Hello everybody,

I've bought in june a new stratocaster american deluxe 2010 3 tons sunburst, lovent guitar but but but i see now some white dots in the darkest parts of sunburst under the poly ! Need to be in light to see them. Did you ever seen that ? Where does them come from ?

Thanks in advance and sorry for my english.

Possibly dust on the body that got sprayed over.

Perhaps, it's a possibility. Some says air bubles.. I'm thinking using the "after sales service" cause nobody have the same default...

Actually, the air bubbles is probably spot on, fish eyes.

What do you mean ?

They call the small air bubbles that get caught in a finish fish-eys. You tend to see them on cars that have had a paint job. Can you "feel" the spots, like they're raised at all? Or do you just see them?

+1

A pic would help confirm this.

However, the only "fix" that I know of is a total body re-fin......very costly.

Arjay

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He's right, though you could find a talented finish guy that could do just that area. But if it's somethign you have to look for to find, I'd just leave it be, and let it aggrivate you forever. It doesnt sound like a big deal.

No i can't feel them, i see them.

I'm not at home, but as soon as possible i will post a pic'.
It's not a Big deal indeed but unacceptable for a brand new MIA Deluxe, i hope after sales services will do something

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I agree -- it's unbecoming for any product that bears the Fender name.

Arjay

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Well, if you bought it new, regardless of the model year, it should be under factory warranty. The finish is part of it. I've seen plenty worse than that on some Fenders. I took a bridge off a MIM Reissue, and the counter sunk hole for the post scew was started at an angle, so instead of being round, it was oval. I ended up stripping it anyway.

I've bought it in june 2011... I just hope that Fender won't say " you should control this by yourself before paying..."

Well, it's a manufacturing defect, if they say that, id say "they should have checked it before shipping it out to a store". I don't think you'll have a problem. The only issue will be; will they want to fix it, or replace it? If they replace it, will it be as good sounding/playing as what you have now? Call them up, they're going to make you take it to an authorized Fender repair shop. The guy at the repair shop looks at, tells Fender the problem, and they take it from there. It happens a lot, sometimes to good results, soetimes not.
My friends shop had a Martin HD-28 that had a bad truss rod, they should have taken it back and gave the guy a new one, but they told him to fix it. It couldnt be fixed beyond a temporary thing, and it gave way again a couple months later. Martin eventually replaced it. That's not a common story, Martin are usually very good about it, but it shows what CAN happen if you're not...determined inwhat you want.

I guess, i will demand for a exchange cause to fixe it i think it's too risky and/ or to expensive for them.