Should You Trust The Fender Mod Shop in 2023?
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Baxter and Jonathan give you some Mod Shop stories and if its a good example of what to expect with direct to customer guitar sales.
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I now know why there is no Mod-Shop in Australia. We have the Australian Consumer Law that says if it something is not fit for purpose or arrives faulty. A customer gets a refund, regardless of the terms and conditions.
The Way it should be!!
Good Law / Is it enforced ?
same in the UK. Cars, guitars, whatever, you have the right to send them back for full refunds, and if you order online, they have to pay the postage back. I'd wondered why I had never heard of the Fender Mod Shop
@@kjeksklaus7944 Fender Mod shop is available in the UK
@@trevorgwelch7412 yep. It is a federal law administered by each state.
Thank you so much for the kind words! It was really an honor to be featured in your video :) I would love to be on your channel one day. Let me know when you need me to nit pick some guitars lol.
That's what I did, Fralin pups, locking tuners, Graph Tech saddles, CTS pots and a full shield job.....that's my mod shop build right here at home.
I love modding my own stuff. One of the best parts of the whole guitar experience.
That’s been my story the last few months. Been modding my guitars and want to build my own Strat soon.
It’s really not a bad option for those that want more choice on pickups, necks, colors, etc. The prices are a little higher but they aren’t outrageous. Not like the custom shop. Yeah you can build a partscaster for cheaper but who has time for that.
I can’t speak for everyone but I had no quality issues on my mod shop. It came in flawless and perfectly set up.
Who has time to build a parts caster? Well, I would guess if you don't have a couple afternoons to spare putting it together then I would guess you also don't have time to play your fancy new modshop either
Got a Mod Shop HSS strat that I absolutely LOVE and has become my #1 but boy the road to receiving it was odd. Very vague process that leads to a guitar just showing up one day. Shame that some people have had bad experiences. I personally think if you have the money it's the best route to getting a new American strat because you can get the exact guitar you're looking for. They often have some pretty cool options pop up when it comes to materials and vintage pickups. Obviously you're better off holding the guitar you're going to buy but if you're going to go the online route it's a rad option.
I agree if you're looking at getting something like a strat or tele. Last time I checked there's very few options for jaguars and jazzmasters. You're basically paying more for a custom color in that case, and you can't even get finishes in nitro!
I modded my 2010 American Standard Strat. Completely got rid of the normal volume knob, turned the first tone knob into the new volume. Replaced the 3 single-coils with a JB/Jazz set. Custom pickguard for the new electronics. I then eventually moved that JB/Jazz set to my sparkly pink Ibanez RG. I put the Ibanez humbuckers in my Strat and it sounds freaking amazing.
The mod shop is a great way for us lefty’s to get exactly what we’re looking for. I’m sad to hear that it isn’t worth the purchase price.
Agreed. I haven’t pulled the trigger on one, but I was seriously considering it as a lefty.
Just ordered one as a lefty. The chances of it working out I have no idea, since I’m Canadian. But it let me put the order through so I guess we’ll see what happens.
@@foxxygearreviews7754 let us know how it turns out!
@@foxxygearreviews7754Any updates? I’m a lefty from Canada too!
I ordered two Mod Shop hardtail Strats in a year, the first one in Aztec gold had an issue with the volume pot where it kicks in when it's supposed to be all the way off, otherwise a beautiful guitar that I love so much that I ordered a second one in Penny once they got the roasted maple necks back in stock. The second one had to go to a local service center as the neck pickup was loose and not functioning. Despite those issues - which shouldn't be happening at this price point - these have become my two favorite guitars.
I have a mod shop that turned out great. Some of us like specific things but don’t have 5k to drop on a guitar. I do wish they offered ash bodies though.
Just had a look at the website. I take the no mention of finishes to mean everything is poly and there's no nitro option?
@@tomokra I don’t know if there’s any Fender production models in Nitro. May need the custom shop for that.
thanks! shame, though.
