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Post subject: GUYS i need help :(
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:12 am
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Hello there fender community... I am new on electric guitar and i have now a squier bullet strat worth $120(according to fender webiste) and its made in CHINA. its with me for 2 months.

I am happy with my squier bullet strat cause i know that its genuine even if its made in CHINA. I bought it for $120 as this fender website says...

But there is a guy selling to me a BRAND NEW fender guitar for only $150. I suddenly said to myself that it was fake cause its really cheap and there is NO fender guitar worth $150. but i still asked him why its so cheap.. He told me that it was cheap cause he bought it through direct supplier and its made in CHINA.

Guys i need your help.. I want to insure if its a genuine or maybe its only a FAKE. I don't want to get scammed... :(


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Post subject: Re: GUYS i need help :(
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:31 am
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It is very likely a fake. If you had photos of the guitar someone could tell you very quickly


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Post subject: Re: GUYS i need help :(
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:54 am
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here's the photos.. :/ is it? i hope this one will help!

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/3/ ... 99610.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/85 ... 31610.jpg/


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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:06 pm
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Fake. Fake. Fake.

Here are the Fender branded guitars currently produced in China:

http://www.fender.com/products/modernplayer/search.php

At the very best, the guitar is a Squier with a fake Fender logo applied to the headstock. At worst, it is a conglomeration of cheap parts with a fake Fender logo applied to the headstock.

Just to reiterate, the guitar pictured is a fake.

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Post subject: Re: GUYS i need help :(
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:45 pm
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thanks but ...How did you know that its a squier? :( man i really have no idea.. besides. if its a squier. the pickup is different. it has marks.. its not same as my squier's pickups.. besides. the frets of an ordinary squier is only 21. but on his picture.. the guitar is having 22 frets.. :(

HELP HELP HELP


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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:28 pm
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Anyway it's not a Custom Shop guitar.
Why don't you ask there:
viewforum.php?f=15

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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:03 pm
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Dave_Fenderuser wrote:
thanks but ...How did you know that its a squier? :( man i really have no idea.. besides. if its a squier. the pickup is different. it has marks.. its not same as my squier's pickups.. besides. the frets of an ordinary squier is only 21. but on his picture.. the guitar is having 22 frets.. :(

HELP HELP HELP


Both Deluxe and Standard Squier Strats have 22 frets. This guitar appears to be neither. The lack of trim around the truss rod adjustment nut hole (wood = American made, black plastic = Mexican made) screams "Squier". The pickups appear to say "Noiseless" on them. Those pickups appear on a select few guitars. Pickup covers can easily be changed. Necks can be swapped. Fake Fender logos are readily available on the Internet.

Whether or not the guitar is a modded Squier or a partscaster is irrelevant. The guitar is not a Chinese made Stratocaster. Everything you see in that box can be faked.

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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:31 am
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Fender only makes Fender branded guitars in Mexico and the US. You can easily buy Fender decals, but not the current all black logo. I've owned a few Fender Stratocasters, and the manual does not say "Strat" It says Stratocaster.

It's a fake for sure, and I don't even think that it is a rebranded Sqier. Looks more like a Chinese knockoff with the stickers and such. The cheapest I've seen a Mexican go for, in good shape used is $299.00. I've seen some beat up ones go for less.


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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:03 am
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JerL231 wrote:
Fender only makes Fender branded guitars in Mexico and the US. You can easily buy Fender decals, but not the current all black logo. I've owned a few Fender Stratocasters, and the manual does not say "Strat" It says Stratocaster.


See my post above. The new, "Modern Player" series of guitars are made in China and are Fender branded. That line does not currently include a Stratocaster, however.

The red hang tag that says "Strat" in one of the photos is correct. The hangtag that came with my MIM Standard Stratocaster (purchased new from Sweetwater) says "Strat" and hangtag that came with my AVRI 52 Telecaster (purchased new from Guitar Center) says "Tele". Both "Strat" and "Tele" are registered Fender trademarks.

Any logo can be faked, even the all black one.

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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:14 am
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alainlafrance wrote:
Anyway it's not a Custom Shop guitar.
Why don't you ask there:
viewforum.php?f=15


I was wondering that myself Alain. :?


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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:22 am
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fhopkins wrote:
alainlafrance wrote:
Anyway it's not a Custom Shop guitar.
Why don't you ask there:
viewforum.php?f=15


I was wondering that myself Alain. :?


The OP has posted it there. No one has responded. We all know it is a fake. Whether it is a Squier or not is really irrelevant.

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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:40 am
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Dave....Welcome to the Forums. You've pretty much been well-advised with respect to the suspected origins of the guitar you've questioned us about. There's a great depth of knowledge herein with respect to the counterfeiting of musical instruments and a tremendous amount of sensitivity about that business with respect to Fender guitars on the part of this august membership. China is a hotbed of production in knockoffs which is a definite buyer beware issue. If price concerns are yours I would be looking at the higher end Squier line, or the more moderately priced Fender MIM Standard Stratocasters. Politely thank your connection for the offer and move on. To quote the old saying..."with friends like that you don't need enemies". Let us know how things turn out.

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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:40 am
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Thanks guys.. I know confirmed that its a fake one. not gonna buy it. :D


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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:37 pm
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Smart decision. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: GUYS i need help :(
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:50 am
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Well at least the faker has a list of things to improve on his next fake :lol:


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