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john of MT
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john of MT
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05/30/2014 2:27 am
Fender adds Bono, The Edge from U2 to its board, http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2014-05-29-Fender-U2/id-5790923e86864af4abdece5a6e5281df

"The company says the two will add to the board because of their longtime experience in music and entertainment. The move also adds to the brand's rock credibility."

Besides Fender, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation includes a lot of brands, e.g., Gretsch, Ovation, Takamine, Hamer, etc. What it doesn't include is Gibson...I wonder if lending a hand to Fender will take the Gibsons out of The Edge's hands. That kind of move would not add "to the brand's rock credibility", I think.
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