@@wewin03 oh, just read your comment a second time. I believe there are plenty of production models in nitro. However, I bet you're right that the mod shop doesn't do them. Thanks!
Am I glad I watched this! I’ve been jonesin’ to do a mod shop jazzmaster. Prolly gonna talk to a shop now about stock ones 🙂
Smart way to go.
I was thinking that too but they use the old American Pro body (not the pro 2) so you’d have to do some additional routing if you want it setup with the rhythm circuit or Series/parallel switching.
Two years ago I got a mod shop Jaguar in charcoal frost metallic. It was a flawless experience and I was perfectly happy. Hopefully they haven't ruined that experience nowadays.
*Mod Shop* back when they used to allow all options available on the line it was cool. They also allowed matching headstock, which they canceled sometime ago, which makes no sense. The custom ordered factory line with matching headstock is a staple. When they took it I wrote off ModShop, it failed its own mission to me.
I recently bought a gold tremolo bridge from Fender. What surprised me is how ‘used’ the bridge is.
I do believe it used to be part of a previous guitar and the bridge was removed from it.
Relic hardware 😂
Years ago, I wanted Fender to make a Build a Bear style store. A store where different parts are displayed. You choose them and you put it together, an electrics guy setups the electrics, and sets up the guitar.
Considering how long all those things take to do properly that isn't really that feasible.
You guys are so right on the help at fast food restaurants. We went out of town, and the place we stopped at was the worst service. A bunch of kids running the place. My mom said, "Why don't you go get us some food from there because it was close. I said no, lol. I'm going somewhere else.
I have purchased 4 guitars from the Mod Shop. 2 Jags, a JM and a Tele. All four of them were flawless. (But heavy.) Not trying to stick up for Fender, but I have had great luck. Then again, I ordered an Am Pro II JM from Sweetwater last week, came with a broken volume knob and the brassiest, orange-ist tint/paint I've ever seen all over the neck, nut and frets.
Curious about your Jags and JM, how much do they weigh? Do any of them have the solid Rosewood neck and if so does it weigh more than the maple necks?
I've got an Olympic White Am Pro Jag I picked up about 5 years ago. It's slightly a little heavy (8 lbs 10 oz?) but I still absolutely love it.
@@joby963 Hi Joel, all three are between 9-9.5 lbs. None of them have rosewood necks - all maple fingerboards. The weights don't bother me much, though.The new AmPro JM I tried last week; it was 7 lbs 14 oz and it felt too light to me - made me realize I like a little weight... I think 8 lbs 10 oz would be just about perfect honestly. I've found it depends on how a guitar sits, too. I used to have an ES-335 that was only 8.5 lbs, but where it hung would make my back ache. The offsets sit so nicely it's probably easier to deal with than heavier Gibson and Teles, etc. Just my experience, though. Everyone has different bodies...
I’d either get a new guitar from a trusted shop (ideally, try it with my own hands), or the custom shop route - go all the way if you’re going to personalize your guitar.
I ordered a MOD shop guitar purely because they were offering a rosewood neck I could put on a strat in my color choice (Inca silver) it came out great. That being said, if it had major flaws I’d hope that a company like Fender would stand behind their product.
You guys are the voice of the little guyy. Thank and keep beating up on the uber huge guitar manufacturers!
I ordered a Player Plus Tele directly from Fender because they had 10 percent off for new customers. What a mess. I received it and the high E string was almost hanging off the fretboard and the tone knob was not functioning properly. If you touched it, it just made a crackling sound. It was not playable to me with the issues. I contacted customer service, and I filled out a form and they sent me a shipping label and they refunded me within a week. This was not mod shop obviously, but Fender does have some QC issues. I'll give their customer service two thumbs up but not the product they sent me.
