Forrest Fred White was an American musical instruments industry executive, best known for his association with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

White began working at Fender on 20 May 1954, eventually becoming its Vice President. Leo Fender

Leo Fender

Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender was an American inventor who founded Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, or "Fender" for short...

 named a line of student amplifiers

White Amp

The White amplifier was an instrument amplifier made by the Fender company, named for Fender's production manager Forrest White and designed as a surprise by Leo Fender for his longtime associate. It was sold together with the matching steel guitar and was made only in 1956. Approximately 1500...

 and steel guitars

Fender White Steel

The White Steel was a steel guitar made by the Fender company. It was released as a student model in 1956 and was sold with the matching amplifier....

 after him in 1955. White remained with the company until December 1966. He was also a partner with Fender in the Music Man

Music Man (company)

Music Man is an American guitar, and bass guitar manufacturer. It is a division of the Ernie Ball corporation.-Early years:The Music Man story began in 1971 when Forrest White and Tom Walker talked with Leo Fender about starting a company they would call Tri-Sonic, Inc...

company after both men left Fender.