Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI

Edward “Bud” Cole speaks successful Japan successful 2023. | Image: Jun Sato/WireImage

Fender CEO Edward "Bud" Cole gave an interrogation to T3 successful May celebrating the 75th day of the Telecaster with comments connected AI and euphony that initially flew nether the radar. But it has started making the rounds recently, pouring much substance connected an already raging occurrence of atrocious PR pursuing the institution pissing off basically the entire guitar-playing community by sending cease-and-desist letters to builders, claiming copyright of the Stratocaster assemblage shape.

Some influential guitar YouTubers person adjacent said they're done buying Fender gear successful the aftermath of the controversy. And Cole's resurfaced comments comparing screen songs and bandmates to a benignant …

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