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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:36 am
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It's almost a cliche today to say that Made in Not-USA can be high quality. That's especially true when the guitar comes from a so-called premium line or factory and/or when the US company learns all the tricks to working with the outsource companies. I have a Korean made DeArmond M-75T sitting next to me that's flawless and I had an Epi Masterbilt acoustic that I could find no fault with.

I have a friend with a nice Asian Squire. He did have to commit to spending a day and going to three different stores to find it. He says he tried 12 that day until he found one that was well constructed except for the fretwork. An hour later, that was resolved and he had a great Tele for a fraction of the cost of a Fender USA model.

That leaves only the issue of price. A $999 Korean made acoustic could be a great instrument -- but is the US-like price going into construction or US executives/stakeholders' pockets? I think a lot of people object to the higher prices (no one complains about gouging when it's a $199 Korean or Indonesian model) because they know that wages and benefits over there are very low compared to here. That gets into the argument many CEOs make that they need improved margins to attract key execs and keep "the market" happy. But I won't get into that debate ... I'll leave it at the fact that at least philosophically, the instruments are often worth the price in construction.


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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:21 am
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The perception is indeed unfair when it comes to the imports verses the USA made counter parts.

I've got a few imports (Epiphones to be exact) that I'm absolutely delighted with. The most recent a Sheraton II Pro (MIC) that is in all counts, an outstanding example.

but I do think it's going to take some time for those that hold on to this misguided notion that to get a good quality axe, don't go to an Asian or "south of the border" import. are there "dogs" of course, but there's the same chance of getting a USA made bonner as well.


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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:28 am
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I think there is a perception, right or wrong, that Indonesian and Korean instruments have a much higher quality than Chinese ones.
With Korean and Indonesian factories, they are perceived to be in it for the long haul where reputation matters, but with Made in China, you get the cheapest production that the specs will allow for - under New Capitalism, production is just for short term profits and single production runs. Next year, someone else may get the lower bid, or your company might no longer exist. No pride, just yuan.


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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:48 am
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Drew365 wrote:
I was at a GC tonight. They said it would be a couple of months before they get any of these in.

Obviously this is not the case here in Scandinavia (closer to China ? :lol: -no, I don't think so!) As I said - I would visit a dealer today. They got me a brand new untouched deluxe of the Paramount- I had to tune up the strings myself. It played extremely well. Good sound , good craftsmanship. Very nice ! Yes, I bought it !
I have to mention that I also tried a Taylor to compare with- and I have to say , if I was blindfolded, I would go for the Fender. Both for sound and playability. Satisfied ;-)
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Here is the actual vid I watched yesterday, that inspired me to buy it- although I didn't remember that this was the standard- I did not try that, just went with the deluxe :

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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:30 am
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man that thing sound great. I also really like what Fender has been doing with the acoustic headstocks. The T-Bucket headstock is one of my favorites from any brand:

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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:58 am
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yea man.. that looks to be extremely nice acoustic.

I was impressed when I sampled one a while back..

Enjoy!!!


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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 5:49 pm
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strings10927 wrote:
man that thing sound great. I also really like what Fender has been doing with the acoustic headstocks. The T-Bucket headstock is one of my favorites from any brand:

Agreed. I've played one of my friends T-Bucket. Nice headstock , good guit !

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Enjoy!!!

Thanks - I really do :-)

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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:29 pm
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Congratulations asgeirman, beautiful guitar. Sounds good too, thanks for posting that video. 8)

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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:49 am
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Solid Body Love Songs wrote:
Congratulations asgeirman, beautiful guitar. Sounds good too, thanks for posting that video. 8)

Thanks for kind comment :D
Perhaps I was a bit too quick to brag about this new guitar :roll: I had not yet put the battery into it at the time I posted the pics . When I did so , I found out that the tuner did not work at all. Maybe QC isn't good enough in China ?
I sent a mail to the shop, which was closed- and I was receiving a mail from them on sunday (!) where they told me to bring it down them on monday. I did so in a break at the job. If I wanted the same model/color , I had to wait a couple of days so they could go and get one for me from their warehouse. No problem. They showed me the same model in sunburst, and I could have that if I wanted. Since this one looked much better than in the photos , I decided to take it- after checking that the tuner worked :-) So here it is :
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And here is the tuner : (In fact it is a very good one ) :D
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And- I am very satisfied with the new one, and with the handling of the case from the shop !

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Post subject: Re: New Fender Acoustics
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:28 pm
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asgeirman, I like the look of the sunburst very much. 8)

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