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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

686.0. "A Real Fender Strat' ?" by VIVIAN::BENNETT (YUS, M'lady) Wed Jun 22 1988 12:04

    To cut a long story short,I have come across a strat' type guitar
    Which has "Fender Stratocaster by Squier" on the head transfer.
    
    I have seen Fender Strats', Squier Strat's even Squierer's
    But not one with the above logo.
    
    If it's authentic where does it fit in the Fender history books.
    What quality is as regards Fenders/Squiers.
    
    The guitar is White with maple neck 5 way selector, whammy unit
    (don't know what type).
    
    Looks like any other strat/copy (within reason).
    
    Cheers in advance for any info'
    
    Graham ...
    (London Westend SPS)
    
    P.S. No info for my previous question about Fender Flames ?
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686.1some infoERASER::BUCKLEYYo, the MESSIAH by GFH Kicks total ass!Wed Jun 22 1988 12:5910
    
    Well, the Squire series is the result of Fenders sale to the 
    Japanese. It is the `low budget' line of Fenders (as opposed to
    the real Jap-Fender strats and stuff costing $200-300 more).
    A student of mine had one once...it has a very authentic Fender
    sound. The workmanship was nice too. Of course, the tremolo system
    seemed barbaric by todays standards, but other than that I think
    the guitar was very well worth the $180. the kid paid for it.
    
    Buck
686.2Non-U.S. Squiers ????AQUA::ROSTLizard King or Bozo Dionysius?Wed Jun 22 1988 14:5212
    
    Squier originally was set up to meet the demands for Fender
    instruments in foreign countries (where U.S. instruments were too
    expensive).  
    
    A few years later Fender started bringing them into the states
    to compete with Ibanez, Hondo, Aria, etc.

    Sounds like you might have an older one that was intended for sale
    outside the U.S.
    
    Just a guess...
686.3IOSG::CREASYA bunny rabbit! I shall name him George!!Thu Jun 23 1988 07:2214
    .2 has it right.
    
    You're in Britain, right? The original Squiers had Fender in large
    letters, and then "Squier" as an afterthought (!). This must have
    been back around 1981 or so... (he guessed). Sometime between then
    and now (probably a year or so after Squiers were introduced) they
    changed it to the configuration they use now (large Squier, small
    Fender).
    
    I can't comment on how good, bad or indifferent they were. I've
    got a later model Squier, which has a gorgeous feel to the neck,
    but lousy action...
    
    Nick