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Post subject: Fake Fender Acoustic or Just Made in China
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:13 pm
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Hi, first of all I'm new to this forum, so if I posted this inquiry in the wrong section, please transfer it to the correct one. Thanks!

Among the acoustic guitars that I have tried, the sound that Fender Acoustics give is the one that resonated with me. Now, I saw this model in a store and I would like to know if it's an original Fender made acoustic guitar, a fake one, or just simply made in China/Korea/Indonesia.

Here's the guitar in question:
http://i.imgur.com/gn04YV6.jpg

Thank you very much!


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Post subject: Re: Fake Fender Acoustic or Just Made in China
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:59 am
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Anyone? :D


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Post subject: Re: Fake Fender Acoustic or Just Made in China
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:10 am
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I won't claim to be an expert, but here goes, maybe someone with more experience on these will chip in:
The fretboard dots and their placement (12th fret) don't look typical Fender.
Bound Fender fingerboards often have block inlays.
The pickguard; something in the shape bothers me.

So, depending on these, how well that guitar plays and sounds, the price and especially the seller, I'd at least be cautious.
What model & year do they claim it to be, what's the asking price?

BTW, there is a section called "Fender Acoustics" :wink:


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Post subject: Re: Fake Fender Acoustic or Just Made in China
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:45 pm
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Thanks for the input! Just saw another china-made model, a different brand (Thomson) with the same electric tuner as this one's. So it's definitely made in china. This "Fender's" price is around $150. The sound is about the same as a Sonoran, I think it's not that bad. I don't intend to play in gigs anyway so I think I might go for this one.

Here's a video of it being played:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXyRCJrHZQ


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Post subject: Re: Fake Fender Acoustic or Just Made in China
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:19 am
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Seeing that most of Fender's Acoustics are made in China / Indonesia today , did you look inside of the guitar in question to see if there is a official Fender label with the serial number and model name ? Plus, what store did you take that photo at ?


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