6/12/2004 at 17:53I've just bought an acoustic guitar for my 9-year-old daughter (from
ToysRus).
The guitar advertised was a Fender DG-5 which I had read was a decent
starter guitar for the price. However on opening the box the guitar is
actually a Squier(by Fender) SD-3.
Have I been had? Or are they basically the same guitar? They look very
similar to me.
6/12/2004 at 21:40If the guitar was advertised as one model and you got another I would say
yes you been had!
Word to the wise never buy a guitar or guitar package from Any department
type store. Buy from music stores! That's what we do!
We play guitars and we sell guitars.....
[Edited on 6/12/2004 by brian]
6/13/2004 at 19:02Hi Jeelz,
You've been had. Not of the same magnitude as walking into a Mercedes
dealership and driving away with a Yugo, but yes, all the same.
The reason Squier exists for Fender(and Epiphone for Gibson) is to give
people a cheap alternative while still purchasing from them. The way that
they do this is by using cheaper hardware and materials in the making of
the guitar. You'll get lower grade tuners, nuts and woods in a squier than
you would with the fender.
In your case, it's not as big a deal, because the DG-5 is itself an
entry-level guitar, so you don't have quite the difference in materials.
In short, you still got a good guitar for the same price. They just
swapped a close-to-comparable model.
thanks,
json
6/15/2004 at 16:49You have definately been had man. Squire is a bootleg copy of fender and
is worth about 1/4 of the fender equivalent. You should break the guitar
and sue the gov.
With love,
Mike Greenstone
7/2/2004 at 21:57if its for your daughter it wont matter but i agree only buy from music
stores
7/5/2004 at 02:39My guess is that the people at ToysRus probably saw the Fender on it and
thought it was a Fender instead of a Squier. That's how little those kinds
of stores know about guitars. I wouldn't say you've been had, I think that
the store didn't know the difference.. Music stores are the best to buy
from..
