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11-17-2010, 10:34 AM
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I don't know if this has been posted but it is a good read. It seems a little pro marketing tool to me for some reason though.
At the time of the "tour" Fender made the necks for MIM basses in the US and shipped them to the Mexico plant for finishing.
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11-17-2010, 10:48 AM
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11-17-2010, 11:07 AM
| | | | very interesting read. It does seem a bit odd that the management let him in and let him take pictures and walk around freely. Either way, its good to see where my MIM was made, even though they dont show the bass section
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11-17-2010, 11:10 AM
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11-17-2010, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Andysalina5  very interesting read. It does seem a bit odd that the management let him in and let him take pictures and walk around freely. Either way, its good to see where my MIM was made, even though they dont show the bass section | Yeah the guy doing the walk through is a guitarist. No respect man.  |
11-18-2010, 11:05 AM
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11-18-2010, 11:50 AM
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Problem is, I'd want to spend time in every station. One can't simply walk by and not want gawk for many minutes or more.
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11-18-2010, 11:52 AM
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11-18-2010, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry Of course finishing is outside of our borders. There are good economic reasons for that. | Well, I imagine they have more flexibility on the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Mexico, though that of course raises concerns about worker safety.
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11-18-2010, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by selowitch that of course raises concerns about worker safety. | "Worker safety?" No comprendo. |
11-18-2010, 12:31 PM
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11-18-2010, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by selowitch Well, I imagine they have more flexibility on the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Mexico, though that of course raises concerns about worker safety. | Careful... The power that be don't like that kind of talk... 
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11-18-2010, 12:45 PM
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02-09-2011, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by fenderhutz Yeah the guy doing the walk through is a guitarist. No respect man. | Well, there WAS one photo of Ruben holding a bass neck, and the photos of bass strings being manufactured...what more could we want???
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02-09-2011, 05:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Victoria, B.C., Canada | | | I am really glad I got to see the thread. Does Fender still ship necks from the states to the plant in Mexico for finishing? Does this mean that if I get a MIM FSR bass that the neck was MIA? Cheers.
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02-09-2011, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by selowitch Well, I imagine they have more flexibility on the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Mexico, though that of course raises concerns about worker safety. | Imagine what conditions are like in China...
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03-09-2011, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bassplayer8953 Imagine what conditions are like in China... | Probably a smoggy, balmy, 52.  |
03-09-2011, 08:03 AM
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Who knows, maybe the future's MIM will be Made In Mars as stuff goes off planet.
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