Hmm, if I was looking, I might look at a MIM set up with the middle pup like Vood has and do his mod. That might be really sweet! That or a MIM with a splittable humbucker in the neck.
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Katastrophe
Welcome!
Don't count out the Mexican Fenders! My MIM Strat is built like a tank and plays well... At $400.00, it's a great value. Right now, it's the only guitar I play, and my $1,000 ESP is getting mighty lonely. I played a '72 Deluxe at a GC last year and was floored with the quality and playability. The neck was phenominal.
Don't get me wrong, the American models are wonderful instruments and are certainly worth looking into, especially if you have the money. I'm more into "bang for the buck" guitars these days.
My advice, ignore where its from and pick the one that feels best for you... There's not a whole lot of distance between Corona, CA and Ensenada, Mexico, after all!
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Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
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