bloodswords
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just checking if there are any Japanese Strat owners here- which model(s) do you own?. getting mine in like 12hrs time :fingersx:
MIJ Strat- any owners here?
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kmcguitars
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84' SQ Series Squier (72' Style large headstock,Bullet rod, 3 bolt)
84' SQ Series Squier (72' Style large headstock,Bullet rod, 3 bolt)
bloodswords
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cool- i recently have the thing for large headstocks as well...
cool- i recently have the thing for large headstocks as well...
Jeroen
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'84-'87 Squier E-series Strat (don't know the exact year, but guitars with a serial number starting with an E were made during that period), lefthanded. 3-piece alder body in Olympic White, '60's neck with rosewood board and truss rod adjustment at the heel, all stock. It's the guitar I play the most, the neck is just fabulous. No new MIM/MIA Strat I've had the pleasure to play could mimic that feel (although I off course must admit I have never played an American Vintage series Strat or Custom Shop Strat). Great little guitar, especially for what it cost me (175 Euros, including a gigbag and a leather strap). You can't even get a new Squier Affinity Strat for that price, here.
'84-'87 Squier E-series Strat (don't know the exact year, but guitars with a serial number starting with an E were made during that period), lefthanded. 3-piece alder body in Olympic White, '60's neck with rosewood board and truss rod adjustment at the heel, all stock. It's the guitar I play the most, the neck is just fabulous. No new MIM/MIA Strat I've had the pleasure to play could mimic that feel (although I off course must admit I have never played an American Vintage series Strat or Custom Shop Strat). Great little guitar, especially for what it cost me (175 Euros, including a gigbag and a leather strap). You can't even get a new Squier Affinity Strat for that price, here.
midnite_man
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I have a 60's reissue MIJ Strat, and it's a great guitar. Many have said and wrote that MIJ guitars are better constructed than ones right here in the states but I'm sure there are good ones and bad ones just like any line of guitar. Well-built with an alder body and rosewood neck, mine could use a re-fret or at least a dressing but it still plays and sounds sweet. Although I swapped out the pickups for Seymour Duncan's, the stock s.c.'s that the Japanese factory used actually are pretty good sounding. I like my SD's in it better though.
I don't see too many around much these days, which may be a testimony to how well they were made. Mine's a keeper.
About the headstock size: the headstock on my MIJ axe is the same size as my '01 Anerican Strat. I believe the 70's models had the bigger headstock.
....Bob
I have a 60's reissue MIJ Strat, and it's a great guitar. Many have said and wrote that MIJ guitars are better constructed than ones right here in the states but I'm sure there are good ones and bad ones just like any line of guitar. Well-built with an alder body and rosewood neck, mine could use a re-fret or at least a dressing but it still plays and sounds sweet. Although I swapped out the pickups for Seymour Duncan's, the stock s.c.'s that the Japanese factory used actually are pretty good sounding. I like my SD's in it better though.
I don't see too many around much these days, which may be a testimony to how well they were made. Mine's a keeper.
About the headstock size: the headstock on my MIJ axe is the same size as my '01 Anerican Strat. I believe the 70's models had the bigger headstock.
....Bob
frankfalbo
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I've got a MIJ '83 Ibanez Roadstar Strat. It's the identical neck as the Fenders from that era, and it smokes. The body is Alder I believe (haven't checked) and the bridge on it is totally cool. It strings from the top, but near the bridge pickup. The strings go in "backwards" and loop around like a wraparound LP. So all the pressure is forward, and it has two huge studs and anchors. So when blocked, the attack and sustain is that of a wraparound LP. Kind of a wierd combination. But I love the guitar. And on those 80's Japanese strats, it's all about the neck. It's totally vintage, and very well made. It's hard to go wrong with a Japanese Strat IMO, although in the mid 90's when the Yen was really high against the dollar, I saw some Japanese Fenders that seemed a little compromised, and they did succumb to the "some were good, some were bad" accusations. But it wasn't so much the guitars were bad altogether, moreso it was fit and finish issues, and the fret dressing suffered. All stuff you could address afterwards.
I've got a MIJ '83 Ibanez Roadstar Strat. It's the identical neck as the Fenders from that era, and it smokes. The body is Alder I believe (haven't checked) and the bridge on it is totally cool. It strings from the top, but near the bridge pickup. The strings go in "backwards" and loop around like a wraparound LP. So all the pressure is forward, and it has two huge studs and anchors. So when blocked, the attack and sustain is that of a wraparound LP. Kind of a wierd combination. But I love the guitar. And on those 80's Japanese strats, it's all about the neck. It's totally vintage, and very well made. It's hard to go wrong with a Japanese Strat IMO, although in the mid 90's when the Yen was really high against the dollar, I saw some Japanese Fenders that seemed a little compromised, and they did succumb to the "some were good, some were bad" accusations. But it wasn't so much the guitars were bad altogether, moreso it was fit and finish issues, and the fret dressing suffered. All stuff you could address afterwards.
