Mexican v's American

FunkyMonkey · #1 December 8th, 2005

Just for my info and to build my knowledge - a little;

Whats the different between an Fender Strat made in American to that was made in Mexico?

Cheers

allthumbs · #2 December 8th, 2005

The MIA strat is a higher build quality,but the MIM is a fine guitar in its' own right. It is a favorite for modders because of its' lower price. Lot of folks out there who love their MIM strats.

magenta placenta · #3 December 17th, 2005

MIM (Made in Mexico) is more "vintage" specs:

* 21 frets
* vintage/thinner frets
* vintage style bridge

IMO, a used MIM Fender is THE BEST/most versatile guitar out there for the price you pay. The weakest link IMO are the pickups.

I bought an amp locally that came with a MIM strat (guy wouldn't part them out) and I gotta tell you, I was actually VERY impressed with this "cheap" little "import" guitar. I ended up ebay'ing it, but I played the heck out of it for a good month and found it to be a great guitar for the price they bring.