mexican fender By Mark S. Wong
The Fender Mexico factory is located in Ensenada in Baja California. The factory is pretty well known by the local residences.
On our arrival, Sergio Villanueva, the vice president of Mexico operations, and Ruben Aguilar Flores, the production manager, greeted us (Ruben on left, Sergio on right).
A Factory Overview
The factory has been in existence for 16 years, and employs 850 workers. The employees are treated very well, and are covered by workers compensation insurance.
Also, if needed, Fender offers the employee’s zero interest loans.
The factory is broken into four major areas, acoustic guitars, electric guitars and basses, amplifiers and strings.
strat mexican
The Fender Standard, Made in Mexico Stratocaster
Satin poly finish on the neck, so it’ll last awhile. I’ve heard thin necks promote fatigue, but the Fender modern C shape isn’t that thin, so it still fills the hand. Most of Fender’s guitars are made out of Alder with a few exceptions. Minute differences which most people who would buy a MIM strat wouldn’t notice.
Electronics: If every strat guitar used the same electronics as the Eric Johnson signature strat, this would be a different paragraph and a different toned article. 3 Single coils, volume and 2 tone knobs. It will play, it will sound like a strat, and you’ll tell people you have a Fender strat.
Playing a guitar which can have mind bogglingly low action is something few guitarists experience. The Fender MIM strat is like the Ikea furniture of guitars. Also, from a perspective of upgrades, it’s THE guitar. Broken neck? All companies that make new parts for the guitar you want to upgrade. Thinking about it, the Fender Standard Made in Mexico strat is not a great guitar.
The ones on the shelf are fine guitars, and even sitting on the shelves I’m not a big fan. It’s what gets people to start playing guitar. “A Fender strat”, they say. It’s a guitar people want and are proud to talk about. Never played guitar? Buy one. Screw the value and the depreciation, it’s your first guitar, and it’s a Fender Strat.
Have a bunch of expensive guitars? Buy one. Tear it to bits, learn about guitar, mod it, paint it, crank it.
I usually grade guitars on the guitar itself, but you can’t do it to this. The Pros: It’s a Fender strat.
By Eri Rm
Satin poly finish on the neck, so it’ll last awhile. I’ve heard thin necks promote fatigue, but the Fender modern C shape isn’t that thin, so it still fills the hand. Most of Fender’s guitars are made out of Alder with a few exceptions. Minute differences which most people who would buy a MIM strat wouldn’t notice.
Electronics: If every strat guitar used the same electronics as the Eric Johnson signature strat, this would be a different paragraph and a different toned article. 3 Single coils, volume and 2 tone knobs. It will play, it will sound like a strat, and you’ll tell people you have a Fender strat.
Playing a guitar which can have mind bogglingly low action is something few guitarists experience. The Fender MIM strat is like the Ikea furniture of guitars. Also, from a perspective of upgrades, it’s THE guitar. Broken neck? All companies that make new parts for the guitar you want to upgrade. Thinking about it, the Fender Standard Made in Mexico strat is not a great guitar.
The ones on the shelf are fine guitars, and even sitting on the shelves I’m not a big fan. It’s what gets people to start playing guitar. “A Fender strat”, they say. It’s a guitar people want and are proud to talk about. Never played guitar? Buy one. Screw the value and the depreciation, it’s your first guitar, and it’s a Fender Strat.
Have a bunch of expensive guitars? Buy one. Tear it to bits, learn about guitar, mod it, paint it, crank it.
I usually grade guitars on the guitar itself, but you can’t do it to this. The Pros: It’s a Fender strat.
By Eri Rm
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