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Post subject: Did Fender even make my guitar in the US?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:28 pm
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I play a 72 Reissue Thinline Tele. Pople always ask me if it was made in the US, and then they act like it's inferior when I say it was made in Mexico. I have always been told that my particular model, the 72 Reissue Thinle was either made in Mexico or Japan and that Fender did npt manufacture this particular model in the US. Can anyone tell me how I can know for sure. I think that people are just confusing my model with other Telecasters. If their question is irrelevant I want to be able to tell them so for sure, but I don't know for sure. I don't know exactly what year my 72 Reissue Fender Telecatsre Thinline was made.


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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:04 pm
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What does it say on the headstock?

What is the serial number?

My 72 Custom RI was made in Mexico and I love that guitar like you wouldnt believe. The Classic Series from Mexico should not be sniffed at. They are amazing.

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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:23 pm
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it was made in Mexico. what i'm wondering though is if Fender even made the 72 Reissue Thinline Tele in the U.S.


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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:44 pm
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Perhaps some time on a special run otherwise as far as I know the 72 Tele Thinline reissue are part, and always have been part, of the Mexican Classic Series.


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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:22 pm
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I have a 1983 CIJ 72 RI that replaced a more recent MIM RI. However, I agree with the concensus so far - no reissues ever made in the US.


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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:34 pm
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72 Thinline reissues found/bought in the USA are usually Made in Mexico versions (which will be denoted by a M prefrefix in the serial number of the guitar).

There have also been 72 Thinline reissues made by Fender Japan for a long time as well, but they tend to be less common in the USA.

Now here's the interesting bit:

Fender USA DOES make 72 Thinline reissues every once in a while in limited production runs. One such run that I know of is around 2000-2002. These guitars are fairly rare and will sell for much more money than a MIM version. Probably about US$2.5K.


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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:23 pm
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I've seen the USA models. They were probably made about 10 years ago and were discontinued. Saw them at a Guitar Center.

The Mexican models are very good. I have never liked the Fender Humbucker on either: MIM or USA.

Due to my Shell Pink fetish, I recently bought a 72 Thinline semi hollow in shell pink. The G string had a terrible buzz so I decided as an experiment to put flatwounds on it (like the guys in the 50s) and I loved the sound and the buzz went away (since flats have a much more muted sound and the string is ground flat)

One of my Strat Shell Pinks (Japan) also had a bad buzz even after I replaced the nut. Decided not to take it back for adjustment and again tried the flatwound experiment and it worked again, love the sound!

BUT...put flatwound on my Blonde Road Worn and sound sucked. Maybe Tex Mex and flats don't go well together? Don't know but went back to roundwounds and all is good again for this particular guitar.


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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:33 pm
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That's the funny thing about the MIM's. People look down on them because they are not made in the US.
Personally I'd take a MIM over a US made one anyday. JMO


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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:58 pm
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thinlinesteve wrote:
it was made in Mexico. what i'm wondering though is if Fender even made the 72 Reissue Thinline Tele in the U.S.


I have the same guitar as you. It's made in Mexico..........and it's a great guitar. I liked mine so much, I bought it then and there. I had no hesitation. Don't let people tell you that it's not a great guitar. Has a wonderful tone too.....with the semi-hollow body and the humbuckers.

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