Fender made in China

[timberlinetree]

when I was a kid seems like everything was made in Japan or Taiwan .SAD the way this country is going.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

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I did not know this Swamp. Y'all 'puter boys have all kind of tricks up your sleeve.
Thanks!

[florida]

Frequently our perceptions don't line up with reality. Most of what we use that is made in China are the cheap, low end goods that are high in labor.

"Goods and services from China accounted for only 2.7% of U.S. personal consumption expenditures in 2010, of which less than half reflected the actual costs of Chinese imports. The rest went to U.S. businesses and workers transporting, selling, and marketing goods carrying the "Made in China" label. Although the fraction is higher when the imported content of goods made in the United States is considered, Chinese imports still make up only a small share of total U.S. consumer spending. This suggests that Chinese inflation will have little direct effect on U.S. consumer prices."

http://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2011/august/us-made-in-china/?utm_source=home

[Mooseherder]

China bought out Smithfield Foods, the largest Pork producer in this country not too long ago along with Lenovo also known as IBM.
They have money to buy very large corporations.  This could very well be a growing trend.

[Al_Smith]

I recall not so many years ago when General motors made the Chevette .Inexpensive little puddle jumper that could get 35 plus MPG .They sold a good many of them .Then they ,GM ,thought they had a master plan .

The profit margin was not real great on the little car so they dropped it from production and replaced it with the GMC sprint .Same car ,one catch made on Korea .They couldn't give them away .

What they failed to realize is the buying public who bought the little cars wanted a made the the USA automobile .So Honda and Toyota got that business .Way to go GM .

[5quarter]

Yeah...Fender has been quietly doing that for years. MIM Fenders have been around since the 90's at least and MIC fenders for about 8-10 years. Like someone said, you can still buy an MIA Fender, but it will cost you. Consensus is that they play about the same. On principle, I go to great lengths to buy American made whenever possible. seems to be getting harder all the time. There was a time when buying imported goods was synonymous with buying quality. That notion has been largely turned upside down.  :

[Qweaver]

Sarah really likes how the guitar sounds and plays.  The strings are close to the frets and it is much easier to play than her 12 string.  But I was expecting made in the USA!

[RCBS]

China is on the rise no doubt.  Energy is the one thing holding them back.  They are currently acquiring assets to position themselves as THE global leader.  Fine with me...let them deal with all the BS we have been taking care of for years.  As for "made in china"...get used to it.  That cheap labor sure goes a long way towards the building of a country.  Refer to USA pre-1862.

[SwampDonkey]

They're working on the energy problem with several GE nuclear plants to come online soon.

[Bill Gaiche]

China may be a world leader, but at what cost to public safety and health of its citizens and to all others around the world? bg

[Ernie]

I'm not sure there are english/mandarin translations for "public safety and health of its citizens" particularly when you see the air pollution that they experience.

[jueston]

made in china might be big right now because of the cheap labor, but that is going to end soon. china's one child policy has lead to a generation of men. they have set themselves up for a massive and uncontrollable population collapse.

along with population collapse, there is the uncontrollable environmental damage. i don't have high hopes for thier future.

but production will just move to someplace else with cheap labor.

[Sonofman]

As I understand it, some of the technological production is moving already. Foxcon is a company that makes a lot of our smartphones, tablets and high end gadgets. Wages are rising in China to the point they are exploring options in other countries. If I remember correctly, they are looking at Africa now.

[isawlogs]

I bought a CKC for my son, now that knife has a little writing on the package.

Assembled in China with US made components..... So, the knife is produce in the US, parts shipped out to China, they put the knife together , package the knife , ship the darn thing back. this is suppose to be cheaper .