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Post subject: Squier bullet made in Japan? Does not say made in Japan?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:20 pm
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Just learning about made in Japan Squires. Looking at 1 for sale. Black. Seller says it's 84? Does not say made in Japan on head decal. Serial number is 5 numbers on neck plate on back of guitar. I am new to Japanese Squires. Have just bought my first. 1985 love it! Learned about him from the head luthier of the custom department at fender on YouTube video, when asked what his favorite guitar was 1985 Squier made in Japan!.... So my question how do I know a Squier bullet that does not say made in Japan anywhere on the outside and has a five number serial number on the neck plate of the guitar is really a Japanese Squier made in the 1980s. Thank you I look forward to this forum.


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Post subject: Re: Squier bullet made in Japan? Does not say made in Japan?
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:39 pm
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This site here has a lot of info about Japanese Squiers: http://www.21frets.com/ They might have this info there, if no one around here knows anything. Either way, it's a pretty informative site, especially if you're into Japanese Fender/Squier stuff.

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Post subject: Re: Squier bullet made in Japan? Does not say made in Japan?
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:28 am
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littlemozes wrote:
does not say made in Japan anywhere on the outside and has a five number serial number on the neck plate of the guitar

I would expect MADE IN JAPAN at the headstock, and I'd also expect the serial number to have letters in front of the numbers.
Does it comply with the MIJ Bullet features in general?

Anyways, the oddities are enough reason to check the guitar out totally before buying. The forum might be able to help further, but that requires pics.


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Post subject: Re: Squier bullet made in Japan? Does not say made in Japan?
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:27 pm
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Fakes are extremely common, and often they are fakes of imported models which are sometimes harder to spot, or to explain away by the seller.

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