Wedding Rings for Musicians: The Fender Collection

What happens when the original (OG) manufacturer of truly cool, truly unique men’s wedding bands unites with the iconic brand that gifted us the world’s most popular guitars? Well, it’s pretty obvious, but we’ll go ahead and put it on the record anyway: An era of next-level wedding ring badassery comes roaring down through the ether on the reverberating back of the greatest guitar lick the galaxy has ever known.  

If you couldn’t tell, we are here to drop a seriously exciting piece of news. We are here to announce a Manly Bands burgeoning collaboration with Fender, the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturer. As you know, Manly Bands came strutting onto the scene with a mission to give dudes wedding bands that are actually cool, badass rings that reflect guys’ inherent badass ethos. And at the risk of sounding immodest, we think we’ve done a pretty rock-solid job of accomplishing that mission. But, there’s no such thing as too much badassery, and now that we’re riding with the guitar superheroes from Fender, we’re turning it up to 11 with our brand new wedding rings for musicians - our Fender Guitar String Rings.

A perfect relationship seems like something of an inevitability, like the universe set parties on their separate paths, pulling levers along the way so paths would cross. And we have to say that this combo — Manly Bands and Fender — feels like one of those combinations destined by fate, just like our previous match-made-in-heaven partnerships. We’d already teamed up with MLB to give you rings that rep your favorite baseball squad. And what brand of whiskey do you prefer above all others? We know it’s Jack Daniel’s, my man. That’s why we joined forces with that iconic American brand to forge our Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Barrel Collection, which hooks dudes up with rings inlaid with wood that served nobly in JD whiskey barrels. 

And now this sweet, sweet Fender partnership. It’s high time we break out the axe and shred our way through Fender history. 

A True Legend in the Music Game

It is in no way an overstatement to slap that label on Fender guitars. If anything, “iconic” might be an understatement, but unlike the power of an extended guitar solo, language is somewhat limited. Fender guitars changed music. And the guitars are pieces of art in and of themselves, too. Case in point: The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses the very first Fender guitar that Leo Fender gave the world. Only a contrarian’s contrarian would consider that anything but a testament to Fender’s artistry. 

Fender has been doing its thing for decades, kicking off its music and culture revolutionizing mission in 1946. And it is absolutely no coincidence that the music industry began knocking down walls and pushing society into blaring, nonconforming heights shortly after Fender took the stage and began solidifying itself as a world leader in instrument manufacturing, marketing and distribution. Above all, the company is about giving musicians the tools they need to elevate their craft. The player-centric approach they adhere to has garnered them the support and undying loyalty from a mind-blowing roster of musicians, a crop of preternatural talent that makes jaws drop and remain open.  

For a taste of just how beloved their guitars are, consider the legends who’ve rocked the world on Fender’s Stratocaster. We’re talking Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. I mean, come on. It doesn’t get more legendary than those music makers. That’s why it doesn’t get more legendary than Fender. 

Uniting with Fender is an absolute honor, an unbelievable opportunity to pair with the finest on our quest to revolutionize the world of men’s wedding bands.

It’s an ideal collaboration among badass brands that strive to keep the world striding forward with purpose, brawn and style. Perfect relationships create exponential surges in power, uniting individual entities to form something altogether greater than the sum of the individual components. Relationships should elevate, take games to the next level. For a little rumination on relationships and how this pairing smacks with a delicious air of perfect, let’s get a few words from Manly Bands Co-founder/Co-CEO Johnathan Ruggiero. “Music connects couples everywhere,” Ruggiero says. “We wanted to create a collection that spoke to musicians and music lovers all over America.”

Seems like he can go ahead and say mission accomplished. 

A Union That Truly Rocks

Now, how about a little bit of knowledge on the bottomless well of badassery and cool this collection of collaborative rings is set to unleash. 

These rings fit for rock gods will feature the same gorgeous materials Fender uses in their classic guitars. We’re talking mahogany, tweed and ebony. But, my man, it doesn’t stop there. These powerful pieces will also come equipped with actual guitar string inlays.

These rings are power condensed. They are arena-rocking, face-melting, life-altering guitar solos ripped from the music heavens and forged into wedding bands fit for musicians whose whole raison d'etre is to approach life with the same passion they bring to music-making. In short, if your primary goal in life is to live in a way that routinely rocks some damn socks off, these rings are for you.

For the perfect encapsulation of what this synthesis means to us, here’s a little magic right from the heart of Michelle Luchese, Manly Bands Co-founder/Co-CEO. “So many of us connect to music, whether we’re playing it, hearing a song for the first time or singing it loud in the shower. The profound effect it has on us seemed like the perfect way to expand our wedding band collection, knowing how far we could go to create such unique expressions of music and its connection to love. We are honored to partner with Fender who has been helping create these connections all these years,” Luchese said. 

Amen. 

The Perfect Rings for Musicians

For way too long, men’s wedding rings were basically an afterthought, something that existed because it had to exist. Craft, style and coolness played no role in the land of men’s wedding rings. When it came down to it, guys had a choice between a featureless gold ring or a featureless silver ring. Passionless rings don’t inspire passion in dudes who wear them. And so, yes, those rings symbolized love and union. That’s something to be proud of, indeed. But the rings themselves? Eh, the fact is that most guys — even when their love reached to the heavens and back — donned these bland bits of jewelry with a big dose of reluctance in their underwhelmed hearts. And you can understand that sentiment. 

Yes, no matter how deep their love, these flavorless rings, at best, simply felt like something of a nuisance on the standard dude’s finger. But then some company — ahem, we are talking about ourselves — emerged from the stratosphere, driven by a twofold desire to fill a gaping void in the marketplace and give dudes the world over unique wedding rings that actually spoke to the pumping principles that guide the lives of manly men. 

We are here, standing athwart the industry, to put a stop to the plague of indifference that had infected the world of men’s wedding rings. No more guys as an afterthought. We see the whole, complex picture. Take a look at our rings, and it’s immediately clear that we are fueled by creative passion, like Hendrix blasting a hole into another dimension with an extended, face-melting solo on this Strat. 

We understand that guys are multifaceted, far from one thing. They are rough and tumble, inspired, industrious, funny, inquisitive, etc. We could go on and on for days. But the point is, we understand that they need options, opportunities for self-expression — nay, you crave them. That’s why we’re here to guide you in our special way. We understand that you don’t want some bland piece of afterthought jewelry nestled on your finger for the rest of your rote days. 

Nothing rote here. Because there’s nothing rote about you. Nah, man, you want something that rocks along with you while you melt stadiums with your unique anthem. 

And perhaps that’s all a long-winded way of saying we see you, musicians. We know how badly you want to rock. We see you, and we got you. So go ahead and take a little piece of that Fender art and slide it on your ring finger, because our wedding rings for musicians are truly for the most badass rockers out there.