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Post subject: Re: Your Design, Built to Order!
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:00 am
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chromeface wrote:
Blertles wrote:
Kinda cool, but to me the options are too limited.


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Not as limited as the previous "Guitar Builder", though! :)

The old guitar builder has only the Strat body and neck/headstock shapes.

With the American Designer you can choose between Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision and Jazz Basses.

Unfortunately you cannot tweak your design at your heart's delight. The American Designer won't allow you to hot-rod the Precision Bass with a PJ configuration or a dual humbucker layout.


I fully agree because I noticed that about the lack of PJ config for basses..

Also, for me and others who like them.. a lack of Floyd Rose. If fender refuse to do an American Floyd Rose Strat with FR Original Trem, then please at least offer as an option here- :idea: :wink:


...and open it up for international sales!! :evil:

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Post subject: Re: Your Design, Built to Order!
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:33 am
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As has already been mentioned, cool idea, better than the previous guitar builder, but the choices are rather limited. I for one would love to have an option for a hard tail.

Regarding the price, I put together the equivalent of an American Standard using the "American Design Experience" and it came to $1,600 which is actually $130 less than the Fender list price for of an "off the rack" American Standard. IIRC the street price for an American Standard Strat is in the $1,350 neighborhood so all in all the cost of having Fender build one for you is not all that outrageous.

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Post subject: Re: Your Design, Built to Order!
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:26 pm
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Bluer Monkey wrote:
Regarding the price, I put together the equivalent of an American Standard using the "American Design Experience" and it came to $1,600 which is actually $130 less than the Fender list price for of an "off the rack" American Standard. IIRC the street price for an American Standard Strat is in the $1,350 neighborhood so all in all the cost of having Fender build one for you is not all that outrageous.

Street price of an American Standard Strat is $1,250. And you get color choices in the store that you don't on the configurator.

I think these "custom" guitars might depreciate more than other Fender guitars, if nothing else because they are different, and there's no easy way to say what one is worth, yet anyone can configure one just like it. Much like visitor center American Experience specials, they may be a hard sell as used.
So yeah, $1,600 might be a bit much, given that you can't really build anything truly special.


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