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title: "Fender vs Music Man: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fender or Music Man? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bass guitars set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Fender vs Music Man: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Fender or Music Man? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bass guitars set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Fender and Music Man
- **Competitive set**: Bass guitars
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fender Share of Search**: 9.2%
- **Music Man Share of Search**: 1.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Fender or Music Man?

- In August 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Music Man among bass guitars worldwide. Fender was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Music Man’s 60.5K, and held a 9.2% Share of Search versus Music Man’s 1.2%.
- Fender was ahead of Music Man in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fender’s estimated Share of Search among bass guitars worldwide moved from 10.9% to 9.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 450K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Music Man’s estimated Share of Search among bass guitars worldwide held steady at 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.

## How did search popularity change for bass guitars worldwide in August 2026?

- Fender’s estimated Share of Search among bass guitars worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 10.8% to 9.2% in August 2026.
- In August 2026, Music Man rose from 5th to 4th among bass guitars worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Fender estimated searches | Fender Share of Search | Fender rank | Music Man estimated searches | Music Man Share of Search | Music Man rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 10.9% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 10.8% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 10.8% | 2 | 74K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 10.7% | 2 | 74K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 9.2% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 9.1% | 2 | 60.5K | 1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 9.2% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 10.8% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 550K | 10.7% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.96% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 450K | 9.2% | 2 | 49.5K | 1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 9.2% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fender’s and Music Man’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Fender**: Measured on the search term “fender”.
- **Music Man**: Measured on the search term “music man”.

- [Fender profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fender)
- [Music Man profile](/demand/global-en/brands/music-man)
- [All bass guitars worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bass-guitars): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Fender or Music Man?

In August 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Music Man among bass guitars worldwide. Fender was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Music Man’s 60.5K, and held a 9.2% Share of Search versus Music Man’s 1.2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Fender vs Music Man: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/fender-vs-music-man

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