06/19/2018
Fender made news in the guitar and gear world today with the announcement that its Mexican Standard Series (MIM) will be discontinued in favor of a brand-new, entry-level successor line called the Fender Player Series.
Like the MIM series it's replacing, the Player Series features all of the classic Fender guitar and bass models—Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, and Jaguar guitars, as well as Precision, Jazz, and Jaguar basses—at more affordable price points than their American-made alternatives.
While the new line adheres to Fender’s well-known body shapes, some of the guitars come equipped with non-standard appointments. For example, the Jaguar features a humbucking pickup in the bridge position, while maintaining the single-coil at the neck, and the Jazzmaster features dual humbuckers instead of soapbar pickups. Each new model features new Alnico pickups, updated body radii, upgraded bridges, 22-fret necks, and new finishes paired with Fender’s classic logo.
What is important to know is that for now the Fender Player Series guitars are made in- where else? MEXICO.
