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Cij and mim are two different things. 800 is too much for a mexi. American special is already cheap. This bridges the gap between highway 1 mim, signature mim, gold plated mim and the am special. cij actually has a pretty good history of quality. most of the parts for fender products are made in china now including the tuners for the american standard. manufacturing in asia without the china/squire name is a strategic move for fender to cut costs, increase margin, and fill in gaps in the product line that increase market share, thereby increasing profit. the %24 price hike on mia fenders in late 2009 was repealed after it was found to cripple the sales of new mia fenders. The new strategy is to flood the market in every segment. Gibson had a flood literaly in memphis. The $1100 gibsons have been around for a couple years actually.

Fenders took a pretty high price increase on their whole line a couple years back and it seems like they're still climbing. It's like they only offer the weirder stuff as MIM and MIJ, then stick it to you on price because you have no other cheaper option than Squier.

Robert cray mim $800
is it the thin ass gold plating over a chineese bridge that im paying for? Not even a whammy bar to make it go waaaaaoooouuuuuuu

Am I the only one that doesn't want humbuckers in my mustang?

foomanfat wrote:Am I the only one that doesn't want humbuckers in my mustang?

I doubt it, I'm sure you're in the majority. They already have a Mustang that fits your needs though, about time for a HB equipped model.

Gone Fission wrote:...the Mustang that isn't a Mustang. It's a Duo Sonic and should be damn proud to be one.

DAMN STRAIGHT.

I have a chance to get a 65 RI mustang in red today for a totally killer price, what are the +/- points of the 65 RI's?

If you like it get it the only minus I can think of is no hard case

Heavy_Soul wrote:I have a chance to get a 65 RI mustang in red today for a totally killer price, what are the +/- points of the 65 RI's?

Minus at normal prices is that you can often find an old one for not much more than a RI.

Plus (for me) is that the necks on the 65RI tends to be thicker than on most Japanese Mustang RIs.

Pawn Shop series is MIJ, talked to Fender today, that's a definite bonus.

hipster/indie cred just skyrocketed

Gunner Recall wrote:hipster/indie cred just skyrocketed

No doubt!

Gone Fission wrote:

Heavy_Soul wrote:I have a chance to get a 65 RI mustang in red today for a totally killer price, what are the +/- points of the 65 RI's?

Minus at normal prices is that you can often find an old one for not much more than a RI.

this, don't know how killer your price is, but I've seen some vintage mustangs go pretty cheap. And I've heard that they're a bitch to set up.

Holy Schnikes wrote:Pawn Shop series is MIJ, talked to Fender today, that's a definite bonus.

Yes!

julius_deane wrote:

Holy Schnikes wrote:Pawn Shop series is MIJ, talked to Fender today, that's a definite bonus.

Yes!

any particular reason MIJ=FTW?
Is it just for the sake of being indie/hipster-ish and all contrary to 'the establishment'?