Anyone seen one like this?

[tpaul]

This bridge is on a Korean squier with an E1 serial number (1991 from my understanding). It looks a lot like an '83 American Tele bridge:

[AllroyPA]

Is the tele second-hand? Do you think it's original?

[tpaul]

It is second hand. I don't have it in hand yet so I can't say whether it appears original. I have seen a pic of a similar bridge on a MIJ standard tele and a MIJ squier, both from the '80s, so I suspect this is one of those cases where the production shifted from Japan to Korea and maybe some parts, or even partly assembled guitars, went over to the Korean factory. Then again, it could be a USA '83 body with a squier neck, or just a USA '83 bridge transplant. I'll have a better idea when I have it in front of me.

[motoman45]

Just throwing this out there.. the show/swap meet is june 6th, anyone in the portland or oregon area that is going contact me and maybe the few members that live this way can get together check it out... I havent been to any of them so it would be new to me also.... thanks

[telepath]

I have seen a couple of Korean Squier Tele's on the 'bay with the same bridge.

I bought a beat up Tele copy for parts a fair while back - cant recall the brand, but was not Squier. (Nice 'Ash' blonde body though!)
But it had exactly the same bridge design.

[Bullitt]

From the picture it looks just like the bridge on my MIJ Tele and its an 87.

[tpaul]

Well the guitar arrived and she's a beauty. Check out the thread "NGD: Introducing.... Yvonne"

[houseguitarshop]

Originally Posted by tpaul

This bridge is on a Korean squier with an E1 serial number (1991 from my understanding). It looks a lot like an '83 American Tele bridge:

most of what I read an E on a serial number stands for eightys as in 1980s so that would date the guitar to 1981

an N on the serial stands for Nineties, 1990s

any more pictures?

[tpaul]

Originally Posted by houseguitarshop

most of what I read an E on a serial number stands for eightys as in 1980s so that would date the guitar to 1981

an N on the serial stands for Nineties, 1990s

any more pictures?

"E" usually stood for "eighties" but in the case of Korean Squiers, it was a code indicating the company/factory that manufactured the instrument. They weren't making Squiers in Korea in the eighties.

You can see more pics in the thread titled "NGD: Introducing... Yvonne."

One other thing about that bridge... it's a convertible (string through or top load).

[Bullitt]

If you take the neck off,there should be a pencil date.I have a MIJ that is the best Tele Ive had yet,congratulations.