All user reviews for the Squier Stratocaster (Made in Japan)

-. Made in Japan in the Fujigen factory, but reserved for the US market (Fender USA then suffered quality problems and above its standard Stratocaster faced competition from superstrate Jackson, Carvin and ESP The decision was made to react by producing an instrument fast neck and equipped with powerful dual microphones to attack attack style more "nasty" while preserving its legendary "Fender".
- What surprises on the guitar is its weight, it is much heavier than a US Strat.
This is due to mahogany body in one piece which gives a much better sustain the alder US
- Brass vintage vibrato with all the bridges burned Fender, it makes a lot of spin and do not tune the guitar.
- Very precise mechanical oil bath engraved "made in japan"
- Ultra fast neck with very low action much better finish than the sleeves US! Ideal for leads.
- Micro Humbucker US Fender LEAD II

Please note that this instrument is not a pale copy of Stratocaster is a wholly guitar, sold to the rather expensive era (the price of a US standard, but without the case). This fender telecaster is much higher in violin and accoustillage to USA fender.

USE

The handle is in the tradition fender but thinner and with a very gentle touch, fingers slide easily to the latest cases, I play twice as fast with Ultra Contemporary with my strat.
The guitar is a bit heavy (because of mahogany), but it allows him to have an unknown until then sustain a Fender. The notes are really long.
With a toggle switch 3 difficult position of not finding a good sound.
We can play the blues on the neck pickup, funk, mid and pickup. So much for the clean sounds.
What is amazing is that we have the sound "FENDER3 despite humbuckers.

SOUNDS

On the clean channel, we can do many things. Microphones albeit double lens and give a very balanced sound. The neck pickup gives a rather round sound, but also kind Gibson set, the middle position allows playing arpeggios kind Purple Rain when the pickup, it really sounds like that of a jaguar, or a strat but beefier.
In overdrive, the neck pickup is puncher, perfect for blues, power chords, the neck pickup possess an incredible bite, one can make stoniens riffs, the sound is huge.
Saturation is Star Wars, the sustain is amazing, the demonic attacks, saturation flow like honey or otherwise can become very aggressive as positions. Van Halen, Hendrix, this strat starts where others stop!



NOTICE GLOBAL

I buy this guitar in 1986 in the USA, Funk, Blues, Hard, no style that can not be played with this guitar.
If you are a fan of the Strat but find your scratches a bit feeble for punchy rock, this contemporary strat is the tool for you! It has the comfort and feel fender with potato and more!
Well, it's a rare item, well above the US strat for hard rock but also as a violin. Level prices, japan Strat 80s are starting to be a bit expensive, but that's normal, it is much higher in the US today and yesterday (except for L series and signatures), but one can still find around 500 euros, in ten years they will cost 1500 euros so if you find one in good condition, please, this is the perfect partner for a standard strat. It is far superior to Kramer, Charvel, Jackson and other species. The soloists will appreciate especially.

My strat is a series P, ie model 1993-94. Like all Squier Japan, it t manufactured in the factory Fujigen, the same factory that made high end Ibanez! Besides Fujigen is serious as vibrato.
I bought it in 2600 francs at the time, the fender mexico worth 2,800 francs but c'tait crap, the Squier core (series E) worth 1,600 francs.
Alder body
Maple neck with well finished super D (he did not share boug traces of sweat on the button marked ... I love it!)
vibrato that has as much agreement as its counterparts US
I changed the mcaniques against the accuracy of all mcaniques.
The guitar is not unlike some US dsaccorde whose ping mcaniques are horrors.
Nothing wrong, it's one of my guitars prfres (I had over thirty L'aria pro 2 TA 61 the jackson soloist usa).

USE

If you like metal, endless solos and wigs dcolores: This guitar is not for you.
This strat japan really fits the spirit blues / rock.
The handle is warm, sturdy, ideal for bends, the hendrixiens solos, the slap funk.
The ergonomics are very good, the body is pluttlger (compared my Telecaster Ash 66), in short we begin to Clapton for hours.
Microphones rather well bear the heavy enough distos but keep sound "vintage", you blow not modern.
Crazy hendrix I use a Vox wah pedal and FuzzFace and any amp behind it (line 6, fender twin, Laney tc).

In conclusion it is all a matter of taste: this guitar is for you if you like rock, blues and are 50's and 60's
in this area it is 10.8
If you have 15 years and trasheur: buy a BC RICH and paste it EMG 81 and 85.

