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Post subject: Can you help me identify my guitar?
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:06 am
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I've got a Korean made Squier, serial number starting with an E that doesn't look like a strat, I'm not sure what model it is and I'm just trying to find out more about my guitar.

I bought it back in '95 because I just loved the way it plays. I appreciate any help or pointers in the right direction to find more info on it.

Thanks in advance!

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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:54 am
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HM(Heavy Metal)series made in the mid to late 80's for budget minded metal players. Some of the Fender(not Squier)MIJ models had 24 fret necks and a tbx(IIRC)tone control.


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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:46 pm
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Wow, nice guitar. It looks like a Jackson.

Try Wikipedia (Squier Guitars) or Google. Maybe they have some info.


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mustangtoo wrote:
Wow, nice guitar. It looks like a Jackson.

Try Wikipedia (Squier Guitars) or Google. Maybe they have some info.


Thanks - that's the one thing that keeps throwing me off, the head doesn't have the traditional Fender styling to it. I haven't been able to find a picture of another one like mine so I was beginning to think it was a fake. But who would make a fake squier? :D

Anyway I really appreciate the help and advice. If anyone else has information that might clue me in to the exact model year it would be appreciated


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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:43 pm
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Well, according to the typical dating rules for the MIJ Strats(Contemporaries, Preformers, and all), the E represents 80's and the number after that would be the year. So a serial number with E5 blah blah would be 1985... but there are always oddities with these 80's guitars since "THE BIG F" was goin through some real issues back then.


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stratelecaster wrote:
Well, according to the typical dating rules for the MIJ Strats(Contemporaries, Preformers, and all), the E represents 80's and the number after that would be the year. So a serial number with E5 blah blah would be 1985... but there are always oddities with these 80's guitars since "THE BIG F" was goin through some real issues back then.


I appreciate your input. Based on that info my guitar would be an '89 model. Now I'm finally gettng somewhere!

BTW - thanks to your original reply and a bit of digging around online today I found another guitar that I really liked the look of, but haven't had a chance to play yet. It just might be my next guitar though - it's a Showmaster QMT HH -

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just gotta find one to play first, I just don't like buying online


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You might want to try asking this person on ebay who is selling a neck like yours. He has a Q&A section and seems straightforward. Maybe he can tell you the origins of the guitar.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FENDER-SQUIER-STRAT ... dZViewItem

Also, when buying a guitar online check the specs for an Alder or Ash body. That makes all the difference. It has Duncan Performer pickups which I am very satisfied with on my Frankenstrat although mines are hot rails. Everything else can be upgraded so long as you have a good piece of wood that plays well.


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mustangtoo wrote:
You might want to try asking this person on ebay who is selling a neck like yours. He has a Q&A section and seems straightforward. Maybe he can tell you the origins of the guitar.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FENDER-SQUIER-STRAT ... dZViewItem

Also, when buying a guitar online check the specs for an Alder or Ash body. That makes all the difference. It has Duncan Performer pickups which I am very satisfied with on my Frankenstrat although mines are hot rails. Everything else can be upgraded so long as you have a good piece of wood that plays well.


Thanks for the heads up!

Also, are you saying I need to look for one species of wood over the other? If so, which is better? Thanks!


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There is no real better species it is just a matter of taste and the way you play. From what I have read Alder has a lot of sustain but is comparable to Ash which is what I have in my Frankenstrat. Ash has a bright sound and is better for clear finishes also. Then you have bass wood which is what EVH claims he prefers. Mahogony is used on Les Pauls and besides having a red finish it also weighs a ton and provides that deep LP sound.

I did some research on the Squiers and found that the Affinity is using Alder which for $150 is quite a nice piece of wood which can be upgraded with better pickups. The Deluxe uses bass wood but has better pickups especially with the Hotrails.

Either way you are getting some nice wood these days as compared to earlier Squires like mine that probably is made of plywood and weighs a ton. It plays well and stays in tune but the strings die quick as compared to a quality wood guitar which always sounds like it has a new set of strings on it.

I also built a guitar all out of 3 ply Maple and it really sounded bright on old strings and played well but you had to bend your knees to lift it.

There is also the fingerboard wood but from what my friends tell me it is mostly hype and personal preference.

So my advice is to check the specs before you buy. Cheap pickups can be replaced as well as hardware but the wood is everything.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your choice and don't give up your Heavy Metal. There doesn't seem to be very many around.


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:shock: I'm pretty sure your guitar is one for metal headz that fender made. It does look like a Jackson or an Ibanez though. Keep checkin'.


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23Fender wrote:
:shock: I'm pretty sure your guitar is one for metal headz that fender made. It does look like a Jackson or an Ibanez though. Keep checkin'.


Yeah, that's probably one of the things about it that caught my attention when I bought it back in '95 :D


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