Appreciate you guys bringing context to the market right now. Explains why used guitars are more expensive
I ordered a Fender Custom shop Strat (very simple configuration) just over 2 years ago. Indicated delivery 10-12 months. I gave up waiting and cancelled after 20 months. Only “in stock” Fenders for me from now on
This one ill give Gibson the leg up. At least with the demo shop is fairly full disclosed. Here are guitars that werent up to snuff (i know qc is an entirely different convo) so they modify them. Yet with the fender mod shop it seems way shadier since theyre being marketed as new/customized guitars whereas it seems its a recycling department with an up-charge
"Chipolte" get me. Love you guys.
I’ve got a Mod Shop Strat at the Fret King right now with fret buzz issues I couldn’t dial out myself with proper relief and string height/radius. High frets I assume. They hadn’t even bothered to dress the 22nd fret at all. It arrived on my door 8 days after I ordered it.
You make my point
*crown rather than dress. It is flattened and has a sharp edge about half the length of the fret on the bridge side.
I just checked the mod shop again yesterday and it looks like they updated their policy on defective builds. I hope so because I might get one
We’ve got to the point where mediocre is the norm. Disposable society. I just buy used off Reverb. Have had good luck so far. Once that guitar leaves the shop it drops dramatically in price😂. I never buy new.
mod shops basically just being partscasters is crazy and you pay kiesel prices for it, illusion of choice and quality
Well said
More more more custom custom....keep it simple...basic...thats the thing you need without all the crazy $$$$$$$$
Kiesel can go for standard Fender prices if you're not going for many custom speca
I bought a Mod Shop Precision Bass earlier this year and had quite a few problems with it too. (I have a video on my channel discussing it.) It all comes down to _really_ sloppy and fast assembly, and little if any QC before sending it out the door. I mean really stupid things like _the pickup wasn't screwed down._ The screws were just stuck in the slots. Inexcusable on a $2000 instrument!
I ordered a new JMJ mustang last year and it was wired wrong from the factory. Plugged it in and the tone pot affected the volume. The volume know did nothing. It was an easy fix but that's not the point.
This is just Fender taking guitar buyers as mugs, expecting them to accept anything
that they choose to dispatch and then saying you can't return a "Mod Shop" guitar.
Having ordered and waited a long time for a Custom Shop strat to arrive with similar
issues, i can fully understand how this person felt, the sight of which stays with
you for a long time.
I was lucky that my dealer fought with Fender until they agreed to replace my
bad sample and even then i waited 18 months before a master builder was
available to have another attempt.
Since then i only buy Fenders that i can fully inspect before i buy, they can keep
their Mod and Custom shop disasters.
There are plenty of excellent luthiers who can run rings around Fenders efforts.
I have a notebook full of phrases and words that I could potentially use as song titles. I’m totally stealing Cold Solder Joint
Well I got one about 2 weeks before ocds video came out. Mine is Perfect! I wanted the complete rosewood neck and A Hard tail. Nothing against Robert Cray but I don’t want his guitar. When I ordered it the website glitched and everytime I added a premium item like the rosewood neck and the custom shop pickups the price stayed the same. So I added as many premium items as I wanted for free. I got charged the base price and I had 10 percent off. So I kinda made out. The guitar arrrived in about 2 weeks. I got nothing from them as far as communication. One day Fed ex pulled up and gave me the guitar. Thank goodness I was home. One thing I found weird was it was packed and shipped by the Custom Shop. Are they that slow in the custom shop that they are making mod shop guitars? Anyway I got a beautiful Burgundy Mist hardtail Strat with a rosewood neck and fat 50s custom shop pick ups!! Sorry they are trying to put their own dealers out of business in the process
I could not agree more with the mod it yourself! Both my strats are 90s mim and very modded and I absolutely love them. Would put them up against American made fenders all day. But yes they are still a 399-599 guitar all day long.
