caydpoe's Reviews

I hesitate to sound picky and antagonistic, but your 2 sentence review begs the question -- you can't find ANY flaws? Thin, flimsy neck profile that will be fatiguing for anyone with long fingers (which should be most people who play Fender's 25.5" scale.. strats and teles are for guys who have a serious stretch) and is prone to twisting with 10 and 11 gauge strings? Mediocre stock pickups wound on plastic bobbins by soulless machines so that the coil of wire doesn't actually contact the magnets? Thick polyurethane finish that is designed for quick drying and a shiny appearance with minimal buffing rather than being designed to let the wood breathe and resonate its best? I wouldn't bring up these little things, but they do all add up and American Standards are on the pricey side for what you actually get. The higher end Mexi stuff is cheaper and often has less of these faults (to say nothing of Fender Japan's fine work). Normally I am all about buying American to keep America's contribution to music (the electric guitar) an American product, but USA Fender's value for dollar has been rather offensive for the last decade. An essentially machine made guitar could be manufactured anywhere, so why not get a foreign Fender that's closer to what Leo created? Or for the money Fender is charging you can call up King Bee or some similar builder... anyway, I have probably ranted too much in your general direction when its FMIC that really cheeses me off.

I simply don't agree. The telecaster is meant to stay the same as it always was, any "flaws" are supposd to be there. It is true that Fender does charge a lot for it, but it's still a high quality product meant to last many lifetimes(with proper care). It's the original Fender guitar and for me it's great. Please post your own oppenions and not on other people's reviews.