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Old 08-29-2017, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerry D View Post
A bit of general advice. Beware of those who say "Oh, Mexican Fenders are nice, if you don't like the pickups, you can always upgrade", etc. I think I would make sure I would be happy with the Mexican as it stands.

I recently bought an American made strat, because I found out that if I bought a Mexican and then added a case, better pickups, a trem block, and the labor to change it all out (I'm not friends with soldering irons) I was actually gonna have more $ in the Mexican than in a MIA American Standard. No-brainer.
I just got my first MIM Fender telecaster, with a Made in America price: the Brad Paisley model. Good sound, playability, and about 2/3 the weight of all of my other US telecasters!
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