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Post subject: Floyd Rose Series Guitar: Need info
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 3:35 pm
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First post and looking for some help. Long time lurker of the forum though. I own a fender floydrose series guitar and theres hardly any info online about it. I wanted to know if theres anyone at fender who can confirm its authenticity for me because I plan on selling it. I've found a couple on youtube that are exactly the same but in white. Its serials are Q020488 which according to "fender japan dating" point to Q + 6 digits 1993-1994.

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Post subject: Re: Floyd Rose Series Guitar: Need info
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 3:38 pm
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Anyone with the same guitar feel free to chime in and post pics or comment on it. Heres the youtube clip by the way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tjyy7M5Aww

EDIT: Found another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wySRA5u41lI


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Post subject: Re: Floyd Rose Series Guitar: Need info
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:49 am
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Cool lookin guitar..Needs a tortoise shell pick guard.....and maybe a couple white single coil pickup covers..lol... :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Floyd Rose Series Guitar: Need info
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:22 pm
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I won't claim to be an expert on Japanese Fenders/Squiers, so I waited a few days to see if you get better answers. And, I have absolutely no view on if your guitar, or the guitars on those youtube links, are legit or not. What makes me scratch my head are the guitar in the link below, plus that black hardware and the missing model decal in the headstock.

Anyways, here's the doppelganger I found: 1993 MIJ Squier (See also the forwarding link on the bottom of that link).


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Post subject: Re: Floyd Rose Series Guitar: Need info
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 2:02 pm
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Since yours seems legit and as the reverse headstock and all others of that series match yours feature for feature... according to wiki it states...

"... Squier variants (formerly known as Stagemasters) featuring a sleek basswood body, a reverse headstock, Floyd Rose licensed locking systems and Duncan Designed humbucking pickups."

The odd thing is you would think it would have a Squire decal and not just "Fender" so either it is an extremely rare one, or someone did a decal switch. The closeup of your headstock seems to show it is lighter by the Fender decal and darker up by the Floyd Rose decal indicating it is possible someone switched the Squire decal out for a Fender but was smart enough to leave the Floyd Rose series decal.

My research indicates this should be on the headstock of that model (but everything else appears dead on)...
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Post subject: Re: Floyd Rose Series Guitar: Need info
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:25 pm
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I think this guitar is a Japanese domestic product. Not too hard to find this sort of thing on ishibashi ubox. I almost bought one many years ago however it was black, non-reverse headstock and Floyd Rose 2 tremolo. It also had 'Floyd Rose Series' on the headstock. All in all, if was essentially a MIJ standard start with a Floyd & Humbucker.

They were later sourced from Mexico in 1992 or 1993.as a Fender Stratocaster Floyd rose special strat, with 'Squire Series' on the headstock, 1 vol 1 tone and a very cheap & crude humbucker in the bridge position. I used to own one of those.

The Japanese version was better, the next step up from this model is the 50's & 60's HRR series :)

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Post subject: Re: Floyd Rose Series Guitar: Need info
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:56 am
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Blertles wrote:
the next step up from this model is the 50's & 60's HRR series :D


...regarded as the precursors to the USA Sambora signatures and Floyd Rose Classics!


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Post subject: Re: Floyd Rose Series Guitar: Need info
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:39 pm
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Do you still have this beautiful beast by any chance? If so, please let me know!


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