Hi everyone,
I've been on the lookout for a Fender Custom Shop Strat for a few months, and one has just come up that ticks pretty much all my boxes. The seller of this guitar is Fender Fever and when I checked that name out on here, there seems to have been a bit of controversy around that particular dealer (I feel like I might have even read that they'd been banned?)
I definitely understand both sides of the 'dealer buys something from the forum and jacks the price up' argument, and that particular discussion has been had in detail in some other threads.
Instead i'm more interested in feedback around Fender Fever as a seller in particular. Has anyone had experience buying from them? How was the service / instruments / setup etc?
Thanks a lot,
Greg
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You might as well just buy new or used privately. These guys occupy a weird middle ground selling well used guitars for almost new prices whilst offering none of the benefits of buying new.
I have met the guy from Fender Fever, and he was really helpful and amenable.
The guitar he showed me was advertised as mint (which by Reverb’s definition; as good as new, however not actually new) with hang tags, and was priced (I thought) quite high.
I'd say it's at least £400 overpriced. He marks guitars up significantly - my guess is that he will have bought this for around £2,100.
How much he paid for it IMO has nothing to do with it - How much they sell it for and the service, support, warranty they offer is more important - If it is a legit dealer, a bedroom dealer, a private seller, then I can't help as I don't know him/them - But do your research and decide
@SPECTRUM001's advice is probably the most useful you will get in here. So have a think about that.
But again, price depends on many factors. If a guitar was THE ONE then I would pay what I was able to pay, without worrying about other prices and opinion etc.
They also say that the Jazzmaster pickups are P90s, which means they know fuck all, and state that it's 45 years old, which means they can't do mental arithmetic. Or proof read.
I wouldn't trust 'em.
I bought a prs nf3 off fenderfever. Not a word about the buckle rash and couple of dings in the original listing. Steer clear
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It's given me plenty to think about and some cause for concern.
chris78 said: Thanks Chris - I actually hadn't spotted that particular strat so will definitely be considering this.