NGD Fender Squier

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walterh

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Got this off of Craigslist yesterday. Not sure of the year, but it might be a 2005 Squier Standard Series. Got it for 80 bucks with a gig bag. I've never owned anything like a strat before, and i am really impressed. I just love the finish, but I don't know the name of the color. I have one question. The saddle adjustment screws (to lower the action), they seem to stick up too far out of the saddle. (I still don't have the action low enough.) Can I replace those with some shorter ones? They seem like they are too long. It is really aggrevating on the palm. Anyway here it is!!!!
 
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You can use shorter screws, or grind the current ones down (the bottom, not the top).

Nice score for $80.
 
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The body LOOKS like mahogany but I highly doubt it is. Never heard of a mahogany Squier. Being "heavy", it probably isn't agathis. My alder Squier is a tad heavier than some alder American Fenders I've played. Some Asian woods contain more moisture and feel heavier.

As far as the bridge goes, I dumped my Squier bridge and went with a Wilkinson on eBay for less than $30 shipped, direct from manufacturer. All-steel saddles and block, push-in arm and staggered string holes for easier intonation and improved break-angle. Also, they have short screws that never protrude beyond the saddle. That upgrade alone will improve the tone and feel immensely.

Good score, man!
 
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Nice looking guitar, has a real 70's vibe to it. The colour is what Fender call Walnut I think although it looks lighter than the sample picture on the Fender website. It looks a lot like the colour of the Elvis Costello Jazzmaster.
 
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That's a really nice guitar, man. Congratulations! :beerchug:
 
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IanBallard said:
The body LOOKS like mahogany but I highly doubt it is. Never heard of a mahogany Squier. Being "heavy", it probably isn't agathis. My alder Squier is a tad heavier than some alder American Fenders I've played. Some Asian woods contain more moisture and feel heavier.

As far as the bridge goes, I dumped my Squier bridge and went with a Wilkinson on eBay for less than $30 shipped, direct from manufacturer. All-steel saddles and block, push-in arm and staggered string holes for easier intonation and improved break-angle. Also, they have short screws that never protrude beyond the saddle. That upgrade alone will improve the tone and feel immensely.

Good score, man!
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Do you have a link for that??????????
 
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+1 for the finish colour being called Walnut - like the Seventies finish offered by CBS/Fender.

+1 for grinding the bottom ends off the saddle height adjustment screws. Alternatively, invest in GraphTech String Saver saddles.

The guitar is Crafted In Indonesia. Agathis is the most likely body timber. (My Squier VM Tele Custom II is similarly weighty.)

Oh, yes. Congratulations on being able to spell Squier correctly. Some people seem to find this surprisingly difficult - even though it appears on the headstock decal. Enjoy your purchase.
 
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Powdered Toast Man said:
What's a "Fender Squier"?

I'd like to try out the Gibson Epiphone sometime.
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Fender doesn't hide it's name when marketing it's lower-end instruments like Gibson does. In my experience, "Squier by Fender" guitars are closer to real Fenders, than Epiphones are to Gibsons, quality-wise. Of course, it's really just a matter of semantics. Squier basses are absolutely great, pro-quality stuff that might only need a pickup swap.
 
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+1 for Graphtec saddles I meant to suggest that originally.

Fender realigned the Squier brand in the early zeros moving it away from just being budget reproductions of the main brand. In that way it is closer to PRS' SE than Gibson's Epiphone brand. There are some pretty nice guitars in the range, like this one which for $80 is a real find.
 
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John_L said:
+1 for Graphtec saddles I meant to suggest that originally.

Fender realigned the Squier brand in the early zeros moving it away from just being budget reproductions of the main brand. In that way it is closer to PRS' SE than Gibson's Epiphone brand. There are some pretty nice guitars in the range, like this one which for $80 is a real find.
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Yeah, I totally agree. I wish they'd move away from cheap woods like agathis and plywood on certain models and just stick with alder and ash though. You can fix pickups, bad hardware, etc, but you can't fix the body wood tone. My Squier is alder but is 1/4" thinner than a standard Strat body, but it actually is VERY resonant and acoustically loud... kinda similar to why SG's have a distinctively magical tone for a thin guitar. But as I said, the Squier basses are FOR REAL and I've seen a few prominent pros using them live, like Mike Watt for example.
 
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