SONORITS

It really is that the guitar is poustouflante!
Output level standard, heat, prcison are the masters words.
No mexico strat can compare him fender mexico sound too strident and imprcises.
Personally, I think we are at the current US, well above the highway one.
-The Micro possde serious momentum, the body while both crystalline and very powerful.
-The Middle pickup, ie position 3 is a killer (in overdrive I've never heard better.)
-The Positions out of phase 2 and 4 are great for arpges Little wing.
-The pickup possde a good level of output, superb it clear or with a lightweight saturation. But to tell the truth, I prefer the neck pickup for power chord and micro environment for aggressive solos.

Conclusion: we are well above the current standard Fender, this guitar is really a leading strat. She normmant of character, quite in the spirit of Reissue 57 '. I may be lucky but mine does not buzz despite his age.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use this guitar for 16 years, I love everything about her, her polish tarnished his sleeve marked by my fingers.
Objectively, it Suprieure the fender mexico and Highway 1 us. I find it that current guitars lack of personality.
In fact, the Squier P japan series truly is the idea that is sound "Fender" slamming, shiny, warm.
I pray to keep my Start as long as possible, in fact I am not in concert with for fear of damaging ...
For 350/450 euros price I finding on the web, I think it's a great opportunity.
For cons, I dconseille current Squier, shit factories by children for children.

Vive Japan!

Made in Japan in 1983.
Traditional easel
Basic mechanics but I do not have a problem of de-tuning
Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
Alder body.
Originally, it is a 3 position selector
3 pickups US origin

UTILIZATION

As a strat with a vintage neck profile that fits well, small radius.

SOUNDS

I play on a deluxe reverb silverface. It does matter.
You can come with your custom shop, no problem, my strat is not afraid.

OVERALL OPINION

I love everything about this guitar except that I changed selector and electronics that I replaced (condo and paper pots CTS)

I also have a US maple which is not bad but far below.
on the other hand, it is true that all the JV is not the same. I bought three before it. I think one of them was an assembly.

Of the 4 I had only this one really stands out, ie, that this strat is really exceptional.

In short, I have a Squier JV 62 'Stratocaster 1983 in perfect condition everything is original.

UTILIZATION

The neck is perfect for me, but it's subjective. I like thick handles for the sound they produce.

SOUNDS

A marvel! I smiled when I read in some articles that the JV are commonplace, it is true as a musician Jeff Healey was in addition to being blind, deaf (which is rare for a musician). Yet he must know something before speaking ill of a guitar is that each model or not sound. Clearly, L series may sound like a pot, but there also has L series are masterpieces. Well it's the same with the JV series, I bought mine bring my Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop Time Machine 60's had an amazing mojo and buried her many customs shop, and well after a test on the Mesa Boogie Seller, I realized that the JV meant, because I had the chance of getting a model that can compete with my 60's Time Machine. Notice to buyers, try before you buy model. A luthier friend who is very knowledgeable and hugely settled me my JV told me one day that he had set a series L shabby and the same day a Squier Classic Vibe that sounded fabulous. For you to form an opinion. Note that similar stories about other models are possible, but set his instrument is the sine qua non. Tip: stay open, open your ears and test.

OVERALL OPINION

In my case this JV is equal to the best Stratocaster I played. Over the handle does not move and it does not go out of tune more than my custom shop. In short, I revere ... I understand the late Jeff and I paid tribute to him, and that at its wonderful way to communicate emotions by the sound of the JV.

For over 10 years I have. Found in a trash can and lift.
I had a strat in the 80s, one anniversary (sold as zero). I have another strat and a telecaster today. SQ after a Modified tite is best for her.
The handle is Squier in this series (no doubt). The body seems to be against by at CBS Fender japan akka.
To make a killing:
Transfer the original pickups, Custom Shop put noiseless.
Blinder everything from cellar to ceiling with aluminum or copper tape.
Replace the cables by the largest.
Jump on the clean channel of your favorite herniated disc generator (also known as very commonly tube amp).
And you have a FOR-MI-DABLE instrument is one of those that we do not sell, but we play.
Cutting the body of this creature is unique. It is a stratovolcano that sounds.
If you find one, go for the test.
ATTENTION, the SQ series is not homogeneous. The first (including mine) were it seems better than the last.

Bought new about 3500 francs in October 1984 ... Not so "cheap" it: price equivalent of minimum wage at the time ... But the U.S. was worth double.

Micros American stringed Japanese.
Serial: 37614 JV

Replacing the bridge pickup with a humbucker DI Marzio.

