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Post subject: My guitar is false or true?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:10 am
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My guitar is false or true?

Hi, I'm from Argentina and I have some doubts about my guitar, buy it to a subject a month ago and my luthier told me that this guitar is a fender made ​​in usa but the pickguard, pickups, tremolo and bridge are Squier. This is because in the years 1990 - 1993 were sent to Argentina used fender guitars fender parts to cut costs. This is true? or just I was scammed by some vendor and fender body is not? . My Luthier told me that the body is used fender but the electronics and bridge with tremolo are "Squier". Please if anyone can eliminate me these doubts would appreciate.

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here go the photos friends! . First of all I thank you for your interest ...

I will finish the last glass of beer :/

Anyway ... I need to know is if the guitar is fully made ​​in usa, if your neck is made ​​in the USA, if your body is made ​​in the USA. All this for my peace of mind and sell it for not having to fool anyone as they have certainly done with me.

below in the comments I'll upload more photos

Here in Argentina to get a good guitar made ​​in usa fender is very difficult, even more import now closed.

Thank you!



Greetings!


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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:26 am
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Another detail to note is that the strings and bridge runs are compared to the neck


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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:48 am
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Did you buy the guitar from that luthier?

We would need to see many more pictures to identify the various parts.

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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:53 am
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Agreed, more pics please.


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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:51 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:51 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:21 pm
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Nice Squier!

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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:35 pm
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Nice Squier!

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Might be more specific?


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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 2:19 am
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It is not an American made Fender , Easy to see that all electronics is cheap Squier or import.

Your luthier did not look at electronic to say it is an American made Fender.


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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 2:52 am
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Another, more obvious feature is the insert for the truss rod access on the headstock.

All made in USA will have Walnut (brown) insert, while an import or Squier will be black, as yours is.

The logo on the headstock looks real enough, but it was placed too close to the edge.

Sorry fedemas, this is how we learn. Buy your guitars from reputable sources mi amigo.

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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:31 am
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stratele52 wrote:
It is not an American made Fender , Easy to see that all electronics is cheap Squier or import.

Your luthier did not look at electronic to say it is an American made Fender.




clear my Luthier said that the electronics and the bridge are in Squier by Fender 91-93 years stratocasters Use sent to these parts to cut costs, leaving more economical in Argentina.

What I need to know is if the body (wood) guitar is Fender or Squier.

I think the neck would have no doubt that Fender is made ​​in usa.


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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:22 pm
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The previous posters were not explicit enough.

That guitar is not an American made Fender Strat.

It is most likely a rebranded Squier.

The screw pattern on the back indicates this for the body.
The black plastic truss rod insert indicates this for the neck.

Not a single piece was made in the USA.

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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:37 pm
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Let's not be so hasty to brand this faked/rebadged Squier. 1991 was that time frame when Fender was making models for export that were basically somewhere in-between an MIM Standard and an MIM black logo/"Squier Series" but branded "Made in USA" for the export market. They were supposed to have different serial numbers but this could be one of those based on the essentially Squier-style hardware.


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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 2:32 pm
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You are referring to these USA Squiers?


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They weren't made in 1991, AFAIK.

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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:15 pm
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I had one of those guitars and I can say that the body and neck were cut & shaped in USA- the assembly was done in Mexico and was a Fender Stratocaster 'Floyd Rose Squier Series Special' with a MN3 serial number on it. 1 volume, 1 tone and non-adjustable pole pieces on the hum bucker.

It had 'Squier Series' on the headstock in small script logo :)

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