I went on there for 2 minutes and got super frustrated trying to design a tele. they literally only gave two options for bridge/tailpiece. the OG, and a Bigsby. No option for a 6 saddle American Standard style bridge. LAME
Agreed. For a “MOD Ship,” their choices are awfully limited.
i dont care if they dont take returns or exchanges, my credit card will give me the money back if they send me a below average product. dont let their policy effect that for you
I recently bought a mod shop Stratocaster. Within the first 15 days, the clear coat cracked. Which I thought was a hair strand. As soon as I attempted to wipe it off, the paint peeled off. I am beyond disappointed in Fender’s quality. For the money I spent, it’s not worth it if the finish cracked 2 weeks of ownership. This occurred a week ago
I got the exact guitar I wanted. With everything I wanted in less than 3 months. Or you can wait for the custom shop to build it and maybe wait as much as 18 months.
You are correct that there is very little promoting from within. Most employees with any tenure at Fender are extremely frustrated with this!
Fender in the private equity era has a knack for bringing in leadership folks who have never worked with Wood or metal much less guitars or amps.
I built one and I can’t wait to see how much stuff is wrong with it.
How was it?
@@drlt9241 I ended up not ordering it. Talked myself into a Ballager custom guitar so now I gotta save more money 😂😂😂😂
I'm OK with the cosmetic stuff but an electric issue & intenation issues are inexcusable for any guitar, new or used.
If half the subscribers to this channel took a weeks vacation to act as a assistant at the Fender factory they would get back on their feet fast.
I’d sweep the floors or be a minion to a master builder.
I bought a MIM Fender Strat green metalflake/sparkle. I could see polka dot ghosts in the finish. I liked it and it was only visible under certain lighting condition. A Buddy Guy refinish I'm guessing? My mod shop is amazing, but they are undercutting their dealers so if dealers aren't thrilled, I can see why.
The mod shop?
I purchased a Tele Ultra from maybe the most popular guitar store on the planet.
It arrived with many challenges which the guitar store in question reimbursed me to have corrected.
While playing it the other day the tele tones just flat went away. It became dead sounding and when I hit the S1 button it increased the volume. The tone knob did nothing and the bridge pickup was almost completely dead.
I decided to take it apart to see if I could figure out why.
Keep in mind that although they are/were assembled by Fender's masters in the Custom Shop, they were not fully built by them.
When I pulled the pickguard there was much trash between it and that part of the painted body.
When I pulled the switchplay I immediately found 2 broken ground wires. I repaird them and put it back together to still having a similar challenge but the tone pot was partially back to working, but still the S1 circuit only sent the volume to the moon.
I took it back apart and found the red wire from the bridge puckup also broken inside the heatshrink at the connector and unsoldered making an intermittent connection.
Once that was repaired and my tele put back together it sounds much brighter and tele-like than it had since it was purchased. Now it sounds like a Telecaster should.
But who is responsible? The CEO, the people putting the switchplate together, the individual assembling the guitar, the music store that is so proud of their 55 point inspection process & the pro set up people?
It was delivered with high frets, B string buzz open, G string dead because the nut was too tight on that string, not to mention the sound was "kind" of teleish at best?
In my opinion it is all the above.
This is my first tele as well as last tele. Yes, now I truly love this guitar but for sure I will never buy a high-end Fender again. There are many tele style guitars on the market today that are real and quality built. Actually there are many different guitars by many manufacturers that beat Fender who now seems to sell their very old name instead of wonderful guitars.
I wonder if they will do the same with Studio One now that they have purchased it.......
I was burned by them 8 months ago. My tele came with a broken neck pickup and now the middle pickup and crackling ( got an extra Strat pickup added). Honestly I’m so pissed and now I’m nervous they will just ignore me if I reach out. I guess I’ll have to make a CZcams video to get a response
I am returning 3 Fender Aerodynes because they have fret sprout, dirt in the finish and undressed fret ends that are just too sharp. They are equal to the horrible frets on my 3 2021 MIM guitars. I wanted to be a Fender guy. Now after shunning Gibson, PRS and now Fender, I am friggin lost. I still love my one Schecter, but my new Schecter has razor fret ends. Does skipping the fret dressing save millions? I guess just me hating on them for shit craftsmanship won't matter much. I can't afford custom shop.
