Totally agree- and I avoided them for my first 10 years of playing… playing mostly punk, metal, really agressive, modern, soloistic material. THEN! I started playing more Americana, country, soul, and singer songwriter stuff (more work, more sessions, etc.) and I HAD to have a Fender. It was the sound they wanted, the classic sound, etc etc.
There’s also a killer other thread here about the worth of the more affordable Fender lines vs. the US made stuff - so you don’t necessarily have to shell out for the super expensive made in the US line to get some of that classic sound.
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