Re: MIJ Strat- any owners here?
Hi there
Call me voode and I'm new here...
I've got a 70s reissue MIJ with maple neck, swapped the bridge pickup with a sd hotrail. Awesome feel and tone:smokin: . The stock pick up ain't that good though. I heard that MIJs are now limited to Japanese market only ..is it true?
cheers:smokin:
Hi there
Call me voode and I'm new here...
I've got a 70s reissue MIJ with maple neck, swapped the bridge pickup with a sd hotrail. Awesome feel and tone:smokin: . The stock pick up ain't that good though. I heard that MIJs are now limited to Japanese market only ..is it true?
cheers:smokin:
Benjy_26
25's Nemesis
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I have a 62 RI with the (I beleive) foto flame body. I currently have a set of MM/SD Albert Lee sig pickups in it. they are very similar to a APS-2/APS-2/Twangbanger set, but are underwound and sprinkled with fairy dust by the good folks at the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop.
I have a 62 RI with the (I beleive) foto flame body. I currently have a set of MM/SD Albert Lee sig pickups in it. they are very similar to a APS-2/APS-2/Twangbanger set, but are underwound and sprinkled with fairy dust by the good folks at the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop.
L
Lewguitar
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Most of my Strats are Squire E series Strats from the 80's. They're my faves!
Lew
Most of my Strats are Squire E series Strats from the 80's. They're my faves!
Lew
ErikH
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MIJ Strats are nice. I've played the 50's and 60's reissues that were out in the 90's and played some Squiers from the 80's, most recently Lew's. They feel comfortable, sound really good, balance well. They're really good guitars. Definitely worth looking in to.
MIJ Strats are nice. I've played the 50's and 60's reissues that were out in the 90's and played some Squiers from the 80's, most recently Lew's. They feel comfortable, sound really good, balance well. They're really good guitars. Definitely worth looking in to.
ErikH
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Here's the dating codes for Japanese Fenders.
http://www.fender.com/support/dating/japanese_dating.php
That's just the year or years. But what's significant about these is that they were made at a time when Fender had no US facility. There weren't any USA Made guitars within that time frame. Not the entire 3-4 years the "E" series Squires were made, but for couple of them. With that being the case, the quality across the entire line had to be upped to continue selling guitars so that when the new American Standards were introduced, people would buy them.PoorMan said:
Here's the dating codes for Japanese Fenders.
http://www.fender.com/support/dating/japanese_dating.php
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
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I have an 87 E series MIJ Fender, lefty 67 reissue...big headm maple cap neck, 4 bolt neck 3 colour burst. Amazing guitar after new electronics. love it!
I have an 87 E series MIJ Fender, lefty 67 reissue...big headm maple cap neck, 4 bolt neck 3 colour burst. Amazing guitar after new electronics. love it!
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
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MIJ 62 Custom Tele with the binding,rosewood neck....Great guitar! Updated wiring,CTS pots,and CS Nocaster Fender pickups..One of these days I'll go Duncans though..
MIJ 62 Custom Tele with the binding,rosewood neck....Great guitar! Updated wiring,CTS pots,and CS Nocaster Fender pickups..One of these days I'll go Duncans though..
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viewaskew2k5
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MIJ 83/87 ( Body/neck kicks the crap out of any new MIA strat ) and a 72 MIJ tele custome. Same thing again. Ol keef ' i just got fluid from my brain drained, and smoked it' richards
MIJ 83/87 ( Body/neck kicks the crap out of any new MIA strat ) and a 72 MIJ tele custome. Same thing again. Ol keef ' i just got fluid from my brain drained, and smoked it' richards
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Lewguitar
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That's the ticket: new electronics. The guitars are wonderfully made...they just need DUNCANS to make 'em the equal of any USA made Strat.
I play my MIJ Squires all the time and rarely play my '63 Strat.
If I put some Duncans with a strong bridge pickup in my '63, I'd play it more often.
I like modern Strat pickup sets better than vintage Strat pickup sets.
Lew
the guy who invented fire said:
That's the ticket: new electronics. The guitars are wonderfully made...they just need DUNCANS to make 'em the equal of any USA made Strat.
I play my MIJ Squires all the time and rarely play my '63 Strat.
If I put some Duncans with a strong bridge pickup in my '63, I'd play it more often.
I like modern Strat pickup sets better than vintage Strat pickup sets.
Lew