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May 18, 2021 · The main differences between Squier, Mexican, Japanese, and American Fenders are that Squiers are made with more affordable materials. Japanese and Mexican Fenders are above in quality and differ mainly in features. Low-end Americans are slightly higher quality and around the same price when buying used. If you want to read a little bit more ...
Feb 29, 2024 · EHX – Electro Harmonix (Pedal Brand) EMG – Electro-Magnetic Generator (Pickup Brand) ERG – Extended Range Guitar. ES – Electric Spanish (Type of Guitar Made By Gibson) ESP – Electric Sound Products (Guitar Brand) EQ – Equaliser. F. FET – Field-Effect Transistor (Used in Certain Types of Guitar Pedals) FL – Fretless.
Aug 7, 2022 · Parts/electronics, and fretwork/rolled edges, etc. would be the main differences. But also wood selection. The beauty of strats though is the availability of aftermarket parts. It's the most copied guitar of all time. I have/had strats from MIA, MIJ, MII, MIM, MIC, other brand knockoffs, etc. and they all have the potential to be great players.
Sep 22, 2008 · Feeler, FFS: Used mainly on the "for sale" forums. Meaning "I'll sell if I get what I believe is top dollar." Fenderbird: A bass made from parts of a Gibson (or copy)Thunderbird & a Fender (usually). Typically a T-Bird body, Fender neck and any kind of electronics. The late John Entwistle had several made.
What differs generally depends on the relative models and relative years. In general, an MIM Strat will have a body made of more pieces of wood (3 or even 4/5 pieces instead of 2), use poplar instead of alder for the body wood (especially for opaque finishes; trans finishes generally either have 3-piece alder bodies or an alder laminate), have cheaper pickups (ceramic magnets instead of alnico), and have more stamped metal parts instead of die-cast (string trees, bridge saddles).
Mexican Fender Stratocasters have maple or pau ferro fretboards, whereas American Fender Stratocasters have maple or rosewood fretboards. Most Mexican Stratocasters have a 5 piece body (but sometimes 3 or 7-piece), whereas most USA Stratocasters have 2 or 3 piece body. However both use alder bodies on most models.
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Sep 16, 2006 · Originally posted by Cold Gin. MIM (apart from the Classic series) sucks compared to MIA and MIJ. MIJ guitars, especially those that are produced for the Japanese market, beats the MIA easily. Jimmie Vaughan and Robert Cray Strats are MIM, as is the Muddy Waters Tele. Sweet, excellent guitars...no suckage (and not Classic series).
