New Fender Guitars for 2025 - NAMM

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PeteR said:
So it is a $400 indonesian made Squier
with a Fender Logo sold for $600

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Beat me to it. That's all they've really done here. At least the last attempt made at Asian built Fenders were with models not available in other series Fenders or Squiers. Seems you could scrape the logo off a Squier CV, replace it with a Fender decal, and legitimately have the same basic model. I see it as one more attempt to profit monger from the popularity of Squier Classic Vibes simply by a logo switch. (n)
 
VictorB said:
www.guitarworld.com

“We wanted to make Fender more affordable and to a wider amount of people”: Fender launches new $599 Standard Series lineup – and it marks a major shift for one of America’s most iconic guitar brands

The Indonesian-built Standard series brings the concept of an affordable Fender back to the table – and it’s the greatest show of faith yet in its facility
www.guitarworld.com www.guitarworld.com

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Indonesia huh? Sounds like we will be getting a top notch Squier with Fender branding on the headstock. They did this once before. I wonder if this will signal end of the Classic Vibe line. They are only about 50 or 60 bucks apart. Maybe Squiers will be re tiered and be even more budget friendly. I’m gonna find out more about that Tele in the ad.
 
The ones I've seen for sale online don't look too bad, however, if they put crap tuners, bridges, pots, caps, pickups, etc... that'll suck.

I hope not.
 
I just checked Zzounds and the tuners and bridge on the Tele seem to be that used on the Player Tele. It looks like they are splitting the difference between the Squier CV 50’s and the player as far as hardware. The neck finish and frets are different. Med jumbo on the standard and narrow tall on the CV. And , unlike the Player, the standard has 21 frets vs the player’s 22 fret neck. I will probably buy one of these when they become available. For me, it checks all the boxes, at least on paper.
 
3bolt79 said:
Indonesia huh? Sounds like we will be getting a top notch Squier with Fender branding on the headstock. They did this once before. I wonder if this will signal end of the Classic Vibe line. They are only about 50 or 60 bucks apart. Maybe Squiers will be re tiered and be even more budget friendly. I’m gonna find out more about that Tele in the ad.
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Please do. If you speak with Fender ask them if they'll provide CV owners with new Fender decals we can use to replace the Squier version since they seem to be the very same models. Some CV owners used to sand off the Squier decal and replace it with a Fender waterslide decal. Now Fender is doing it for us. :rolleyes:
 
soulman said:
Please do. If you speak with Fender ask them if they'll provide CV owners with new Fender decals we can use to replace the Squier version since they seem to be the very same models. Some CV owners used to sand off the Squier decal and replace it with a Fender waterslide decal. Now Fender is doing it for us. :rolleyes:
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Yeah, that decal seems to cost about $160.00.
 
My buddy Victor, aka @Strummer , got a Squier CV 50’s Tele over the summer. I had it for awhile and did a set up on it and polished the frets. The nut was too high, which is better than the slots being too low. I straightened the neck with my notched straight edge and checked the frets. Not a proud fret to be found. No pokey fret edges. The neck carve was comfortable.

It had the vintage style tuners and gloss, tinted finish on the neck. Pine body. It had the ashtray bridge with three barrel saddles. I put a little lock tight on the heigh adjustment screws from the bottom, and on the intonation screws threads, as they tend to move around when you take all the strings off to restring it. All the screws and nuts on the guitar needed snugging up. Just typical import guitar stuff. The electronics sounded great, even through my Mesa and Marshall.

What a tone with the gain on. Think of the guitar solo from Pat Benatar’s Hell is for Children. I had been looking at an American Vintage II 51 Tele, and this sub $400 guitar kicked its ass. If this new Standard hadn’t come out, I would have ordered a Squier just like his.

The tuners on the new Standard are the same as on the MIM Player series and some of the new American ones. I will likely replace them with the two pin vintage style tuners where you insert the string into the slot on the peg.
 
3bolt79 said:
Yeah, that decal seems to cost about $160.00.
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It kind of astounds me why Fender hasn't taken a similar approach to Gibson and chosen to boost it's import line badged as it is keeping it Squier as Gibby has done with Epiphone. They've split their MIM product lines into several series like they've done with Squier but they don't seem interested in extending the Squier line into higher priced models like Epiphone has done.

Instead they come full circle with yet another Standard Series but one made in Indonesia not Mexico. I haven't played one yet so I'm shooting in the dark but it could well be the same manufacturer is producing both lines just using slightly different specs and finishes for those to be badged as Fenders and listed at a cost of about 40% more. I'm not impressed by the idea at all.
 
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