Hey,
Ive had several Mexican Strat and Tele's and both were great. At the time, when they first started to come out of Mexico, I noticed the craftsmanship and component quality were very good. The pick-ups are what really turned me on to these guitars. At the time the pick-ups were unique to the Mexican made models but are now used in many US made guitars. I guess there are quite a few over-wound pick-ups from Fender now but, at the time I got my Mex Fenders it was not widely noticed by the public. Only when you plug in did you find out. Like all manufacturers, I guess, the company has it's off days and also there are many more models being made in Mexico. When I got mine they only made the Strat and Tele in one configuration. I still have and use the first two I bought. When shopping for a guitar, a particular model, I check out as many as I can and chose the best one I can find. Just look for the usual suspects when it's concerning guitar builds.
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