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Post subject: CRAFTED in China!
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:48 pm
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I'm a guitarist owning 2 Classic series Fender guitars (50's strat & 72 custom Tele - made in mexico)

On my strat, there is varnish slopped over the frets and nut, you can feel the skunk stripe with your thumb, and there is pencil markings under the trem...
On my Tele you can see and feel glue where the rosewood finger board is fixed to the neck....Don't get me wrong - I love them and they sound great, hold their tuning well and make me very happy......

Today I purchased a Squier classic vibe 50's bass, ('Crafted in China' it says on the headstock) and I'm astounded by the build quality!

The squier is flawless! the frets are so well finished, the paint job is perfect, and it's so resonant, the whole thing vibrates when you pluck it. it's light and all the electrics seem pretty good (smooth tight pots, etc) tuners are very nice....it feels like a proper guitar should feel, and looks as good as the pictures you see online and in the Frontline catologue.

I feel like I got more guitar than whay I paid for....

Any one else find a similar case here????
Are we paying a premium for the 'F' decal????
Will Chinese guitars one day be considered on a par with USA made instruments (as are Japanese Fenders)?????
Does 'Crafted in China' mean more than 'Made in Mexico'????

Am I about to be lynched by pursists!!!???


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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:59 pm
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I've not seen any CIC that are good quality. It's great that the Vibe Series is a good CIC product. I know the Indonesian ones are great quality. I know, I have 2. My Fender is an MIJ, and the quality is superb. All and all the MIA's are always going to be on top, not sure due to quality or labor cost. I've played a few new MIA's, they're very nice in sound and quality, but I don't know if it's $1000 nicer than the Squiers I've played with, well the bad Squiers are bad, but these new CIK's are also great quality now. So we'll see if it ever becomes that good, I don't think so, the reason it's cheap, it's due to labor now. Not quality anymore. Just my opinon.

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:43 pm
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Hi Ian: please post stuff only once, thanks ... I see your post in the main Lounge area got more of a response than this one so I'm locking this thread.

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