First let me say, that I may sound like an expert in this review. (That’s just me, folks, I can’t even help it. It’s just the way I roll, dawg.) But the truth is, I’m not an expert on guitar manufacturing nor do I keep abreast or up to date on the latest products or news surrounding the guitar and amplifier or musical instrument industry. Not really. Not like the, I’m sure, scores of more qualified reviewers and musicians who post their reviews online or even in video form on YouTube. I’m just a long time player. (I’d tell you how long, exactly, but then I’d have to kill you. Okay, not really.)
Fender has been doing some things for a very long time. For one, they have been manufacturing guitars, or, in some cases simply assembling them, outside of the United States for at least the last two decades. They have had great successes and great failures. Their Made in Japan guitars from the early 90s, which cost probably around $300 new, are now fetching, on eBay, thousands of dollars. I had a Made in Japan Stratocaster from around 1990 and it was an incredible guitar and I sold it like the fool that I am.
I’ve learned a lot since then. Point is, so has Fender. They have learned from their successes as well as their failures. Which I think used to pretty much sum up the verdict that was given by players and consumers on their guitars that were made south of the border in Mexico. To be continued…
8 Feb 2012 / 0 notes
