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Post subject: 2013 Tele release date
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:30 pm
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I'm looking to buy an American Standard Tele. Interested in a 2012. I'm new to the guitar buying game. Is this like in cars, where dealers will drop the price of last year's model, so GC or MF will drop the price of 2012's when the 2013 comes out?

If so, is there a traditional time window when new models are released? Are we approaching that? Thanks for any insight.


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Post subject: Re: 2013 Tele release date
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:52 am
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Buying guitars is not like cars, the MSRP and the street price is usually pretty much set and wont change much on the 2012 models once the 2013s are shipped and delivered.

If Fender has a price increase for 2013 models, this wont (should not) change anything that the retail stores have in stock, and should only reflect on the newer ones as they arrive, it certainly wont cause a price drop on anything already at the retail stores, but if your patient and work with them, you may be able to talk em down 10 to 15% of the original price tag.

I've bought a lot of stuff from MF, and if you call them, and work with them, they'll try to make the sale work for you and for them.

I'm assuming you're in the US? so also note that in regard to MF, when they have their holiday sales (like Labor Day for example) the discount codes the advertise won't necessarily apply to all products across the board. The manufactures need to agree to the promotion and Fender often does not.

If you try to order on line and apply the "discount code" more often than not, it wont take it. So this is definitely when you would want to CALL them, and talk to a sales tech, 9 times out of 10, they'll apply the discount.

if you're getting ready to pull the trigger, I would just keep an eye out for these events as labor day approaches, Both GC and MF will usually have some sort of promotion for times like Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. (don't forget Sweetwater, they are VERY good too)

Regarding when the manufactures release the new years models I don't think it's like cars where those start showing up in the later half of the current calendar year, probably closer to the start of the year when you start to see them advertised, I'm not 100% sure here, I've never paid that much attention.


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Post subject: Re: 2013 Tele release date
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:52 am
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Hi... thanks for all the great info. Yes, I'm in the U.S. Good to know all that you shared. Thanks!


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