller will be the only wooden replica controller compatible with the Xbox gaming platform and is sure to become an instant collector’s item. Available in Three-Color Sunburst, the controller is compatible with Rock Band, Rock Band 2, and The Beatles Game; as well as other rhythm and music video game titles.
Rock Band™, the music video game that has allowed people to live out their inner rock god fantasies on guitar, bass, drums, and vocals, alone or with their friends, was developed by Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, and PSP game systems. Harmonix has sold more than nine million units worldwide since its introduction in 2007.
The Rock Band Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster guitar controller for Xbox 360 (http://store.gameshark.com/catalog/9846_Sunburst.pdf) is available at Mad Catz online Rock Band Store (http://rockband.gameshark.com) and shipping now across North America in early September 2009. It will retail for an MSRP of $299.99.
About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation:
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world’s leading guitar manufacturer, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock ‘n’ roll. Iconic Fender® instruments such as the Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by today’s musicians and collectors. FMIC brands include Fender®, Squier®, Guild®, Tacoma®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, Charvel®, EVH®, SWR® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com.
Contact: Jason Farrell (480) 596-7130
[email protected]
Fender News
September 2009
FENDER® CO-DEVELOPS LIMITED EDITION FULL-SCALE WOODEN STRATOCASTER® REPLICA VIDEOGAME CONTROLLER
July 2009
Remembering Leo Fender – from The Stratocaster Chronicles and The Soul Of Tone, by Tom Wheeler
July 2009
FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP. CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDER, CLARENCE “LEO” FENDER
July 17, 2009
FENDER® SUMMER 2009: FEATURED PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
July 7, 2009
FENDER® TO INDUCT JAMES JAMERSON AND MASAMITSU “MIKE” YAMANO INTO FENDER HALL OF FAME
June 16, 2009
FENDER® ANNOUNCES SONIC YOUTH SIGNATURE JAZZMASTER® GUITARS
January 6, 2009
FENDER® INTRODUCES NEW ROAD WORN™ SERIES; GUITARS AND BASSES PAIR AGED DESIGN AESTHETICS WITH MODERN FUNCTIONALITY AND PLAYABILITY
January 6, 2009
FENDER® AND LEGENDARY HEAVY METAL BAND, IRON MAIDEN, COLLABORATE AND DESIGN BASS AND GUITAR SIGNATURE MODELS
December 8, 2008
FENDER® UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES DATES FOR ALL-NEW SPRING SESSION: MARCH 4 9, 2009 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
December 3, 2008
FENDER® UPGRADES STANDARD SERIES ELECTRIC GUITARS AND BASSES; POPULAR AESTHETIC & PERFORMANCE-RELATED FEATURES NOW COME STANDARD
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