Difference between Fender American & Mexican Strat

[Bill]

What is the difference between the mexican and the american model?

[blackout1991]

Quality of the wood... Quality of the building and maybe the pickups but i'm not sure Fender USA are better quality

blackout1991

[Bill]

Yes,I've read they are.Are the single pickups capable in high gain?

[blackout1991]

hum high gain... Not sure of the sense of the question but single coils have an high output wich is pretty noizy in general especially Fender's...

blackout1991

[TLG]

Please put this
"american mexico stratocaster difference" in google and you'll find everything u need to know ...

It's not that simple to answer this question...
In generaly the American and especialy the deluxe model has better quality materials ...

[CHARON101]

mexican strats are made in mexico by mexicans.american strats are made by mexicans in america


haha no but there made with not as good of quality as american or japanese.i have an M.I.J
made in japan.i love it

[klaus72]

i've read many topics about this question,
seems that all the parts are produced in Usa and assembled in Mexico,
musicians were blindfolded for a test...and no one has heard the difference..


the only difference between these guitars is.......... the PRICE.

This is what i found in internet !!

[Di Stefano]

The American Stratocasters are made of higher quality parts, wood,... and therefor they are better instruments. The have better pickups (although still not good to my liking, and single coils have a low output not high as mentioned before), better hardware such as tuning keys, bridge. The finish of the neck is also better I think.
Then again. The difference between an american and mexican model is not as big anymore as it used to be. On paper the mayority of the materials used is the same. But consistency of the quality of the instruments is much higher of the American models. You can say that, every american strat is the same. Mexican strats are different, you can find very good ones that are almost like an american and you have really bad ones.
Also only some of the American models have 22 frets (which is a must for me). The other guitars have 21 frets (like the original stratocasters but a number which I find pretty limiting). The wiring is different so the controls work a bit different on both models.

Regarding the sound I have to agree with the previous poster. You probaby won't hear a difference. But then again, I think that the mayor factor in your overall sound is your amp and not your guitar. But certainly the feel of those expensive guitars is much, much better than the feel of the cheaper models

And a final remark, the American models are certainly not overpriced. These days you see quite a lot of kids who play on their chinese (Squier) or mexican strats, consider themselves to be guitar experts, who claim the american models are totally not better than the mexican.

[Rot]

Some of you plugged in the same amp an American and a Mexican?

Sometimes you get surprises after the test, but i heard it. Mexican models gives you enough quality for the price payed. I think that American strats are overpriced.

I'm owner of 2 american Stratocasters between other guitars, i've got one the past month. The older (a 78) sounds great, the newer....looks nice.