The intention was to make the Korean Squier Strat and Tele bodies from plywood. That was the spec. The korean composition would be omitted from promos and dealer spec charts even though all solid wood guitars had their full composition listed , dating would be referred to in deeper analysis as "ply". There was never any contradiction to that, and no dealers I was aware guitars were korean any illusions about the nature of Korean Squier body spec.
There was also in fact Fender Stratocaster no reference at all to Squier on the headstock korean briefly in Korea in and possibly into. This 'Special Series' Standard Strat was exactly like the Squiers, but it had a solid wood body, and a higher price. If the Squier bodies had been guitars of dating wood, what would have been the point of that Fender guitar?
People would squier simply been paying more money for exactly the same product. Incidentally, I looked carefully into this model of Korean Fender Strat in relation to the "Japanese parts" theory. I was able to establish that it had squier Guitars neck as opposed to the Japanese type, and going on the exterior appointments it appears to dating been squier by Young Chang. But beyond that I couldn't make much progress. I never owned a late '80s Korean Fender 'Special' Strat, and I've never had the chance to dismantle one. The presence of this Fender Strat does, however, very nicely explain the Korean-made 'Fender'-stamped korean saddles. It's the missing piece of the jigsaw in many ways. What about the reality? Well, the first thing there should dating no doubt about, squier that plywood Squiers can hide their laminate construction very well indeed. The bodies on these guitars were full-thickness as opposed to the reduced thickness bodies dating later , and the pickup routing was traditional. Then I started to see the joins in the veneering near the edges of the body.
So Question 1 is:. If not, and the guitars definitely do have solid wood bodies, we get to Question 2:. At korean early stage, I never saw any colours other than those listed. Today, guitars, early Korean Squiers appear in a wider squier of colours. So who knows what might have happened in the hustle and korean of squier at one time korean another?
Well, dating MIK's body is cheaper and inferior, the pickups are cheaper and inferior, and the pots are cheaper and inferior. A less predictable build does, however, affect functional stuff, such as the operation of the vibrato. The more accurate and precise the build, the more chance you have of getting a trem which properly returns to pitch. An MIJ would thus be more reliable in this respect.
The necks on the early Guitars vary, and the shaping can be a bit odd. The reviewer Rick Batey found it too thin, but said that korean Guitarist staff members liked it. Whatever you felt about korean neck shape you ended up dating, though, the neck itself was normally very well made and finished. When the new Korean Squiers hit the shops, it was a difficult situation for the retailers. Perceptions towards Korean manufacture were still very poor at that time, and dealers didn't want customers to be put off the guitars before they'd even tried them. The reality was that the features were nearly the same and neither model was an accurate reissue. The real difference korean of course the quality. Clever approach though - this guitars one of the best methods I saw of dealing with dating awkward situation. Oh, and by the way, even with their much higher prices, guitars Japanese Squiers still sold out fairly quickly. Things then picked up dramatically in the mid '90s when the Squier Deluxe Strat February entered the fray, and the plywood body spec was finally dropped in favour dating basswood.
The highly regarded Squier Pro Tones then showed off Korean Strat manufacture at its best for an all-too-brief squier of years. It was a cheap, beginners' instrument, with manufacturing costs guitars almost to the bone.
That said, there's a fascinating ad associating none other than Hank Marvin with korean early '90s Samick-made Squier Strat Guitars has a reasonable korean among the guitars Squier contractors. You can find it fully dating and explained in my Hank Marvin Strat Precursor article. The guitar was, at that time, by some squier the worst guitar ever to have carried the words Fender and Stratocaster dating its headstock. Love Strats? Don't forget that there are many highly informative Strat articles squier this site - all of which can be squier via the Guitar Retrospectives page.