I have disgust towards the Big Three-Gibson, Fender and Martin. I’ve owned all three and ended up selling them. Gibson Custom Shop 336 looked great, but wouldn’t stay in tune as they used a plastic nut. The Fender Strat (American made) hummed so badly I couldn’t hear the notes I was playing. Sold it. The Martin HD28 binding started unlaminating and the neck became sticky. Sold it. It’s time to make them accountable rather than sitting on their past reputation.
Hi, I just recently got a used 2018 Aztec gold tele pro 1, it’s flawless. Hopefully they get back to the quality they had in 2018.
Every product you buy has a warranty. It must function as designed. If retail is having trouble the manufacturers will have trouble in the retail market too. It will only double Fenders problems.
Yeah but clearly they expect people to travel two hours (or more) each way, probably at least twice to drop it off and pick up the guitar. They should at least provide shipping labels so it can be handled by mail.
I LOVE Rolling Rock! Me and my besty drink it while we jam. It made me sad when they went from painted bottles to bottles with stickers on. Either way, stick them in the freezer until they become the consistency of a Slurpee. (Or whatever it is that you guys out on the east side pass for a Slurpee.)
I'm still hoping to get a mod shop guitar , I've seen a lot of positive review videos,, but that being said it's entirely possible with the funding for that price I might end up getting something else just because a lot of companies have more consistent quality control
Same. Still thinking my next guitar will be a mod shop tele.
I watched the whole video thinking y'all were talking about the fender custom shop. I didn't realize these were two distinct things. I feel like a lot of people not super deep into guitar also would think this.. maybe they should do some rebranding
The real problem with larger companies like Fender is that theyre run by a bunch of college boys and accountants with MBAs whos primary concern is the bottom line. They rely on the Brand Name. This was the same problem in the 1970s with CBS....they put out a ton of product with minimum Quality Control. You can have quality or speed, but not both when it comesto bulding guitars. Until theres a way to completely mechanize the bulding process there will be flaws as long as human hands are involved. The fret and nut work is especially crucial, Fender could affordto purchase a bunch of PLEK machines, but if the tecnicians programming and running the PLEK dont know what theyre doing it wouldnt make a difference.
And that's why I have a collection of relatively inexpensive partscasters and such instead of spending $2K+, sight unseen, on a big brand name guitar with questionable QC. I'm not concerned with resale value (although my wife might be).
Minus possible dings and a lemon here or there in general are the current Mod shop guitars on par with the Fender counterparts in the same price range with enjoyable playability . Would a Mod shop tele play as good as a production Tele in the same price range?
Thanks for the entertaining content!
I have no reason to believe this is happening but, if you have a line of guitars that cannot be returned, and you have lazy employees, it stands to reason that less than optimal parts end up in that area of the operation
i went to chipotle yesterday, got home and the burrito wasnt even fully wrapped. mess in the bag.
Basically, Fender's Mod Shop is similar to how you would order a Keisel guitar, which now has a great track record of customer satisfaction.
The difference is Fender's Mod Shop is not the main focus of its total production, whereas customized ordering is the main focus for Keisel.
I think we can all understand QC issues, but Fender's response to this guy's mod shop order was weak at best.
one of my issues is i cant even get the pickups i want so i would have to spend more money on the guitar and if your charging 2 grand people should be able to have whatever pick up they want
What is that Salmon orange double-cut with the bigsby behind you'll???Love it.
My buddy worked at fender custom shop doing relics. He said 90% of the employees didn’t even play guitar.
