It was originally designed as an entry point for beginner guitarists to learn on. My searching led me back to 1993, and a budget range of Fender Stratocasters, that were most definitely not the lesser Squier, but something else instead.The Squier Stratocaster is one of the most popular electric guitars ever made. The Squier Contemporary Stratocaster HSS is an outstanding choice for the modern player seeking progressive features in a guitar that has authentic vibe and.So, I set off on searching to try and see if I could figure out what was going on. Electric Guitar Tobacco Burst Goldtop Electric Guitar Electric Guitar Candy Apple Red Electric Guitar 3-Color Sunburst Greco Eg Gibson Les Paul Studio Satin Esp Eclipse Standard Electric Guitar Ebony Epiphone 50Th Anniversary Sg Standard Black Epiphone Zakk Wylde Gibson Les Paul Standard Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar Cherry.
Their history is well covered elsewhere, but for the electric guitar fan, they are one of, if not thee premier guitar brand. Firstly, Fender have been producing guitars since the 1940s. Or Best Offer.Firstly I think for those who are new to Fender and Squier guitars, it's worth giving a quick overview of what the differences between the two brands are. - Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster Maple Fingerboard, 2-Color Sunburst. Featuring quality components and built to a high standard, they offer excellent value for money.Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster Maple Fingerboard, 2-Color Sunburst.
As good as Squier guitars can be, most musicians will use them until they are able to afford a proper Fender. Unfortunately though, the Squier brand does come with a slight stigma, due to its budgetary origins. The brand was Fender's budget solution, giving them the ability to use their classic guitar designs at affordable, entry level prices.Neck Material: Maple Neck Shape: Number of Frets: 21 Fret Size: Fretboard Radius: 12 (304.8 mm) Fretboard Material: Korea: Rosewood (10/1988 - 6/1989).It's wrong to think of the Squier brand as inferior, as a well built one in the right hands can sound as good and play as well as a fully fledged Fender model. With this in mind, Fender introduced the Squier range of guitars back in 1982. Whilst not as heavy as some other guitar brands, the prices would be a cut to high for many. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top 'horn' shape for balance.Despite their undoubted appeal to guitarists, there is one barrier that will stop many players from owning a Fender, and that's their price.
As part of their drive to expand the budget side of the business, presumably to increase sales turnover, Fender brought out the Made In Mexico Fender "Squier Series".Standard Strat Body Meets Far Eastern PartsAt the time Fender used its overstocked American cut necks and bodies to construct the "Squier Series." Apparently, these parts were shipped down to Mexico where they were put together with the cheaper components. There was also lots of production changes and movements for the Squier brand. The Fender "Squier Series" StratocastersWhilst there can be no mistaking the Fender and Squier brands, around 1993 a new kind of Fender came out that would blur the boundary between the two brands, causing confusion and skulduggery for years to come.The period at Fender was marked by a number of changes in production, with new Asian factories coming online, and one of their production being hampered by a fire at their Mexican factory.
The body and neck will be the realDeal, and if you want to improve yours, you can do so by upgrading thePick-ups, tremolo and electrics. I myself have fallen victim to this, as the guitar I bought had the decal sanded off.You have one of these "Squier Series" Fenders, you do own a properFender, and not a lesser Squier. Either way, this has meant many a person has bought a "SquierSeries" guitar without really realising it.
I actually found this article as I've been trying to dig up more on it but haven't had too much luck. Mine is the lightest weight strat I have ever picked upI recently picked up a Fender "Squier Series" Tele from 93 but mine was made in a Korea and the Fender logo is silver with black outline rather than black. Mine is a 3 plank with the middle plank PERFECTLY centered & EXACTLY 5 inches wide.I also agree the bodies may be poplar. Some of the bodies may have been.
This article leads people to believe that the Corona Factory just shipped down completed parts and they just slapped in import electronics (cost difference of maybe $15-20 including pickups) and they were just able to save people $700? How does that make any sense?If there's any truth to this it goes something like this. Thanks for the info!Per Dan Smith of Fender (see interview on reverb), the Squier brand wasn't originally introduced to be a budget brand but was introduced in 82 to differentiate branding between the Japanese and American production lines due to complaint of the lack of such by distributors and vendors.Note: 96 on the were called the "Traditional Series" and did not have any script on the headstock ball.Claim - Squier Series MIM strats are really American Bodies and Necks with cheaper electronics.Here's my concerns with this. Excellent instrument, I left the Squire Series logo.
I could see it was not a mexico body by the tooling holes. Excellent guitar.Life is too short to play a shity guitar.it is better to to have one single good instrument to invest your time in than a bunch of guitar looking things that were made to a severe price point.They are just building purposely sub standard stuff.nothing worth preserving.These guitars you are talking about are cheap in quality.I bought mine as a loaded mexican body with 57/62 usa custom shop pups & usa vintage harness & pots. I ended up reshaping the heel to fit a strat pocket and bolting it to an MIJ strat body.Added a Duncan Hotrail and 2x Fender CS 69 singles. But I just don't buy the folklore that they were US bodies and necks near any stage of completion.Bought a telecaster neck, black Fender lettering, MIM, traces of sanded-off Squier Series in corner.Neck is 1 piece maple with skunk stripe and microtilt, but drilled for tiny cheapie tunersExcellent neck, once reamed for 10mm tuners. Can you sort out all of your reject wood that you haven't touched so we can come get back to work a little quicker?" "You got it, Hector!" Bob replies.All the forum peeps keep say is "Man this Squier Series Strat is really great! All I had to do was replace the nut, replace the tuners, replace the bridge, replace the pickups, replace the controls, and give it a good set up."Good god man! That's all you have to do to any guitar!-there isn't a walnut plug for the truss rod?-the tuning machine holes weren't drilled to 25/64"-the bridge mounting isn't drilled for 2-point tremoloI've had 4 of these over the years.
I built the entire project for $ 464. I installed a mexican standard neck maple fretboard 91/2 " radius. I didn't see the squier stamp until I received it in the mail.
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