they looks same, I cannot find any differents between them

anyone who can tell me? if they are just different in the location of pruduction?

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=510049

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product?sku=512767X

There are quite a few differences, but Fender's website goes further into the differences than Musician's Friend does.

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oh~really?

they both have the alder body and the maple neck and the same hardwares, I've one classic 60's sunbrust strat and one American Standard, I find not so much diffirents in their performance

i plan to purchase another vintage strat, but i haven't used a USA 62's, so I'm not sure if it's necessary for me to buy a USA made guitar, cause the Mexico one is much cheaper than 62's

the body and neck of both guitars are exactly the same. up until recently they were made in usa and shipped to mexico for assembly. the only difference is the pickups, paint and i think the hardware may be different.

Differences



Hardly any differences

Gil

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1998 Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Natural
Taka - 2005 Squier '51 Black
Yume - 2006 Squier Strat Cherryburst
Houbi - 2008 Fender VG Strat Blizzard Pearl - won here
Fender Super Champ XD; Vox DA-5

that looks the wrong way around and very unorganized, but yes there is very little differnece.

but the usa 62 is a better guitar all round

Copy and paste everything in the code area into a text file - then make the window wide - looks fine to me.

Or just make your window wider.

Gil

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Where ever you go, there you are

1998 Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Natural
Taka - 2005 Squier '51 Black
Yume - 2006 Squier Strat Cherryburst
Houbi - 2008 Fender VG Strat Blizzard Pearl - won here
Fender Super Champ XD; Vox DA-5

And my comment at the end was a joke - they appear to be very different to me:

Colors and Finish - very different
Neck Finish - different
Body - contours maybe different
Pickups - different
Switching - different unless you mod the '62
Bridge - different
Tuners - different
Hardware - slight difference
Case - very different
Extras - '62 has lots, '60s - none

But yeah, they are just Strats - how different could they be ?

And I would agree, the '62 should be better - myself, I like the '57 one

Gil
(Edited to fix typos)

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Where ever you go, there you are

1998 Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Natural
Taka - 2005 Squier '51 Black
Yume - 2006 Squier Strat Cherryburst
Houbi - 2008 Fender VG Strat Blizzard Pearl - won here
Fender Super Champ XD; Vox DA-5

I have no problem in understanding your specs or that they are different Gil!

some of the stats were the wrong way around.


Model Name American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster®


(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body Comfort Contoured Alder Body
Neck Maple, “C” Shape,
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard Rosewood, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups 3 American Vintage ‘62 Strat® Single-Coil Pickups with Aged White Covers
Controls Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade:
Bridge American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads Fender®/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)
Unique Features Aged Knobs and Switch Tip,
Synthetic Bone Nut
Strings Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
Accessories Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, 5-Position Switch Update Kit, “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover
Case Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case



Model Name ‘60s Stratocaster®

(Polyester Finish)
Body Alder
Neck Maple, “C” Shape,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard Rosewood, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups 3 Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat® Pickups with Staggered Pole Pieces, Alnico Magnets, Aged Covers
Controls Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade:
Bridge Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)
Unique Features Aged Knobs and Switch Tip,
Vintage Styling,
Synthetic Bone Nut
Strings Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
Accessories Deluxe Gig Bag
Case Deluxe Gig Bag



Model Name Road Worn™ ‘60s Stratocaster®

(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body Alder
Neck Maple, “C” Shape,
(Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard Maple, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets 21 6105 Narrow Jumbo Frets
Pickups 3 Tex-Mex™ Strat® Single-Coil Pickups with Staggered, Alnico Magnet Pole Pieces
Controls Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Middle Pickup and Middle/Bridge Pickup Combination)
Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade:
Bridge Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)
Unique Features Distressed Body, Neck, and Hardware Creating an Aged Appearance,
Aged Knobs, Pickup Covers and Switch Tip,
Vintage Styling,
Synthetic Bone Nut
Strings Fender Standard Tension™ ST250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
Accessories Deluxe Gig Bag
Case Deluxe Gig Bag

A nice print out of the specs for these guitars! Now all the OP has to do is decide what he wants/needs and price he wants to pay and he is all set!

I don't see where I got them wrong - like I said make the window wide enough or copy and paste to another text window that you can make wide. I put my comparison in a code block so that it would be easy to read or copy - but you need a wide-enough window.

Gil

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Where ever you go, there you are

1998 Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Natural
Taka - 2005 Squier '51 Black
Yume - 2006 Squier Strat Cherryburst
Houbi - 2008 Fender VG Strat Blizzard Pearl - won here
Fender Super Champ XD; Vox DA-5

some of the stats for the 62 were on the mim classic 60's side

You got the pickup, switching, tuners , and bridge switched around.

I would like to apologize for my bad table formating and in mixing up some of the specs. Here is a corrected one.



Gil

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Where ever you go, there you are

1998 Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Natural
Taka - 2005 Squier '51 Black
Yume - 2006 Squier Strat Cherryburst
Houbi - 2008 Fender VG Strat Blizzard Pearl - won here
Fender Super Champ XD; Vox DA-5