It is true about modding my MIM Strat. In some respects it has better components than an American Pro 2. I went kinda crazy during Covid. It is a HSS though with Pro 2 pickups-I wonder if some snake oil is going on. I do not know if it really sounds better than the pickups it came with? Oh well. You live and learn.
Hey doodz, I appreciate why you guys would want to put a little room sound on your voices, but it really sounds unnatural and out of place. Can we go back to no delay/ reverb added in the mix?
mod shop is a cool idea but after too many bad reviews and the no return policy even if it's damaged upon arrival? There are other options like Warmoth, MJT and Musikraft.
Does this mean the Corona California shop as well with their new custom mod shop your own guita s
Clean the finger prints off that sg...damn😂
Great tee Baxter! I got same - Hawaiian girl with an assault rifle.
Boy the restaurants brought back memories. We had a brand new Wendy's near us and was excited to try it out, since we love Wendy's.. we even waited past opening day.. and it was bad..! Decided it was a one off, tried again..worse.. ?? Peck
“Chipoltay” lol😂
From a consumer standpoint. You shell out a bunch of money for a guitar. It should be right or it gets fixed. No extra fee to "set up" a guitar because xyz isn't covered by the warranty. As you both know the warranty on most guitars covers absolutely everything except what's wrong with the guitar you just shelled out a chunk of change for. And from what you say it seems things are even worse on the custom shop instruments.. And to compound the issue it's getting more and more difficult to play a guitar before you buy it.
4:46 Chipote? Lol it’s Chipotle
It's too bad that it took a video with 50k views to make Fender fix the problem. Go CZcams!
I used to enjoy going on the mod shop site and designing guitars. Right now there's so few options available that it's pointless.
Sherwood green strat with an hss and a fixed bridge, where else can I get one?
I'd suggest going with Guitar Mill. Quality of their parts is really high and they will spray a nitro finish for you. It's a small shop so there's always a decent wait but it's worth it.
Why can't fender say to customers "take it to nearest guitar shop to you that does repair and fender will deal with the repair bill"?
Wait a minute, the godfather, Mr. Leo Fender wasn’t a guitar player. However, he made one hell of a beautiful guitar.
I saw this video last week and immediately thought this proves Baxter's & Jonathan's point why shops like Casino are the last line of QC defense between the manufacturers and the consumer. I encourage you to watch his video for details and to give this kid's small, developing channel some views, especially after I busted his chops over the misuse of the term “OCD”.
Nobody seems to want to work anymore. It’s pretty depressing. Even people who run their own businesses don’t show up for jobs. Can’t get a plumber to come. Can’t get an electrician to come. A lot of people have just stopped showing up for work. It’s really kind of a terrible time, and unfortunately, we’re being set up for AI to replace a ton of these jobs permanently. The people who keep working are overwhelmed, and it often feels like there’s no reward.
The AS-IS and once Ordered It's Yours attitude of Fender Mod Shop isnt going to win them any fans, but many including myself had not looked that Closely and appreciate the Heads Up
Sounds like a day on the boardwalk on Kandahar airfield....
I do miss the Philly cheese steak sandwich’s from there regardless of the diarrhea it gave me every time.
Well guys this is a big problem these days!! That's why people are leary of stuff! And the price goes up and quality goes down!! Johnathan is telling it like it is too!! You should be in line for the job and they blow you off for a schmuck!!!! Rock On!!
I personally don’t buy anything from Fender themselves. I buy all the parts from Stew Mac and build my own Stratocasters. I literally between Stew Mac and Stratosphere build all my own guitars part by part so I can get exactly the guitar I want. No matter what options I want get the parts and do it yourself. I’ve been playing and working on my own stuff for over 50 years now. So I guess not everyone can do what I’m saying. But honestly I feel like the guitar feels more special to me since I know every single piece that has went into it. Just my thoughts.
whats the resell value on those?