UTILIZATION

This is a pretty heavy guitar.
Compared to the Squier (Indonesian I think) that my nephew gave me a shock ...

Otherwise, apart from the vibrato that I removed due to systematic detuning I have nothing to complain of ergonomics.
Of course, there are infinitely faster sleeves (flatter) but for the mixed game, this Strat is perfect.

I'm surprised critics read here on the violin. With the exception of the bridge which is oxidized - 15 years later - everything else is original. Careless in my early days, this guitar has yet seen all the colors.
The varnish is indestructible and original mechanical oil bath also no problem of detuning (if we take care to remove the vibrato)

SOUNDS

When I bought it I began ..
Eventually she could no longer suit me.
But in fact I never had the idea to change to another until its versatility fits all styles (except metal, perhaps), including the development of mine!

I have always used pedals and multi-effects and the Strato is ideal for this.
I changed the bridge pickup with a Di Marzio Humbucker to improve versatility. The sound is less typical Strat on intermediate positions and of course when you are 100% on the bridge pickup. Its very typical Strat on the neck pickup.

Connected to all kinds of amps (Fender, Peavy, Vox ...) it always sounded great.

The sound of a Stratocaster is very dependent on what is behind him and this JV is no exception to the rule on playing the Vox is a bit far from the Mark Knopfler example.

I tried "real" Fender in store or studio.
No obvious difference according to my auditory receptors.
Versions "57" seem to sound more crystalline, slightly less hot. (Marillion guitarist used a Squier JV 57's arpeggios)

I also tried a Squier recent: the lightweight has a counterpart: the sound is much flatter. Currently if my JV let me go, I would not take a Squier, times have changed and it shows! ...

OVERALL OPINION

28 years that I carry around. She played everywhere: in bars together (smokers at the time!) Was touring with (oh .. the sand in mechanical ...) through all kinds of local reps.

Now it is in my Home Studio plugged into a Vox with a little before 57 Sm.
And I see no reason to separate. Its excellent versatility ...
It has withstood time (only two passages in violin during his career)
Her only two defects:
Weight
Vibrato
For the rest, I think that the day I bought it (especially without knowing and depending on my budget), I had quite a stroke of luck!
If you buy one used, make sure it is properly registered "JV" before the serial number plate on the back: it is there that these series are distinguished from other lesser quality Squier.

Squier by Fender Japan 1993: strat made in Korea. From 1996, it's all made in Korea, from 1991 to 1996, Japan's products, assembled in Korea.
This is a good strat classic in appearance, light! 3.2 kg
22 frets, bridge and tremolo fender japan ...
Bolt almost flat, a little broad, but thin.
Micro x 3 single coil fender japan: fender strat, but his feeble (6.5 ohm output). it went very well balloche )

Since the late 90 '/ 2000 squier is cheap.

UTILIZATION

Handle very nice! easy to play back is smooth, fast.
Despite its fragile appearance, only one setting in 17 years!
3.2 kg who says better? for 5h prom nights, it was nickel (with another skyscraper next to the heavier pieces)

SOUNDS

Well when I arr ^ tee the ball, the strat being tb state, I "upgraded" with a set of microphones "fender hot noiseless Jeff Beck" it changed me EVERYTHING! pity I did not know these mics before: I feel like a U.S., and I'm sick when some hear the sound that can be squier.
No more feedback (they are dual coils, intermediate between SC and Hb), and strong punch!
So 6/10 and before 9/10 ever since!
Note that I have 4 other guitars much more "values"!

OVERALL OPINION

For 17 years, she accompanied me in the plans or galleys for my guitar lessons or music without flinching. But I set the "hot noiseless J Beck" since 4/5 years which makes another product.

In summary, a current squier guitar is to advise that beginners ^ true, though at the time there was still a certain quality.

The Squier I have is a set P, ie, model 1993-94. it was made in JAPAN. Olympic White.
Bridge: vintage tremolo
Vibrato, I've never broken a spring while making fun (still).
Channel type C. Channel and maple fingerboard, some place on the key are black as the paint and party. The neck has never moved.
Micro are vulgar stud steel plate magnetized by a magnet underneath. Selector 5 standard positions.
The mechanics of the game is over time, but keep the agreement malgrès play vibrato.

UTILIZATION

All criteria in the average, but for the time it was not bad.
the handle is nice
The ergonomics especially good weight, slight.
Access Acute well, its good but not great.

