Goose, if you want to sell it, let me know. I"m seriously interested.
__________________ 2012 SX Hawk Strat, 2011 SX Furrian Tele, 2009 Art and Lutherie Cedar Acoustic,
2010 Epiphone Les Paul SE II Custom,
2010 Agile AL-2000 custom
I have an e series in all black with black headstock, no pickguard, and 3 on off switches, s/s/h. There is a picture in "houseguitarshop"s post above that looks exactly like it. Anyone know about these? Are they just like all the other E series but with different electronics etc?
I paid $225 US for a kind of beat up but great sounding and playing one today. I think I did pretty well and it is a great player.
I also have an E7 serail made in korea with bullet on the headstock.
its a heavy guitar, and a smaller body than a normal stratocaster, I would doubt by the weight that it is basswood.
its heavier than my other basswood guitars, I have another E7 stratocaster that is not a bullet but is still very heavey for a squier. I think they are the same kind of wood.
IMO its not basswood if its heavier than the average squier.
I think I read somewhere that the '87 Korean Strat's were made with Ash bodies.
__________________ 2012 SX Hawk Strat, 2011 SX Furrian Tele, 2009 Art and Lutherie Cedar Acoustic,
2010 Epiphone Les Paul SE II Custom,
2010 Agile AL-2000 custom
the E serial number guitars start to overlay the A, B and C serial number guitars when they are produced.
E + 6 digits 1984-1987
A + 6 digits 1985-1986
B + 6 digits 1985-1986
C + 6 digits 1985-1986
The E series are 50-60s based guitars similar to the JV and SQ guitars, but without vintage style tuners. they have fender japan stamped gotoh style tuners, and fender stamped saddles. Vintage style truss rod adjustment, and flat pole pickups. The serial number moves from the neck plate to the headstock, just under the squier logo.
I will leave some time here for anyone with an E serial squier to post some pictures and continue with the A serial tomorrow.
Hey I know this is an older post, I'm just wondering about my guitar now as its an E + 6 numbers - E907563 and I've understood it to be made in 1989? But according to your post its 1984 - 1987? Can anyone shed any light on when it was made?
I have an E6* with a late Dec'97 pencil date so there is no rhyme here, mine's a bass mabe they were slower in production or my neck or decal was buried for awhile. Basically the number may not indicate year.
I have an E6* with a late Dec'97 pencil date so there is no rhyme here, mine's a bass mabe they were slower in production or my neck or decal was buried for awhile. Basically the number may not indicate year.
yeah, there are some odd balls out there but in general alot of the squiers can be dated close the year the guitar was made by the serial normal gets between like a two-three year range. and then if you look at pensil dates and pickguard check offs normally can find a second date somewhere.
I have a MIM Squier that has a MN3 serial and and the pickguard is also has a 1993 date so that is a real good indicator that it was made in 1993
Hey guys, I just found this forum when I was trying to find out what kind of squier I just got from a pawn shop. By the way, I love all the threads. It's a bit of an odd ball. I've come very close to figuring it out a few times but something is off with this thing.
The numbers say it is a 1989 korean HSS. It has the Floyd Rose II tremelo with the locking nut. The major thing that I can not place is the head on this thing looks like an Ibanez instead of anything I have ever seen on a Fender. It also came with the original Squier hard case. If anyone knows, please let me know.
its part of the HM series of guitars that fender produced, let me add yours looks extremely nice.
SQUIER HM3
There was also a Fender Squier version of the HM Strat called the HM3. Although there's not a lot of information on these, they were VERY similar to the Ibanez Sabres.
It's hard to consider these true HM Strats, since they didn't contain the DiMarzio Super 3 pickup, nor a top quality tremolo system, like the Kahler Spyder or Floyd Rose.
In short: 22 frets, pointed headstock, TRS-101 style locking trem, Big Swooshy Squier logo, Ibanez S-type thin body
Hey guys, I just found this forum when I was trying to find out what kind of squier I just got from a pawn shop. By the way, I love all the threads. It's a bit of an odd ball. I've come very close to figuring it out a few times but something is off with this thing.
The numbers say it is a 1989 korean HSS. It has the Floyd Rose II tremelo with the locking nut. The major thing that I can not place is the head on this thing looks like an Ibanez instead of anything I have ever seen on a Fender. It also came with the original Squier hard case. If anyone knows, please let me know.
Thanks. The pawn shop had no idea what they had, so I talked him down to $100. The pups need to be replaced and someone had robbed the tension springs. I have swapped the tension springs from my 60's Classic Vibe Strat and played a little. It's pretty sweet.
