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Fender Mexico Factory A Photo Tour Electric Guitar Bodies There have been a lot of myths floating around as to how they actually make electric guitars in Mexico. Some say they cut the bodies in Corona and send them to Mexico; some say they paint the US guitars in Mexico, etc. Well, let’s take a look and see exactly what they do. That will answer a lot of your questions. |
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| What we see here is one of the routers. On the right are raw slabs of wood, in the router we see bodies being cut and routed. So now we know they don’t cut the bodies in the US and send them down. |  |
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Here we see stacks of Stratocaster bodies. |
| Inside the body, you will notice a sticker. Every body has a bar code sticker on it. Every time something is done to the body, it is scanned. This way they know the status of every body, and know who and when it was worked on. If there is a problem, they know exactly what and when it happened. |  |
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The bodies are then finish sanded. |
| Here we have finish sanded bodies ready to go. |  |
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The necks are still
made in the US and shipped to Mexico. They are still in
a very rough condition. They will need to be finished
sanded and sprayed. As
you may remember from the Acoustic section, the Mexican factory
is completely capable of making their own necks, if Fender
ever chooses to do this. |
| Here the necks are being finish sanded. |  |
| What's next? Guitar Electronics. (Click to continue) |
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