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Published on 06/04/04 at 15:00American Musical Supply for $199.95, free shipping.
Squire had an offer for a Stratocaster with
an alder body and alnico magnet pickups.
I believe this is the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen let alone owned. It is sort of a color copy of the Gibson heritage cherry sunburst. Absolutely a perfect finish. When I open the case it just looks so gorgeous against the black fur lining. This guitar has every complaint against Squire guitars covered! Tight sealed tuners, 3 blocks of alder body, alnico pickups, AND it is already setup to play! If I spent 20 hours on it I probably couldn't make the action any better. This is a solid, beautiful guitar and it stands on it's own as a Strat. If this is how they make them now, no one will be ashamed to be on stage
playing a Squire. Maybe I got lucky, but this is one sweet guitar.
Something this good should say Fender USA on it, but the only complaint is that Squire in China made a few bad guitars for a while and the reputation for shoddiness abounds.
I just bought a Mexican Stratocaster fresh from the factory and it is just as good as this one and they weigh exactly the same.
They both have the alder body and weigh 7 pounds, 12 ounces.
Fender has always made sure the finish on their guitars is absolutely beautiful. Heck it may not play worth a darn but they sure look good. I think Fender is listening to the complaints about the Strats of all persuasions
needing a thorough going over before they can be played and they are making some real "player ready" guitars. At least I got two that are super. If this is how Fender is doing it now then the other manufacturers better pull their socks up and make some better quality instruments or Fender will roll right over them. (Even more)
If you need a guitar to play gigs and you are a real working slob, you owe it to yourself to go and play a fresh new, not an old, Squire Strat. It's the same quality as the Mexican Strat but without the Fender logo on the head.
The Mexican Strat is a super deal also and that Fender name means a lot to the idiots in the audience. Anyway, I couldn't be happier,
the new Squires are really solid.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Squire had an offer for a Stratocaster with
an alder body and alnico magnet pickups.
I believe this is the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen let alone owned. It is sort of a color copy of the Gibson heritage cherry sunburst. Absolutely a perfect finish. When I open the case it just looks so gorgeous against the black fur lining. This guitar has every complaint against Squire guitars covered! Tight sealed tuners, 3 blocks of alder body, alnico pickups, AND it is already setup to play! If I spent 20 hours on it I probably couldn't make the action any better. This is a solid, beautiful guitar and it stands on it's own as a Strat. If this is how they make them now, no one will be ashamed to be on stage
playing a Squire. Maybe I got lucky, but this is one sweet guitar.
Something this good should say Fender USA on it, but the only complaint is that Squire in China made a few bad guitars for a while and the reputation for shoddiness abounds.
I just bought a Mexican Stratocaster fresh from the factory and it is just as good as this one and they weigh exactly the same.
They both have the alder body and weigh 7 pounds, 12 ounces.
Fender has always made sure the finish on their guitars is absolutely beautiful. Heck it may not play worth a darn but they sure look good. I think Fender is listening to the complaints about the Strats of all persuasions
needing a thorough going over before they can be played and they are making some real "player ready" guitars. At least I got two that are super. If this is how Fender is doing it now then the other manufacturers better pull their socks up and make some better quality instruments or Fender will roll right over them. (Even more)
If you need a guitar to play gigs and you are a real working slob, you owe it to yourself to go and play a fresh new, not an old, Squire Strat. It's the same quality as the Mexican Strat but without the Fender logo on the head.
The Mexican Strat is a super deal also and that Fender name means a lot to the idiots in the audience. Anyway, I couldn't be happier,
the new Squires are really solid.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com