SOUNDS

Genre Rock, Pop Blues Hendrix ... etc. Yes it should.
Its Crystalline VS15R Marshall amp with 15 watt transistor.
Y hate anything n'à

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over 10 years
It plays very well on it, then I tried Deluxe equipment, then there ...
there is more than comparison.
I am unable to give the price for it was an exchange with a BC Rich Warlock 10 T.
A rest after his Squier, for the time it was good.

Fender Squier Stratocaster Made in Japan
21 frets, 3 single pickups (like the Stratocaster)

3 knobs: 1 VOLUME, TONE, and two, plus the 5-position pickups selector
Channel CHARACTERISTICS Fender Stratocaster.

It's an official Fender Stratocaster is - that it takes advantage of the architecture of the guitar legend. It is manufactured in Japan for the price o by Squier (Fender sub-brand).
So, objectively, it's almost perfect.

UTILIZATION

Fender Channel: Gnial so. (Not flat like the low-end guitars)
Rear View is the Fender Stratocaster of David Gilmour, it is especially perfect for this race.

Use level is much idalie guitar for beginners (easy to quickly get out of pretty sound) that for any guitar confirm (a range of sounds discovering little by little, and sound ... solo hummmmmm)

Ergonomics mange any Fender Stratocaster, guitar among the most lgres.

SOUNDS

The principle of Strato's doubled his versatility typ.
So you can play everything except the big o big mtal really heavy microphones may be simple be a little LGERS.
but otherwise ...

I play with a Marshall 40 W 30 (sisi!!) A BOSS SD-2 pedals, and also a long essay Wha-Wha, Zvex Fuzz Factory and (a friend).

This guitar is a guitar-qualifiable Camlon.

The quality of sound is irrprochable. It is worthy of its name.

This is the highlight of the guitar, the price compares the quality of sound!
For its quality Legrant suprieure on Fender Stratocaster Standard, the price is almost mutiple by 10!

More compared with the latest issue Squier Strat-only for beginners it is far above his level.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this guitar for 2 years.
She hyper-versatile, and the quality of the guitar is near the trs Standard Fender Stratocaster.
So the best qualitprix the march.

Also compare with other Squier (mainly Squier Start) is well above the lot. It has nothing do with the Squier made in Korea or something o. Warning!

This is a great guitar with a low price.
3 choices Stratocaster:
* Low-end Squier Strat-specially-beginners 200-250
* Fender Squier Stratocaster, quality close to the Fender Stratocaster Standard: 250-300 (quality comparable to Start Mex)
* Fender Stratocaster Standard US, the must: 1000-2000
The choice is yours ...

Thank you for Fender made in Japan, everyone can have a rock star for a minimum budget

The best choice instrumental in my life. Nothing wrong

Squier by Fender Stratocaster Silver logo. Series E U.S. numbering
FRTS Gotoh vintage bridge 21 / mechanical stamped Fender
5-way switch three knobs as usual
Alnico home.
Channel maple while a room C.
The guitar was bought new 4000 francs in 1987.

UTILIZATION

The handle is adjustable like the vintage under the plate. in case of problems you have to pitch his own. (Never needed).
Access to acute a stratum.
The finish: I insist! Much better than what you could find at that time even that standard today. As for Squier Asia: nothing to do!

SOUNDS

The sound is simply that of a vintage Start. ! Reread the book Forrest White "The Story insist" and you will see that Bill Schultz had to buy Fender, parts inventory but not the infrastructure. So he sent all that to asssemblage Japan and by his own admission when it came back they were crying! So it's pure and beautiful as Fender's. Since 1987 this is my first guitar. Yet I have two other US made but nothing to do. And every time I go to my dealer he wants me to buy it back.
If you like the sound of the flute and subtle Start this one is at the top. Its clear or the fact that saturated everything goes. Except hard metal that I leave to specialists and for which this guitar was never designed.
Since 87 never changed anything except the bridge which oxidizes.

OVERALL OPINION

I played for 17 years and I have not found a better Start. I was even disappointed with the sleeves of the current standard and deluxe.
These guitars are now increasingly sought after and all those who have played on have been impressed.
A little gem from Japan which I am very proud. Again snobbery should be set aside and the game highlighted.

