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Post subject: Re: Is my guitar authentic?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 1:49 am
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Buxom wrote:
stratele52 wrote:
Black plug at the nut and peg head is not Fender made.

MIM is not top of the line guitar


Also, look at the differences between a USA made guitar and a MIM guitar and guess what the biggest difference is... The price! You're paying for something that's basically meaningless.



I never say MIM are not good.
Which years ? Only since few years MIM are better than before.

MIM have black rubber under the neck/bridge plate ? I guess not.


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Post subject: Re: Is my guitar authentic?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 5:56 am
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Buxom wrote:
I'm guessing it's a MIM.

Yep, that's the way it looks to me.

Like Nick pointed out, the California Series Strats of 1997-8 did have the black plastic trussrod liner but also vintage style tuners.

Abzward, I presume you refer to this in your first post as a "Fender Corona California Stratocaster" because of the wording on the neckplate?

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We shouldn't get confused by the word "California" here: this is not a California Series model, just a MIM with a replacement neckplate. If it was sold to you specifically as a California Series Strat then the decals have been scraped deliberately to deceive; otherwise, it's just a MIM with an aftermarket mod or two.

Cheers - C

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