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MaskedRider · June 26th, 2009, 09:13 PM

I got it at Guitar Center for $599(they price matched my order with MF).

unbridled · June 26th, 2009, 09:15 PM

Cool! How do you like it?

Nash · June 26th, 2009, 09:19 PM

That was smart of you. Take musician's friend's awesome deals and then price match so you can make sure to get one you like.

mijstrat72 · June 26th, 2009, 10:07 PM

That's a great price, they should be that price normally. $900 and some change seems a little steep for a MIM.

marcbc · June 26th, 2009, 10:09 PM

To bad i couldnt do that with my blonde one i just got for just over 900 bucks! but IT was well worth it! Its a great guitar the neck is outta this world!

Radspin · June 26th, 2009, 10:15 PM

How did you get it for $599?!

silentactors · June 26th, 2009, 10:19 PM

wow very nice! I like it alot - looks like you got one of the good ones from what I can tell, the "relic" seems much nicer than the ones I saw in person at the store, and the color of the neck- congrats!

bandeapart · June 26th, 2009, 10:32 PM

lovely, that.

boris bubbanov · June 26th, 2009, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radspin

How did you get it for $599?!

Fender (and Gibson) in cooperation with Musician's Friend, are making an end run around the newly implemented price increases and more importantly the Maximum Advertised Price rules by sidestepping the prohibition of advertising these lower prices in print or on the web.

You gotta call in. Kinda like a speakeasy in the days of Prohibition or these little "clubs" they have in dry counties where a passerby can "join the club" and legally drink alcohol.

Now, the decision on the part of some managers to "price match" where you hadn't got it in writing from elsewhere is their own prerogative, I would bet. In regions with plenty of cash floating around, they may not want to honor the match. Price matching is technically for if you: 1) Actually bought that model guitar and have the receipt in hand, and want another; or 2) Have something in Writing from the other vendor. But that's just it. MF isn't printing anything; they're communicating word of mouth.

So, what you could do is:

1) Order one on the special phone deal from MF;
2) Request an e-mail confirming the transaction and print it out;
3) Take the printout to any store but probably GC or Sam Ash and cherry pick one out of store inventory that suits you, and buy that one, too.
4) Return the MF guitar when it arrives, unless by some happenstance it is better than the store one - return the lesser guitar to its source for credit.

Whew!

MaskedRider · June 26th, 2009, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

Fender (and Gibson) in cooperation with Musician's Friend, are making an end run around the newly implemented price increases and more importantly the Maximum Advertised Price rules by sidestepping the prohibition of advertising these lower prices in print or on the web.

You gotta call in. Kinda like a speakeasy in the days of Prohibition or these little "clubs" they have in dry counties where a passerby can "join the club" and legally drink alcohol.

Now, the decision on the part of some managers to "price match" where you hadn't got it in writing from elsewhere is their own prerogative, I would bet. In regions with plenty of cash floating around, they may not honor the match. Price matching is for if you: 1) Actually bought that model guitar and have the receipt in hand, and want another; or 2) Have something in Writing from the other vendor. But that's just it. MF isn't printing anything; they're communicating word of mouth.

Yeah,I had ordered this guitar from MF for $599(phone sale)but the guitar was backordered so I showed The salesman at Guitar Center a copy of the email I got from MF showing my order.

boris bubbanov · June 26th, 2009, 11:17 PM

Once I got my second "Inlay" 60th Anniversary AV52 Telecaster in one Guitar Center location for $ 766, I took that receipt to one GC after another after another. It was in the computer, to just blow them out but the receipt helped immensely since (understandably) the clerks were flummoxed by the idea of a customer leaving the store with a new old stock FSR AV52 Special Edition guitar for way way under $ 1,000.00. Until the clerk pushed the right sets of keys on the keypad, he thought I was nuts. More than one of those clerks was "aw" when he realized the deal was right there in his grasp - and the guitar got away. (This was end of 2007, first part of 2008, that deal is long long gone).

Moral. Don't take no for an answer. Persist.

Mark Davis · June 26th, 2009, 11:55 PM

If they just lowered the price to $600 they could sell them all day long.

That one looks really good congrats!

Carzee · June 27th, 2009, 05:49 AM

Wow, that GC deal is amazing.

