I made the mistake of not reading this post before I asked my question about Squire, and your corect in that they seem to have evolved into another "BRAND"-"SQUIRE". Now I realy want one for lots of resons thanks for the post.
----Danny,

It's a neeeeeeeew-traaaaaack-recoooooooord!

We went from hater to possible player in less than 16 posts.

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Por favor, disculpe mi español, no se llega a la práctica con mucha frecuencia.

We're good huh Shimm?

OK, now that everybody's cool again it's time to point out that this thread does not belong here.

It belongs here:
http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewforum.php?f=15&sid=2847cc334b9f1a1f275dfb73305df104

So from now on, keep all your (crappy) Squier threads out of this (better) Fender forum, OK?

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

I have a 25 year old MIJ Squier that absolutely eats non CS USA strats for breakfast and lunch so not a hater here.... The only guitar i have played better is my SRV...... Every modern strat i have played is pale in comparision to this Squier...

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Don't do it, they're all terrible.

I have had 2 Squiers in my guitar life. I have to admit that some are better than others, but it is the same way with Fender guitars. Not a hater of any Fender or Squier guitar; however, I definately play before I pay. Just my 2 cents.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

Contradictory quotes taken right out of your first post and LOWER QUALITY PARTS... exactly why squiers are not as liked, plus a Fender is a Fender, in other words your reputation precedes you and Fender has a reputation so that little logo makes a world of difference. I don't have anything against Squiers, I have one myself (my first guitar), but they are beginner instruments that are not very good un-modded. Just saying...

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Tomaz

Gear:
2007 electron blue MIM standard strat
Mustang I amp, small but deadly
fender CD-140 sce acoustic
squier affinity strat
frontman amp came with squier.
digitech multi-effects pedal

Your all no doubt right in every case bar 1983-1987 Japanese fugen factory E series Squiers...These guitars are better than MIM's buy a counrty mile and better than most USA strats... Read up on what happened with this Violin Luthier in that period that Fender had to employ otherwise they were about to out do them with copy's, Play one and you'll be in on this great secret. I am in the fortunate position where as i can afford what i want, The 60's strat i cant justify but i am close to convincing myself i should own one...But back to the Point....My 85 Squier is my main player, It is such a lovley Guitar big and hevey like my SRV, Huge wide string spacing neck, Rwrp 50's style pick ups that even though i am modding sound great....Do yourself a favour fork out the coin should get one for 300-400 as people know what these are and it will blow all your other strats away.....

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that the only good thing is that its japanese

send donations to japan and help the victims of the disasters

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JOHNNY, JIMI & circadian pulse

I understand your skepticism.... I was exactly the same on first hearing about them. I was very wrong, just like you are now.

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A good setup does wonders for them. I don't run across a lot of haters.

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Life...... It's sexually transmitted and always fatal

yeah but they've gotta do something to keep it economic...i mean come on you can't expect seymour duncans on a 200 dollar guitar that's what duncan designed is for i find them as good alternatives to mod up a guitar... plus depending on the model i think a stock squier could be pretty good i played a nice affinity p bass a while back that wasn't bad

I pick up a Squier from time to time too. I dont see anything wrong for the price and I'm not afraid to put dents.

Amen to that, Arjay! I have to admit that I myself own more than one Squier by Fender guitar and I don't think there's a dang thing wrong with any of them except for having the word Squier bigger than the word Fender on the headstock. My first Squier (way back in the mid 90s was a Vista Series Venus 12-string that listed for $995! Made in Japan and the quality is astounding.





My second Squier came to me by way of my playing partner, who bought it originally on eBay, then got desperate for something else and sold it to me along with two other guitars. It's the Tele Deluxe version with P-90s - a very well-made guitar that really cranks out the tone.

So purists beware, Squiers are not just for entry-level musicians. Besides, all the "entry-level" musicians I see at the local GC are playing American Standards and Les Pauls I doubt they'll ever be able to afford.

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Dennis in CR
Rockin' since 1963