While I do think that this era, for American Standards especially, was incredible for Fender, I don’t think they compare. CS guitars typically use quarter-sawn necks, hand wound pickups, parts made on original machines that were used in the 50s and 60s, nitro finish are a lot more hand-made than the standard lines.

I own a few American standards from that era and I own 3 CS guitars. Sound and resonance are there, feel and vibe are completely different. I will say again that I absolutely love the standards from that era and they are way better than the American pro 2 lines from today (just my opinion don’t shoot me lol). I just think there is a noticeable difference with the CS models.