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Post subject: Is my Squier Strat Made in the USA?
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:16 pm
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I have a Squier Stratocaster I got from my dad. He purchased it used back in the mid 80's. It says "Made in USA" under the word, Stratocaster. The serial number is E902367. A friend of mine says he did not know there were USA Squier Strats. I'd like to know when it was made and is it really US made. I have not take off the neck to look for any markings yet.


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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:53 pm
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Hello, I have one as well. the E90 serial number is in fact Made in America. Probably 1989 or 1990 (some overlap in years). Fender made these on two occasions one 1994 and the other 1990.


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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:04 am
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The wikipedia Squier page says

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USA Squiers are very rare. Some of them have a serial number with a E = Eighties (1980s) prefix, and some of them have a serial number with a N = Nineties (1990s) prefix.

USA Squiers were made for less than a year spanning 1989 and 1990 before production of Squiers went back to Mexico. This was a period when Made in Japan Squiers had stopped and then they moved Squiers to Mexico, but there was a fire in the Mexican factory which disrupted things for a few months in which Fender USA made the Squiers.


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