Manufacturing Coren, Japanese pice. MODEL rare in France (the only sries taient not distributed). The "Corenne" not reputable trs good, but the violin of it is good and fittings trs follows (mcaniques oil bath, horse fender). Only microphones n'galent not their Japanese equivalent (but can always change).
21 boxes, microphones Squier 1988, three simple
easel "vintage Fender"
3 rglages classic 1volume, 2 tone
Channel stocky, late, rosewood fingerboard

UTILIZATION

Channel end, medium frets.
Accs easy to acute (it's a Start)
Neither too heavy nor too lgre, trs well rpart weight.
The pickups lack a little EHJV but remain in the mind "strata"

SOUNDS

Trs versatile
Jou a 25w. Fender transistor or a Marshall 100w. lamps
This gives little prs all types of sounds one would expect from a stratum. That said, it is especially the violin that is good on this guitar for a more correct, it would change the pickups (they are not bad but trs, even when they lack the PCHE)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for fifteen years, I needed to settle it once.
The violin is good trs, the varnish of the handle is trs enjoyable, the key is lgrement bomb, which is rare on guitars of this type.
I tried Fender (Mexican, Japanese and amricaines) of Japanese Squier and Coren. I found it to abroad when I was looking for a "small" guitar. I tried dj Squier core but taient to beginners of the 90s of poor quality so I had trs t surprised by it with the violin making remain silent and that Squier suprieure now!
I had to pay 2200 francs era, c'tait a fair price for this guitar.
If I had to find a guitar that is playable and trs Cheap, yes, I would reiterate the same thing!

Squier by Fender Stratocaster made in Japan from 1993 to 1994.
21 frets, 3 single pickups, 1 volume, 1 tone, a selector. Start a norrmale what.

Mechanical not terrible, and a vintage vibrato shit. I added springs to the bridge still has his position, and I handed the rod of vibrato in a corner without ever emerge.

Very elegant cream color.

Note 8, 9 if I put the mechanics had been better.

UTILIZATION

Nice round asses, guitar heavy enough (less than my other guitars, but the new Fender Squier or Mexico).

Good ergonomics no complaints. The sound is OK, I think that the microphones should be changed.

SOUNDS

So we reach the highlight of the guitar.

For me, it has everything from a fender stratocaster United States with the exception of:
- Low-end mechanical
- Low-end microphones
- Electronics unreliable (I do not know what it's worth in fender)

Change and you will have a real Strat crazy for one low price.

I do not use more, but I used to play rock / hard rock.

OVERALL OPINION

I have 11 years, this is my first guitar. I wanted a stratovolcano, I was not aware of the case which I did.

Excellent value for money, that does damage over such a guitar this price ...
Forget on the new Squier, they are good for pubelle, fender and Mexico does not equal much more.

I would do this choice with his eyes closed.

Any Premire SERIES stratocaster manufactures under the name "Squier" by fender of 1982 1984 in Japan. It does not drive long, with the know-how and Japanese US microphones, it is as good as original! They age well trs: APRS over 20 years the handle is nickel and the rest too ...
This is a copy of the MODEL 1962, with microphones US (a small sticker indicating the al a cot). micro switch 3 positions.
Mine is sunburst with a rosewood handle.

UTILIZATION

It's a Start: The grip is excellent ...

SOUNDS

The sound of strats, with the microphones that US taient up on that SERIES

OVERALL OPINION

Trs good guitar, which has a incovnient: that of being labeled "squier" who has not had a production of this quality then ...

Start 'japanese squier, red (a bit flashy, but ...), 80's requires a Fender floating tremolo, rosewood fingerboard ... Special mention to vibrato seen anywhere that allows strings through the body and have the benefits of Floyd. Too bad Fender did not continue their production ... The rest is a Start '!

UTILIZATION

Excellent race, very fast, very enjoyable. Rosewood is may be of lesser quality than some US but quite reasonable. The weight is reasonable. Level finishing, wood quality, etc. ... is as usual 'is better than the Mexican fender without hesitation ... To say it's better than a US should not abuse either. In fact, squier fender and Japan, it's really the same quality construction and finishes the same, to believe that they just change the logo ...

SOUNDS

I play mostly rock with this guitar. It is equipped with Lace Sensor, enabling it to manage a variety of effects and have a "big sound". It sounds great, even if the original pickups were not terrible ... But I do not really like the pickups that Fender puts on most of its strata '. (Lack of consistency, definition ...)
The sound is there, it's a good guitar that faithfully reproduces what is expected of a stratocaster.

OVERALL OPINION

The big advantage of this guitar is its unbeatable value for money. A very good guitar for the custom becaufe the violin and finish are quality.

Be careful because I have previously owned a Squier Japan in 1993 and it was not the same thing ... If you cross the road to a JV, please, it is a sacrilege not to buy it. The series E (mine so) are of great guitars.

For other squier ... I'm not so convinced, it depends on the price of the model ...