If th GC deal isn't gonna work where you live, I'd buy 2 online, keep one and sell one at $699 -maybe make your keeper a $100 dollars cheaper.

tap4154 · June 27th, 2009, 11:38 AM

Dude! Looks like UPS really mishandled that poor Tele. All banged up and looks like some bad road rash, and even rained on?. I sure hope it was insured

MaskedRider · June 27th, 2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tap4154

Dude! Looks like UPS really mishandled that poor Tele. All banged up and looks like some bad road rash, and even rained on?. I sure hope it was insured

Someone asked me if the rust on the pickup was real or fake.

tap4154 · June 27th, 2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaskedRider

Someone asked me if the rust on the pickup was real or fake.

Probably chemically induced.

I played one of those at GC the other day. REAL nice feel. I'm not generally a relic fan, but that could change... They are all a bit different, that I saw. Not cookie cutter relic.

Enjoy!

sarNz · June 27th, 2009, 01:20 PM

for $600 these things would absolutely fly off the shelves im sure. i wonder who the genius was at fender who said 'why don't we just take all the finish flawed models, beat the piss out of them, and then tell everyone we meant to do it!'

never played one, but i don't have a problem with one. either way, you gotta wonder how they did think of the idea, eh? hehe

electrablue · June 27th, 2009, 01:54 PM

My wife just got off the phone ordering the black 50's strat.

I had mentioned the deal while we were eating lunch today and after we were through she ordered it while I was out of the room. I'm a lucky man. She bought me the last 4 guitars in my collection.

boris bubbanov · June 27th, 2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by electrablue

My wife just got off the phone ordering the black 50's strat.

I had mentioned the deal while we were eating lunch today and after we were through she ordered it while I was out of the room. I'm a lucky man. She bought me the last 4 guitars in my collection.

You realize there are scores of guys reading this post - then looking at their wives - and then looking at the ground.

You are one lucky devil - you know that, right?

95strat · June 27th, 2009, 02:54 PM

I was in GC getting a new pot for my tele and noticed one marked at $599. It looks like that's price point they are headed with them. Fender's is retreating from their ridiculous price increases. It's either the economy, or someone in marketing knew what they were doing. "Let's jack everything up and make people mad. Then we'll drop the price and everyone will think they are getting good deals."

I guess it doesn't matter as long as the consumer is getting a lower price.

Congrats on the new tele.

MaskedRider · June 27th, 2009, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by electrablue

My wife just got off the phone ordering the black 50's strat.

I had mentioned the deal while we were eating lunch today and after we were through she ordered it while I was out of the room. I'm a lucky man. She bought me the last 4 guitars in my collection.

That is really awesome.Congrats!

Mark Davis · June 27th, 2009, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by electrablue

My wife just got off the phone ordering the black 50's strat.

I had mentioned the deal while we were eating lunch today and after we were through she ordered it while I was out of the room. I'm a lucky man. She bought me the last 4 guitars in my collection.

Does your wife have any sisters?

electrablue · June 27th, 2009, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

You realize there are scores of guys reading this post - then looking at their wives - and then looking at the ground.

You are one lucky devil - you know that, right?

I am blessed.

electrablue · June 27th, 2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Davis

Does your wife have any sisters?

She does, but you wouldn't get the same kind of service from her.

Tonemonkey · June 27th, 2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by electrablue

I'm a lucky man. She bought me the last 4 guitars in my collection.

You sure are.....

.....she only bought me the last two in mine!

funff · June 27th, 2009, 07:36 PM

In your first picture, the little boy on the right looks like he's saluting your good fortune!

Nice deal!

irishtele · June 27th, 2009, 09:01 PM

How come all you guys in America get all the good deals???

Its not fair that you guys can get the roadworn for $599, thats €426 and if I wanted to get one it would cost me $1545 which is €1099!!!!
And thats the cheapest I could get it!

THATS OVER TWICE THE PRICE YOU PAY!!!!!!

But still thats a nice guitar!! Nice relic job!!
I really want one now!

Tonemonkey · June 28th, 2009, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irishtele

How come all you guys in America get all the good deals???

