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Post subject: Show off your USA Squier thread
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:40 am
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Anyone else like to post their USA Squier guitars here?

It would be interesting to see how many members here have one and what flavors are out there.

The Tony Bacon Squier electrics 30 years of fenders budget Guitar Brand book has a good but small section on the USA Squier. pages 48-49 54-55
with related pictures.

The book section is quoted from George Blanda who was in Fender R&D at the time.

The USA Squier used USA made body's and necks. The body's and necks WERE sent to Mexico for painting and buffing and then shipped back for build at the USA Corona factory.

The standard for labelling a product made in USA is that more than 50 percent of the value must be from the USA and the final assembly must be done in the USA so based on that, the USA made Squier fit that criteria to be labelled.

As they fit within the USA manufacturing criteria these USA Squier guitars have and follow the USA serial number schema as per the other USA made guitars at the time.

They made for about 12 months and at the time , they were not a big seller.

I have replaced the pickups and electronics on mine from an American standard from kijji for $90 and another $10 for the Corona neck plate.
Investment, a big $300 dollars for a very fine playing guitar with original case.

Does anyone else have a fender case with the spin lock on them?
This is the first I have seen one with these types of latches/locks

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