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Originally Posted by StratDen
Bob, From what I have seen, the Ensenada, Mexico plant is quite the State-of-the-Art facility and the workers do an amazing job on the guitars being produced there. No doubt in my mind they are on-par with the American production. I've had no problem calling some MIM's some my favorite and prized guitars.
In a related point, I just posted in another thread how I just found out the MIM 60's Classic Players Strat actually comes equipped with the USA Custom Shop wound '69 pickups. If that doesn't underscore the value, not much else will.
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In my original post I wasn't saying anything bad about MIM Fender guitars, quite the opposite actually. I think the quality on either side can be excellent, and often is. The comment relates to the people worked in Fender factories in the early years. My understanding is that there were more than a couple of Mexicans working in them and the early guitars are of good/excellent quality, as well as being highly sought after. So, at this point of time, where a guitar is made is not as important is how it was made or the quality of the parts used in assembly.
If I could find more MIM guitars here in Taiwan I would be inclined to try more of them.
No matter how you slice it, if it says Fender, it's still a Fender.
Bob