Thanks. The pawn shop had no idea what they had, so I talked him down to $100. The pups need to be replaced and someone had robbed the tension springs. I have swapped the tension springs from my 60's Classic Vibe Strat and played a little. It's pretty sweet.
Good job talking the person down. I would love to find a pawn shop that doesn't know what they have. We have one here that wants a whole lot for guitars that aren't even worth $150. Like a used one's you know you can buy new for the same price. I like going back into the pawn shop and seeing the same guitars now with cob webs. HAHAHAHHA
Here's my own first issue export Strat, with a set of factory fit X-1's (JV02122 - neck date May 19th 1982).
The sunburst on this guitar (and others from this period) is very a very attractive 'brown', which is identicle in tone to that of the 1979 / 80 Fullerton brown-burst Strats (different to that of my late 1981 (pre-JV) Greco Strat)......same paint perhaps???
Wow! I didn't know that some early JV Strats came with X-1s! Those are awesome pickups. My 1980 lead II has some, and it sounds great!
Hello, I am new here so, "Hey Everyone!" I am not new to Squiers but this was my first electric guitar that my dad bought me.
It was used. I can't remember exactly what year, but I have the receipt for it still somewhere in my things.
It was 1984 or 1985 as I know I was not driving yet but just wondering what specific model this Squier B1ullet is?
I appreciate any info. I hope the photos are helpful.
I also saw a thread with a "Squier Info Tool" where you just type in your serial # and it spits out the info.
If anyone has that URL just PM with it as I'm sure there are several posts of it already but I don't know
what I would be seaching the forums for. Thank you.
there is some info about those guitar in this thread,
those are the first bullet squiers, some came with the egg drop shape body and strat shape neck and others had a strat shaped body and telecaster shaped neck.
they were cheaper because the bodies were not routed very much at the edges.
they were the lower line of the japan squier of the time, but still made at fugigen and with good crafshmanship
there is some info about those guitar in this thread,
those are the first bullet squiers, some came with the egg drop shape body and strat shape neck and others had a strat shaped body and telecaster shaped neck.
they were cheaper because the bodies were not routed very much at the edges.
they were the lower line of the japan squier of the time, but still made at fugigen and with good crafshmanship
Thanks for the info. Do you happen to know what it's model code is? such as: SB1-85 SSH/BLK
It is built like a tank. Very solid. It is a bit heavy. The neck is still straight as an arrow while my
MIM '72 RI Tele Thinline neck is warped/twisted. That was the first and last MIM I will buy.
What do these go for these days? $200 $300? I don't plan on selling it as it was my first.
Wow! I didn't know that some early JV Strats came with X-1s! Those are awesome pickups. My 1980 lead II has some, and it sounds great!
Beautifull Guitar! I bet it sound awesome!
It certainly does!...
It is a rarer detail on the early JV's, but when they are found it is usually a full set of three X-1's.
And not just in the early export Squiers either, as a 'few' high end domestic ST-115 Fender JV's from the earliest days also have them fitted. They are the rarest of the JV pickup types (red fibre bobbin pickups come a close second in rarity, but are considered the most desirable of all).
Unfortunately the flat pole design is strongly associated with those heavy, poorly contoured CBS Strats of the late 70's, and they (flat pole pu's in general) get a bad rap because of it (quite the opposite for a JV collector), though I can honestly say that both this guitar and my (ex) late 70's CBS model have a sound to die for (a big bell like tone, which is beautifully complimented by my Fender Twin).
heres my 1985 Japanese Squier Stratocaster. floyd rose from the factory. all original except for the pearloid pickguard . it's for sale or trade by the way...........looking to get into a hollow or semi hollow electric with a bigsby type tremolo
goose, the korea made squiers range from a few types off wood depending on serial with fluctuation throughout the models.
the E serial squiers are gernally thought to be made at the young chang factory (which also made fenix guitars) the E serial korea made squiers are the most sought after korea made squiers other than the pro tones. the E seiral korea squiers are also thought to be the first batch of squiers made in korea closley followed by another facotry S serial for samik facotry
please show more detailed pictures, of the front and back headstock the bridge, and pickups, and we may be able to throw some good possibilities out there.
the best way to know is unbolt the neck and look at the pocket.
my E7xxx serial bullet has a serial number stamped on the neckplate, a 2 point tremlo, with a nice size block, an a heavey body for its small size, leading me to think it is not basswood.
I have another E7 korea made stratocater that has the same hefty weight to the body, my guess is they are the same types of wood.
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