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Post subject: The Mexican Strat
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:36 am
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I just got a new Standard Strat (Mexican). I find everything to be good and working well. The sound and tone of each PU is also good (I normally play Blues, Classic, Jazz and Pop and a bit of rock too). I also have a lovely Hofner Galaxie -176, which I have been using for over 40 years. The Hofner is in mint condition and I still use it, though sparingly (due to the frets wearing down a bit).

What do you guys say about the Mexican Strat ?

Thanks for your responses.

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Post subject: It's a great guitar
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:50 pm
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I love the Mexican strat. Though I have a HSS Mexican strat to handle the harder side of music I often like to play (Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Alternative). I am really impressed with the quality, feel, and sound of what comes out of Mexico. Much better than what comes out of Asia (Japan is great though). The American ones are way better I hear, I'm not convinced they are worth 650 more dollars however.

Now go rock with your prized Mexican guitar!

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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:27 pm
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I have 2 Fender Strats made in Mexico, I love them both. 8)


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Post subject: That's great !
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:24 am
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Thanks a whale guys.

While I was happy with the Strat, I was wondering whether I should have gone in for an American Strat. Though I badly wanted to by a VG, I have settled for the MIM Strat. And Yes, I am happy I did.

Thanks to all you again.


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Post subject: Mexican Guitars
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:41 am
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About 2 years ago i was sitting in a guitar center in dallas in the middle of a reasonable dilemma: mexican or american strats? was it worth paying more money for a guitar that has been built a just a few miles north from the mexican factory?
I spent about 3 hours testing both guitars in different amps and i came to this final conclusion:
The American Standard Stratocaster sounds way better in tube amps than its mexican cousin. It feels smoother and it's more playable. It has great quality materials and in the long run you'll eventually want to get THE american strat even if you have a good sounding mexican strat.
It depends on what you're looking for: if you're going pro, and want to spend money in a durable and reliable instrument that will sound amazingly in every amp you play it (when you play it in cheap amps you can also tell the diffeence) just get the American Standard Strat
Mexican guitars are great guitars for their value (i totally agree, Gibson wouldnt give you even a gig bag for $400 lol) they have a really good sound but you'll have to work on the set up whenever you get it. It makes a really good practice or advanced student guitar.
i hope this "review" was good enough for y'all.
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:18 pm
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I have to say, I always wanted a strat. . This summer I was faced with the dilema of american or mexican. I kept going to guitar center and playing this one strat, the players deluxe, It looks like the stevie ray guitar but no black pick guard. Anyway, I was drawn to it everytime I went there. I did a lot of research and found somewhere that the parts to some of th higher priced "mexican" strats are actually parts made in america and shipped to mexico to be asembled. The players deluxe was mentioned as one of those that were assembled in mexico, but "made in america". I bought it. Im glad i did. Its am amazing guitar. My bass player noticed the wear on i the frets from me playing it all the time. It makes sense to me too because the way the serial numbers are put on the strats are different. MIM strats have the serial numbers on the headstock. The players deluxe has it on the headstock, BUT on the back part. I dont know. Im happy with what I got. If anyone can confirm or refute the "made in mexico" theory i have, please let me know.


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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:25 am
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I have players deluxe, too. I bought it new in Estonia. Changed the pups for TEX specials. I have 2 US fenders too, but this is great guitar.


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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:03 am
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I've been using Fender Stratocasters since 1969. To this day, they are still my #1 choice. Yes, they've had their ups and downs over the years with the various Fender dynasties and yes, all the dynasties had gems and bombs as well. As you may well imagine, I've owned my share of 'pedigreed' Strats too. I am firmly convinced that a nice Strat is still the best solid body electric guitar on the planet.

