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Guitar World readers react to Fender’s cease-and-desist strategy and its market impact

Reader reactions framed the dispute as more than brand law: a question of market diversity, smaller builders and practical choice for players.

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This note is one entry in the AltGuitar Legal Timeline — a chronological record of the Fender-style guitar-shape dispute, court rulings, cease-and-desist reports and market reactions. See the full timeline for the surrounding context.

Market impact Guitar World revisits the business story behind John Mayer leaving Fender for PRS Market impact Commentary argues the PRS Silver Sky letter undercuts Fender’s clarification Market impact Guitar.com examines what Fender’s cease-and-desist campaign could mean for boutique builders