what the heck is going on

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:01 pm

MIM strat is the same price as a Squier CV strat -- both are 399 retail

lol are they are about to close the mexican factory?

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:44 pm

brainfur wrote:MIM strat is the same price as a Squier CV strat -- both are 399 retail

lol are they are about to close the mexican factory?

Maybe they aren't selling since the introduction of the better sounding CV series?

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:50 pm

i hope they try to do better instead of just banning chinese guitars like how fender japan isnt allowed to compete w fender usa anymore

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:52 pm

brainfur wrote:i hope they try to do better instead of just banning chinese guitars like how fender japan isnt allowed to compete w fender usa anymore

Fender doesn't always make good decisions, see the Eric Crapton $25,000 Stratocaster.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:57 pm

the 25k clapton strat should have one of Clapton's fingers encased in lucite on a keychain as case candy

Snake · Post by **Snake** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:23 pm

Squires are okay if you're starting out, but every one I've played felt like a toy.

Nothing beats a good ol' US made Fender

blane · Post by **blane** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:34 pm

Snake wrote:Squires are okay if you're starting out, but every one I've played felt like a toy.

Nothing beats a good ol' US made Fender

except for a good old Japanese Fender.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:55 pm

blane wrote:
Snake wrote:Squires are okay if you're starting out, but every one I've played felt like a toy.

Nothing beats a good ol' US made Fender
except for a good old Japanese Fender.

Idunno, I think US-made Fender guitars are still a cut above CIJ stuff if you ask me. Better finish, better pickups, better hardware, etc. Not by much though, and certainly a lot of American Strats / Teles have pokey fret ends.

As for price on the CV stuff. Fender is probably just doing what makes sense. People will still buy both in spades---those who want a player go for the CVs, those who want the Fender name go for the MIM.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:30 pm

Dillon wrote:As for price on the CV stuff. Fender is probably just doing what makes sense. People will still buy both in spades---those who want a player go for the CVs, those who want the Fender name go for the MIM.

This is a big point, there are probably quite a lot of people who'd rather pay the extra bit just to get the 'proper' name on the headstock.

I'd really love one of the CV Jazz basses as they are seriously nice instrument. The price hike is a bit annoying but they don't cost too much secondhand.

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:48 am

Snake wrote:Squires are okay if you're starting out, but every one I've played felt like a toy.

Nothing beats a good ol' US made Fender

I had a US made strat that was a dog to play. My 1983 Squier kills it.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:11 am

I have a mim (deluxe) stratocaster, and when I try out amps I always use the squier cv.
I think the pickups sound a bit nicer and the small details are better but the overall sound on the CV Squiers is really good,
tho wouldnt change it for my mexican built strat (nostalgia,my first electric)..

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:34 am

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izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:57 am

that was just great !! : D

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