Seems that very creative minds tend to be a bit eccentric???
Goodbye Fulltone
- Thread starter guitarweasel
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US Fenders cannot legally be marked "Made in USA" because they are built from 75% imported components.
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
Including Custom Shop Fenders?
That depends on the ratio of imported to domestic parts.
Here's a typical custom shop Stratocaster...
Still cannot say "Made in USA."
FTC requires that a product be manufactured in the U.S. of more than 50 percent U.S. made parts to be considered Made in USA for government procurement purposes....
The ugly part is, that 50% is cheap, Chinese parts, but you are paying a Made In USA price....
For me, this is an easy choice...
Same dough...
Same dough...
When you look at the parts nomenclature on the Fenders, there is the same part # tuning key for the "vintage style" American Ultra as there is for the Squire CV.
Gibson gets capped on for their high prices.
Gibson Deluxe tuners say Made In Germany on the back.
Fenders are made here:
Gibson bridges and tapered by Advanced Plating Inc.
Based in Tennessee
And the list goes on and on...
The big difference is you pay the same price for guitar with imported parts that you do for a guitar Made In USA...
Gibson gets capped on for their high prices.
Gibson Deluxe tuners say Made In Germany on the back.
Fenders are made here:
Gibson bridges and tapered by Advanced Plating Inc.
Based in Tennessee
And the list goes on and on...
The big difference is you pay the same price for guitar with imported parts that you do for a guitar Made In USA...
Now, I have seen sustain blocks stamped "Made in USA," but that's almost stopped on the new products. The same with the bridge plates and saddles...