Having said all this good stuff, I'd like everyone to know that in my opinion, today's Fenders are surely the best they've ever been and that includes the new MIM stuff too. I'll even go as far as saying that if you didn't know the MIM Strats were made in Mexico, no one would be comparing them as inferior to their American counterparts. Rather, the (MIM) Standard Strat would simply be one of the models to be considered in the now extensive Strat models lineup with it's own variety of features. Believe it or not, my #1 Strat is a MIM. Yes, you read this correctly. Granted, I did change the pickups and the strings, but that's it. Besides, how many players do this with their "high-end" American models too? Everything else about my MIM Strat is phenomenal from fit to finish and best of all, the price can't be beat. I urge everyone to check a bunch of them out. Sooner than later, you will play that 'one' with, "your name" on it!


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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:08 pm
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I just bought one also
Midnight wine w/ rosewood and the humbicker
I love it and i also think it sounds just like an amircain strat(might be mines just a good acident though)


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Post subject: My doubt
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:28 pm
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I dont know if im gonna buy a mex strat or a american.. I've thought about this in a very long time!! i dont know witch one.. I've thought abuot the Highway One.. but i dont like the alnico 3-pickups.. I know the MIM is really good for the money paid.. Yet i think i want something with a little more.. that's where the Highway One appears.. But im not sure about the pickups.. Next the AM is up.. But its too expensive.. Oh darn..


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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:59 pm
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I would agree with Martian...you play until you find the one with your name on it. Not that I'm any expert; I'm in the middle of that same auditioning process myself. That said, most of the reputable salespeople I've dealt with have said the same...play everything until you find the one that talks to YOU. You may find that THE ONE does not always carry the highest price tag.

This last weekend I found myself in the throes of the same dilemma that started this thread (and even played the same guitars). I started with a Deluxe Player and was mesmerized with the beautiful grain patterns of the ash body. The tone was good, playablility far better than I expected from a MIM (maybe their reputation is not so deserved, of late). I could have gone home with that one right then, had the salesperson not presented me with some alternatives. The Highway One was good, though it just didn't jump out at me like I was hoping, and I've heard the finish just doesn't hold up under heavy use. Then I played an American Standard that had all the bell-like harmonics I keep hearing about, and a satin-smooth rosewood fingerboard. This last bit took me a bit by surprise, since I usually lean toward maple.

One disclaimer here: the comparison when I switched to that last guitar may not have been a fair one, because at that moment, the amp I had been using decided to manfunction, and I had to switch. I've heard it said that Strats sound best played through Fender amps, and if this one was represenative, then I fully agree. The sound was fabulous, and it was even on sale. The wife clutched the check book in panic at this point, so I am still Strat-less, but to make a long story short (too late!) you gotta just keep playing 'em. The one that's right for you will jump into your hands (and your money into the salesperson's), regardless if it speaks English or Spanish. When it's right, it's right.


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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:13 pm
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In 1996, I wanted to upgrade my guitar from the Squire strat I had been playing for roughly seven years. I took $400 of my student loan refund and went to the musicc store in the Pine Bluff mall. There it was. I got a Peavy Rage amp for free with the purchase of my guitar. It was a Lake Placid blue MIM strat with a maple neck. She was gorgeous and I still have her to this day...my only complaint is that the high E has a little buzz in it and my blade switch has developed an occasionally cranky short in the neck pup. Other than that, she's perfect for me.


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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:16 pm
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One of my Fenders is a Mexican Strat (my very first one) - still have it, still use it. I picked it up at the Guitar Center in NYC for $399. Much much better than Gibson's Epiphones for the same price. I love my little black beauty but not as much as my custom Mayer Strat.

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Post subject: mexican strat
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:01 pm
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I just purchased a white /with maple neck Mex. Strat ,and though I will eventually get an american one,I'm way happy with it.It sounds good,feels good and ,i think,worth every penny.I read some of the other posts and you seem to be in good company with others who dig the mex -strat.
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:39 am
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Fender Mexican Strats are fine quality instruments,
I am playing a Mexican Traditional Fat Strat,
It serve me very well for the past 10 years
although it was Fender's lowest end strat model


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