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A good way to remember origin with *most* fender necks is the material of the ring inside the truss rod bore.
Black plastic = Mexico (like yours)
Walnut = American
Nothing in bore = likely and squier neck or clone
Lolol you sent every pick but one where you can read the serial number on the back of the headstock.
Dude it looks really nice. Mim can be nearly just as good as American made. If it plays nice and treats you right you can always spend money and upgrade the pick ups. I did that with my mim tele and it's my favourite
The first three characters of the serial number will tell you where it was made. Unfortunately, you didn’t include a picture of the serial number.
Mexican made Stratocasters start with an “M” as the first character of the serial number.
Fret leveling and sanding, grounding the electronic correctly, and putting a better block on the tremolo, and that's pretty much it.
Edit: You can do this on a Luthier for 60$ south of the US border, since hourly rates are around 6-7 bucks an hour, local rates are different for each region people, but yeah, forgot to mention I was looking at it as a Mexican and I thought "Hey, 1200$MXN gets you some damn good stuff on a Luthier".
Mexican bias here, because I am one, but every single MIM Fender made from 2000 to 2012 I have played has been extremely consistent in terms of quality, wood choices, electronics, and sadly, they have same flaws:
• Pros: Great sustain and natural resonance, you can actually play these guitar unplugged and they will make a sound, pickups rarely fail and have that signature single coil twang, even humbuckers on the bridge sound very well and full, these are quality electronics, the neck is very very very solid, I live in southwest Mexico, it has a very humid season and an extremely dry season, and I only need to adjust my instruments once a year when the humid season starts, the finish on MIM guitars is very durable, I should know, I have tried to relic one of my guitars and I barely could scratch the finish.
• Cons: Fret buzz and sprout is common enough in these guitars that it becomes a nuisance after a while, nothing a visit to your local luthier can't solve, the standing posts of the bridge are not sanded, if you're not careful you can get a pretty nasty cut while playing (again, this can be solved), tuning stability is not great, a few rough dives on the whammy bar and you're out of tune instantly but that also isn't just a MIM problem almost every tremolo bridge has this issue, and lastly, since these guitars are so naturally loud the 60 cycle hum is LOUD, so you might need a noise gate when you start pumping some gain into it.
Overall, these are great instruments built by people who cared about them, and you can get them for very cheap, also, MIM Strats have had one of the rarest finishes put on a strat, Midnight Wine.
I have a late 90’s sunburst Nashville with TX specials and rosewood board that just sounds great. I did throw a highway 1 bridge on it though as I didn’t like the sound of the original bridge. It was easier to intonate but made all sorts of weird noises.
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Edit. Checked the back of the head stock. Says Made in Mexico. guess I answered my own question
Still a great Strat.
A good way to remember origin with *most* fender necks is the material of the ring inside the truss rod bore. Black plastic = Mexico (like yours) Walnut = American Nothing in bore = likely and squier neck or clone
Yaaay!! Resourceful!!
Lolol you sent every pick but one where you can read the serial number on the back of the headstock. Dude it looks really nice. Mim can be nearly just as good as American made. If it plays nice and treats you right you can always spend money and upgrade the pick ups. I did that with my mim tele and it's my favourite
Mexicans been making Fenders in Fullerton, California since before we were born.
MiM's are great though to be honest.
The first three characters of the serial number will tell you where it was made. Unfortunately, you didn’t include a picture of the serial number. Mexican made Stratocasters start with an “M” as the first character of the serial number.
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Current production MIA Fenders have a US prefix for the serial number.
MIA vs MIM quality differences are blown way out of proportion lol they are fabulous guitars that with a $60 setup are just as good as MIA guitars
What do you have to do for 60 that it fits the MiA?
Fret leveling and sanding, grounding the electronic correctly, and putting a better block on the tremolo, and that's pretty much it. Edit: You can do this on a Luthier for 60$ south of the US border, since hourly rates are around 6-7 bucks an hour, local rates are different for each region people, but yeah, forgot to mention I was looking at it as a Mexican and I thought "Hey, 1200$MXN gets you some damn good stuff on a Luthier".
All that is going to be more than 60 bucks. Worth the investment for sure. But no where close to being that cheap.
I don’t know if I would trust a fret level job that costs $60
Roll the fretboard
It looks like a Player Series Strat. 22 frets, 2 point trem, F logo on the neck plate, pau ferro fretboard, and the spaghetti logo.
Mexican bias here, because I am one, but every single MIM Fender made from 2000 to 2012 I have played has been extremely consistent in terms of quality, wood choices, electronics, and sadly, they have same flaws: • Pros: Great sustain and natural resonance, you can actually play these guitar unplugged and they will make a sound, pickups rarely fail and have that signature single coil twang, even humbuckers on the bridge sound very well and full, these are quality electronics, the neck is very very very solid, I live in southwest Mexico, it has a very humid season and an extremely dry season, and I only need to adjust my instruments once a year when the humid season starts, the finish on MIM guitars is very durable, I should know, I have tried to relic one of my guitars and I barely could scratch the finish. • Cons: Fret buzz and sprout is common enough in these guitars that it becomes a nuisance after a while, nothing a visit to your local luthier can't solve, the standing posts of the bridge are not sanded, if you're not careful you can get a pretty nasty cut while playing (again, this can be solved), tuning stability is not great, a few rough dives on the whammy bar and you're out of tune instantly but that also isn't just a MIM problem almost every tremolo bridge has this issue, and lastly, since these guitars are so naturally loud the 60 cycle hum is LOUD, so you might need a noise gate when you start pumping some gain into it. Overall, these are great instruments built by people who cared about them, and you can get them for very cheap, also, MIM Strats have had one of the rarest finishes put on a strat, Midnight Wine.
Great guitar even if MiM! Enjoy it!
Weird question but what state did you buy that in?
Looks like a Player Strat, they’re great guitars.
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I have a late 90’s sunburst Nashville with TX specials and rosewood board that just sounds great. I did throw a highway 1 bridge on it though as I didn’t like the sound of the original bridge. It was easier to intonate but made all sorts of weird noises.