John, figuring out the value of Fender instruments is a job for a much smarter person than I, and I have over thirty of these "boards".
I call them boards because, basically, they are machine cut and just bolted together, wherever they are made.
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Russ I could not have said the last part any better. When I look at a $2,400 fender I see a neck and a body and pickups – the question that comes to mind: What justifies the difference in price? But they do that with stamps and comic books.
Thank you Russ, John C.

PS, Today I will go to Guitar Center and check out the A Squier with Seymour Duncans pick ups. Great idea.
Nigel you do know your guitar stuff.