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Post subject: V-neck case
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:51 pm
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Hi everyone new to the forum....was wondering why the V-neck DELUXE I just bought came with such a low quality case? Is this normal? The guitar is a 07 acording to the serial number. I noticed the American had a much better case, any ideas on getting a upgrade? Seems when you purchase a top production model the case would be top also!
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Post subject: Re: V-neck case
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:58 pm
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Last years models unfortunetly came with the sub-par molded case. Do you have the case thats shaped like half a guitar? I bought a Deluxe V-neck last year, same case. I bought a American Std HSS this year, got the better SBK case. Just be thankful that with the way the economy is going, that they don't come in gig bags. :shock:

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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:19 pm
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Yea I know the economy sucks! lol was doing my part keeping it going! yes the 1/2 case.. guess i was just venting a bit...Love the v neck on her and the black is perfect seems like a 1 piece body cant find the seam! lol I bought a 04 American derluxe and noticed the locking tuners on that are bigger, did they change those also? thanks for your input!~


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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:02 pm
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They gave the upgraded case only for the American Std. The am dlx still gets the old case, ditto for the new bridge block. I don't get why, you'd think they'd give them to the more $$$ strat. You'll get over it though, the Amer Deluxe is such an unbelievably awsome guitar, the sub-par case becomes an after thought. The am dlx is such a great guitar, it makes you wonder how these other companies get so much money for theirs like Gibson. They make great stuff too, but if found recnetly that no matter how inconsistant Fenders can get from time to time, Gibson are even more so. And I still can't figure out how they justify such a big price swing on the Les Pauls. It seems they throw some binding on a guitar, and think its worth an extra $1000, for that money id just by two Fenders.


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Post subject: Re: V-neck case
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:34 am
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The two best cases I ever had from Fender was the SKB built moulded case for the Strat-Plus which I acquired in '97 and the case which was build for the Gilmour. Even the case which the CS supplied with the Teambuilt guitar they did for me was a disappointment.

In comparison, the cases G&G builds for PRS's MIA's are about the best I've ever seen in terms of fit and finish. i've actually had communications with that company, and they told me they could build an equivalent case for a Strat for about $200. Fender has a long way to go in this department for their comparably priced instruments.

To be fair, there's a broader range of price points in the Fender line than the PRS and I have not seen the cases supplied with the SE models which are Korean built.

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