50's & 60's Road Worn series

me492 · **Joined:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:28 pm **Posts:** 1

Does anyone know if there are any of these that are American made? The only ones I saw the the stores are made in Mexico. Also, any opinions on the quality of the Mexican versions?

Thanks

Miami Mike · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:40 pm

me492 wrote:

Does anyone know if there are any of these that are American made? The only ones I saw the the stores are made in Mexico. Also, any opinions on the quality of the Mexican versions?

Thanks

They're all MIM...my experience has been that you should play a few and you will see the differences. Some of them are killer!

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:13 pm

me492 wrote:

Does anyone know if there are any of these that are American made? The only ones I saw the the stores are made in Mexico.

The Fender Custom Shop has American made ones: they call 'em Relics.

BlackedOut · **Joined:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:02 pm **Posts:** 111

They're also roughly 5 times the cost of a Road Worn. As the previous poster said, MIM strats vary WIDELY, play a few and buy the best. Trust me, the best can be pretty darn good.

budglo · **Joined:** Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:17 pm **Posts:** 1986

I tried probably 6 or 7 and couldnt find a good one in the bunch.Probably the most poorly setup strat out of the box I had ever played.Helen Keller must have been doing quality control that day.I ended up with a new American Strat for 100 dollars less.I tried to like them too.

VerySlowHand · **Joined:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:46 pm **Posts:** 298

budglo wrote:

I tried probably 6 or 7 and couldnt find a good one in the bunch.Probably the most poorly setup strat out of the box I had ever played.Helen Keller must have been doing quality control that day.I ended up with a new American Strat for 100 dollars less.I tried to like them too.

Agreed. You either love or hate them. They fell to me like a guitar that's been a bused rather than loved for years. I got a new American Standard instead for $130 more... worth every penny.

Voodoo Blues · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:05 am **Posts:** 1333

budglo wrote:

I tried probably 6 or 7 and couldnt find a good one in the bunch.Probably the most poorly setup strat out of the box I had ever played.Helen Keller must have been doing quality control that day.I ended up with a new American Strat for 100 dollars less.I tried to like them too.

I've played three now and they were all great, the setup was perfect and they sounded fantastic.

strat2004 · **Joined:** Sat May 23, 2009 5:12 pm **Posts:** 235

me492 wrote:

Does anyone know if there are any of these that are American made? The only ones I saw the the stores are made in Mexico. Also, any opinions on the quality of the Mexican versions?

Thanks

the MIM strat is quality but i wouldnt buy a road worn.

fhopkins · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:50 am

Congrats on your 200th post strat2004! :wink:

captain eyeball · **Joined:** Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:39 pm **Posts:** 554

played several road worn strats 50 and 60's and road worn teles through a deluxe reverb and did not like them at all.

my mexican strat and tele are much better.

DetroitBlues · **Joined:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:58 am **Posts:** 2187

me492 wrote:

Does anyone know if there are any of these that are American made? The only ones I saw the the stores are made in Mexico. Also, any opinions on the quality of the Mexican versions?

Thanks

Mexican with American parts... Save the money and road wear your own strat...

Invader.CC · **Joined:** Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:10 am **Posts:** 413

I have mixed feelings on the road worn Strats ..I hate the idea of a guitar coming out of the factory already beat up..But i did find they played fantastic..So a guitar center let me take one for a test run..I hated it it still played fantastic but i felt the pickups were very weak the tone was soft ..I can't really describe it..That was on a Friday night gig so i took that one back and got another one same thing on Saturday night.The only thing i can chalk it up to is that i just don't care for the Tex Mex pickups..
I still don't like the idea of a pre beat up guitar but i love the way they play and with different pick ups i think they would be great guitars.

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