Its not fair that you guys can get the roadworn for $599, thats €426 and if I wanted to get one it would cost me $1545 which is €1099!!!!
And thats the cheapest I could get it!

THATS OVER TWICE THE PRICE YOU PAY!!!!!!

But still thats a nice guitar!! Nice relic job!!
I really want one now!

Order one then.

Even with postage and VAT my Strat was 60% of buying in the UK.

The only disadvantage is not being able to hand pick it. But at a saving of €350.....!

Mark Davis · June 28th, 2009, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by electrablue

She does, but you wouldn't get the same kind of service from her.

Id settle for 1 guitar instead of 4. LOL and the North Carolina accent is GREAT!

irishtele · June 28th, 2009, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonemonkey

Order one then.

Even with postage and VAT my Strat was 60% of buying in the UK.

The only disadvantage is not being able to hand pick it. But at a saving of €350.....!

How did you manage to get one??

On the website it says that they cant ship Fender outside the US

Where did you buy it?

mr_goodbomb · June 28th, 2009, 04:18 PM

Will they price match for any color in the store?.. Or will they catch on to the fact that it's only for that one color?

Can you cancel the order before it arrives?

MaskedRider · June 28th, 2009, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_goodbomb

Will they price match for any color in the store?.. Or will they catch on to the fact that it's only for that one color?

Can you cancel the order before it arrives?

mr_goodbomb,read my answer to your question in the HCEGF "Hot Deals" thread.

Derek McNelly · June 28th, 2009, 09:15 PM

I just played the blond one at Guitar Center, and it just didn't have the mojo I was hoping. It kinda felt forced, I dunno.

hellopain · June 29th, 2009, 01:00 AM

i think i saw on another msgboard you traded it for a blonde one?

MaskedRider · June 29th, 2009, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellopain

i think i saw on another msgboard you traded it for a blonde one?

Yeah,I did.I traded it for this one.

Tonemonkey · June 29th, 2009, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irishtele

How did you manage to get one??

On the website it says that they cant ship Fender outside the US

Where did you buy it?

Let me Google that for you!

Hiflyer · June 29th, 2009, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irishtele

How come all you guys in America get all the good deals???

Its not fair that you guys can get the roadworn for $599, thats €426 and if I wanted to get one it would cost me $1545 which is €1099!!!!
And thats the cheapest I could get it!

THATS OVER TWICE THE PRICE YOU PAY!!!!!!

But still thats a nice guitar!! Nice relic job!!
I really want one now!

The cheapest in EU is here.

MaskedRider · June 30th, 2009, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hiflyer

The cheapest in EU is here.

How much is that in yankee dollars?

Hiflyer · June 30th, 2009, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaskedRider

How much is that in yankee dollars?

1100 $

MaskedRider · June 30th, 2009, 10:45 PM

That is a little higher that the regular price here.Have you played one yet?I really love mine.

June 26th, 2009, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
MaskedRider Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 446	I Got My New $599 Road Worn Telecaster! I got it at Guitar Center for $599(they price matched my order with MF).

June 26th, 2009, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
unbridled Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dillon, Mt Age: 34 Posts: 527 8 Photos	Cool! How do you like it? __________________ Just about everything I say has been stolen from someone else.

June 26th, 2009, 09:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nash Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA Age: 18 Posts: 514 9 Photos	That was smart of you. Take musician's friend's awesome deals and then price match so you can make sure to get one you like. __________________ The answer I'm looking for always seems to be in my other pair of pants.

June 26th, 2009, 10:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
bandeapart Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hollywood, Ca Age: 24 Posts: 447	lovely, that. __________________ Jetglo is the new black

June 26th, 2009, 11:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 15,223	Once I got my second "Inlay" 60th Anniversary AV52 Telecaster in one Guitar Center location for $ 766, I took that receipt to one GC after another after another. It was in the computer, to just blow them out but the receipt helped immensely since (understandably) the clerks were flummoxed by the idea of a customer leaving the store with a new old stock FSR AV52 Special Edition guitar for way way under $ 1,000.00. Until the clerk pushed the right sets of keys on the keypad, he thought I was nuts. More than one of those clerks was "aw" when he realized the deal was right there in his grasp - and the guitar got away. (This was end of 2007, first part of 2008, that deal is long long gone). Moral. Don't take no for an answer. Persist. __________________ When i listen

June 26th, 2009, 10:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
mijstrat72 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: mqt. Posts: 377	That's a great price, they should be that price normally. $900 and some change seems a little steep for a MIM.

