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apparement les American auraient un corps en 2 parties alors que les highway en 3 voir 4

mais bon ?a reste ? voir ...

reste ? savoir si sur la plaque de fixation du manche c'est marqu? Corona California comme sur les American

étant donné que tout les manches sont faits au US ?a pourrait expliquer le fait qu'il y ait marqu? "Made in USA" sur la tête

y a pas un possesseur de Highway qui peut nous renseigner ?

de toute façon c'est sûrement des Mexicains exploit?s qui bossent ? Corona alors ... :whistle:

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Z'aveez qu'? acheter WW. Au moins, on sait o? c'est fait et par qui . Comment ?a en Pologne par des Roumains ?

Bon, plus sûrieusement, ? supposer que les basses soient assemblàes au Mexique, quelle importance ? C'est quand même pas compliqu? de visser un manche et deux micros.

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Bon, plus sûrieusement, ? supposer que les basses soient assemblàes au Mexique, quelle importance ? C'est quand même pas compliqu? de visser un manche et deux micros.

C'est clair, si je d?fend ma version c'est plus par principe qu'autre chose... :lol:

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Des infos interessantes concernant les modèles 'japan'

Among the Fender Japanese guitars, there were two different logos used: Crafted in Japan and Made in Japan, and both were being made at the same time from 1994 till 1997. This means that the the serial numbers starting in 1994 ran consecutively on both the MIJ and the CIJ models while the MIJ logo was being phased out. Mid?1997 the CIJ logo was the only one used on Fender guitars coming out of Japan (with exception the Squire series).

There are several theories about why some Japanese Fenders have MIJ and others CIJ. One is that there was a reorganizing of where the parts were being make in the large, expansive Fugi Gen Gakki company. The island of Matsumoto is where the Fugi plant is located. It houses 15-20 different smaller companies, Like Kawi, Gen Gakki Ten, Yamara, Gotoh, Yamoto, etc. I was told by a former Fender Rep that the necks were made one place and the bodies another, while the electronics were made in yet another. I was told that the contract with Yamoto stated if any major subcontractor was to be changed the weaning process would have to take place (MIJ to CIJ). They call it the ?Squire countdown.? Since Fuji was pressing hard to get the Epiphone contract, a change was made. Kawi was moving the bulk of their piano building to a new facility in China, and would also be making their own ?harp? frames there. This freed up a lot of space in the plant. Yamara and Gotoh retooled to handle the woodwork and finish aspects of the guitars?thus the Crafted in Japan line was created.

The other story is, and maybe both are true and run consecutively, I really don?t know, but the MIJ logo Fenders were for the USA market. USA Fender wanted to stop the import of these guitars to the USA due to firing up their Mexican plant and due to the ?too good? quality Japan was creating which competed with the USA models.

Regarding quailty, I have owned many of both these Japanese guitars and it is a fallacy that the Made in Japan models are better than the Crafted in Japan or vice versa. As far as I am concerned, the quality of either is much better than the Mexican made guitars and rival many of the USA models. The JV and SQ guitars, as well as some of the E series, had USA parts (mostly pickups, switches, and potentiometers) that were shipped over to Japan to help speed up production while the new USA plant was being set up in Corona, California. The early series are the most popular for collectors. Also, some Crafted in Japan models came with Custom Shop parts, like special Limited Edition guitars and Signature guitars. The Japanese serial number can be confusing too. For instance, many of the MIJ/CIJ Telecasters have the serial number on the bridge and they start with an "A". Yet if you take the neck off they can be 1994-1997!

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Non, ? mon avis c'est douteux... le Mexique en Am?rique du Nord, faut ptet pas pousser non plus !

Hmm...Cette histoire de nord ou sud , ca m'intrigue... A votre avis, on a march? sur la lune du nord ou du sud ? Ou se trouvait l'usine d'ou est sortie la fus?e ? S'agissaient-il d'astronautes mexicains ?

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