Resale value? If you build it chances are you are going to keep it. O K For example I changed stuff on my Les Paul studio. Changed from them small junk pots to CTS 500K pots. Changed from junk plastic coated wire to Grarett cloth wiring in 50's style. And many other improvements. Did I ruin the resale value? Even if I did I wouldn't care cause this is the guitar I ordered in my head and built for myself. 97 ebony with gold trim ebony fretboard. 496/500 pups, Kluson locking tuners, Tusc XL nut, Tonespro locking bridge, Schaller straplocks, chainsaw case.
@@seanbrooks2583 that's not the right question.
@Sean Brooks You pretty much have to realize, it cost me just over 1k to build this partscaster, no way I'm getting that out of it. Build to suit you, play it and enjoy. You're not building with dollar value as a factor, or you might as well buy off the rack.
@@jblooz2371 It costs me a bit to mod my Les Paul but I believe it keeps its value cause the name and model it is. If not by the time it's a problem, it won't be mine.
Got GAS from the Mod Shop? This video works better than Beano!
Just build your own Warmoth👍
Hey guys, real question here. I've been looking all over for a hard tail stratocaster, but can't find anything that's not vintage. Is there a way to get one of those without going trough fender's custom shop?
Man, if only there was a way for someone to come up with a guitar kit that you could easily put together and even customize at little so you could build a really nice one yourself for less than five thousand dollars. Oh, wait...
Honest Question. Which kit do you mean? I know some of them, but they seem very low qualits. Got any recommendations?
The fact he had to get 50 thousand views for them to acknowledge an issue is absurd. I used to love Fender as well but not buying anymore. At least for a while until they start to produce quality and care about their customers. And start drying wood properly. Fender is the king of fret sprout. They have gotten arrogant during the Covid boom, reduced quality, and jacked up prices. Another example of bad leadership.
What is the guitar in between you guys thank you sorry dont recognize it
Twice recently I tried using the Mod Shop guitar builder, and it was just too slow and cumbersome, and I have super fast internet and computer. It was a pain. But the main issue I found was not enough choice for customization to even make it worth my while. The selections for wood, finish and hardware was much too limited. So it's a big "NO" for me. Waste of money.
It’s too bad there isn’t a Squier Mod Shop. Even with very limited options it would make Squiers just that much more special.
I built my own custom shop telecaster with a Warmoth vintage neck (1/4 sawn maple, slab rosewood) swamp ash body (4lb), custom finish all in nitro. Hand wound pickups and Fender bridge and hardware. Kluson vintage tuners. Vintage pots and fender vintage cap. I don't think the mod shop goes to that level of detail.
I'll point out the big box retailers (cough..GC... cough, cough) also miss QC issues like Jacksons with a bad tuning machines that have almost a full revolution of play, and online retailers like Sweetwater, yes, SWEETWATER even with their 55-point Inspection still forget to pack the trem bar with your new Strat American Professional II. Mom and pop's are best filtering this stuff out before you take possession.
Please do a re view on steven seguals, guitar skills ,or lack there of it will be very funny
I guess that's the difference between Gibson Mod Collection and Fender Mod Shop. Both getting the seconds etc back out there and selling them, but one of them you get full pics of the guitar they're selling, the other is putting shit together from what's on hand at the time and you know nothing.
Nobody makes the perfect guitar for me! But it's all subjective.
Every try grocery delivery from your nearby Kroger?
Who plays your opening theme song?
Chi-Pool-Tay.
Love you guys lol😂
I'm surprised to see the QC issues on Fender guitars, while Gretsches are always perfect/amazing, even today. Isn't it owned by Fender?
They are distributed by Fender. Not owned by them.
Every manufacturer has QC issues. The Japanese Gretsches are consistently good though, as they should be at that price.
@@raytorvalds3699 Thanks, I didn't know that.
@@surfinjim You're welcome.
It's not just the Mod-Shops to be honest. I don't know if its because im German or what but the build quality of my American Professional Tele is absolutely atrocious. Its like a child has put it together. And that for 2k... No thanks.