June 26th, 2009, 10:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
marcbc Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Age: 20 Posts: 111	To bad i couldnt do that with my blonde one i just got for just over 900 bucks! but IT was well worth it! Its a great guitar the neck is outta this world!

June 26th, 2009, 10:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Radspin Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: East Northport, NY Age: 54 Posts: 723	How did you get it for $599?!

June 26th, 2009, 10:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
silentactors Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Greensboro, NC Age: 27 Posts: 166	wow very nice! I like it alot - looks like you got one of the good ones from what I can tell, the "relic" seems much nicer than the ones I saw in person at the store, and the color of the neck- congrats!

June 26th, 2009, 11:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,168	If they just lowered the price to $600 they could sell them all day long. That one looks really good congrats! __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

June 27th, 2009, 05:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
Carzee Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canbeera Australia Posts: 1,045 24 Photos	Wow, that GC deal is amazing. If th GC deal isn't gonna work where you live, I'd buy 2 online, keep one and sell one at $699 -maybe make your keeper a $100 dollars cheaper. __________________ Road Worns Classic Vibes Marshalls ... willing workers work wonders

June 27th, 2009, 11:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
tap4154 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California Posts: 274	Dude! Looks like UPS really mishandled that poor Tele. All banged up and looks like some bad road rash, and even rained on?. I sure hope it was insured

June 27th, 2009, 01:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
sarNz TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 68	for $600 these things would absolutely fly off the shelves im sure. i wonder who the genius was at fender who said 'why don't we just take all the finish flawed models, beat the piss out of them, and then tell everyone we meant to do it!' never played one, but i don't have a problem with one. either way, you gotta wonder how they did think of the idea, eh? hehe

June 27th, 2009, 01:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
electrablue Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North Carolina Age: 54 Posts: 137 14 Photos	My wife just got off the phone ordering the black 50's strat. I had mentioned the deal while we were eating lunch today and after we were through she ordered it while I was out of the room. I'm a lucky man. She bought me the last 4 guitars in my collection.

June 27th, 2009, 02:54 PM	#20 (permalink)
95strat TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Evansville Posts: 48	I was in GC getting a new pot for my tele and noticed one marked at $599. It looks like that's price point they are headed with them. Fender's is retreating from their ridiculous price increases. It's either the economy, or someone in marketing knew what they were doing. "Let's jack everything up and make people mad. Then we'll drop the price and everyone will think they are getting good deals." I guess it doesn't matter as long as the consumer is getting a lower price. Congrats on the new tele.

June 27th, 2009, 07:36 PM	#26 (permalink)
funff Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 385	In your first picture, the little boy on the right looks like he's saluting your good fortune! Nice deal!

June 27th, 2009, 09:01 PM	#27 (permalink)
irishtele Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 292	How come all you guys in America get all the good deals??? Its not fair that you guys can get the roadworn for $599, thats €426 and if I wanted to get one it would cost me $1545 which is €1099!!!! And thats the cheapest I could get it! THATS OVER TWICE THE PRICE YOU PAY!!!!!! But still thats a nice guitar!! Nice relic job!! I really want one now!

June 28th, 2009, 04:18 PM	#31 (permalink)
mr_goodbomb Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: WV Age: 23 Posts: 129	Will they price match for any color in the store?.. Or will they catch on to the fact that it's only for that one color? Can you cancel the order before it arrives?

June 28th, 2009, 09:15 PM	#33 (permalink)
Derek McNelly Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2009 Location: . Posts: 362	I just played the blond one at Guitar Center, and it just didn't have the mojo I was hoping. It kinda felt forced, I dunno.

June 29th, 2009, 01:00 AM	#34 (permalink)
hellopain Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Philippines Age: 29 Posts: 109 4 Photos	i think i saw on another msgboard you traded it for a blonde one?

June 30th, 2009, 10:45 PM	#40 (permalink)
MaskedRider Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 446	That is a little higher that the regular price here.Have you played one yet?I really love mine.

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