Fire at Fender warehouse in Mexico

[Yaralag]

I see this photo in the above linked article. This is the first time i've seen this style of neckplate. When did they start doing this?
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Also they have done burnt finishes before
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That looks like a Deluxe. I had an 04 Deluxe Strat with that neck heel. The Jeff Beck also has it.

 

[Gustopher]

Hopefully they get everything sorted out quickly and no one’s jobs are affected by this. From the description it sounds fairly minor though, so that’s good.

 

[bassdude51]

More excuses for inventory shortages.

 

[bobyoung53]

Mark my words, FMIC's marketing department is probably hard at work trying to figure out how to spin the fire-damaged instruments as a special edition Road Worn series.

Fire Baked Series! Flamed and Singed Special Series.

 

[ragetoca]

Are they having a fire sale then?

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Wouldn't they have to up the quality first?

No, not at all. My MIM Geddy Lee bass feels very high quality. Easily as good as any MIJ Fender. And have you noticed how much love the Road Worn series gets around here? Heck, Oteil Burbridge even used one with the Allman Brothers.

 

[bobyoung53]

I see this photo in the above linked article. This is the first time i've seen this style of neckplate. When did they start doing this?
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Also they have done burnt finishes before
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It looks like Fender is attempting to give Mexican instruments a little 'cachet'

 

[bobyoung53]

Caliente

Haha! Fender Caliente, smokin' hot!

 

[rashrader]

This is a great reason for another price increase!

 

[nixdad]

Maybe the "Scorched Earth" series?

 

[jd56hawk]

No, not at all. My MIM Geddy Lee bass feels very high quality. Easily as good as any MIJ Fender. And have you noticed how much love the Road Worn series gets around here? Heck, Oteil Burbridge even used one with the Allman Brothers.

Yes, but you're forgetting about the budget MIMs.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Yes, but you're forgetting about the budget MIMs.

Hmm, not quite sure what you mean. Which ones are 'budget MIMs' ?

 

[scuzzy]

Must've been something when the sprinkler system came on spraying water all over the place.
I'd love to see the video!

It's fun for a couple seconds. Then you realize the money expenditure and work ahead.

At the hospital I work at someone knocked off a sprinkler head while taking down Christmas decorations. I'm in the operating room below where this occurred. Half the department had thousands of gallons of stale water come through the ceiling. Really sucked. Thankfully not in any rooms where cases were happening.

 

[Swipter]

Or toasted maple

Mmmmmm, toasted maple marshmallows. I'll eat them.

 

[jd56hawk]

Hmm, not quite sure what you mean. Which ones are 'budget MIMs' ?

The least expensive ones...the Player series.
If you want a new Fender and you're on a budget I don't think you'd buy something from the Custom Shop.

It's fun for a couple seconds. Then you realize the money expenditure and work ahead.

At the hospital I work at someone knocked off a sprinkler head while taking down Christmas decorations. I'm in the operating room below where this occurred. Half the department had thousands of gallons of stale water come through the ceiling. Really sucked. Thankfully not in any rooms where cases were happening.

Yes, I don't think it would actually be fun.

 

[g-dude]

Mark my words, FMIC's marketing department is probably hard at work trying to figure out how to spin the fire-damaged instruments as a special edition Road Worn series.

Road Worn Phoenix Edition.

 

[g-dude]

Either all that or we get the rumors that 2022 MIM's are really MIA's.

You can’t legally brand them as being made somewhere without it meeting certain minimum requirements.

Then can do what I company I used to work for did with excess high end product: create a new brand and offload at a discount.

 

[g-dude]

It's fun for a couple seconds. Then you realize the money expenditure and work ahead.

At the hospital I work at someone knocked off a sprinkler head while taking down Christmas decorations. I'm in the operating room below where this occurred. Half the department had thousands of gallons of stale water come through the ceiling. Really sucked. Thankfully not in any rooms where cases were happening.

I had a coworker originally from another country tell me that her place flooded.

She set off the smoke detector while cooking, and then reached up to twist it to try to turn it off.

Let’s just say that smoke detectors look different to sprinkler systems if you know what to look for.

 

[Ric5]

 

[Jim C]

I'm sorry that they had a fire. No good can come from this.
Wonder what this will do to inventory and ultimately pricing.