What´s the most desirable Squier?

[JuliánFernández]

Hi guys... I hearded a lot of people -over the years- talking really good about old Fender Squiers...

What model should i be looking for?
80s JV, any MIJ or something else?

Thanks!

(btw, i´m a drummer, so i don´t want -or need- to spend 1K on a axe... i just want a good instrument to record stuff at my studio...)

[starbuck26]

there is none.

[Flamin Lip]

80's MIJ!!!!

[MatchBookNotes]

isn't what feels right playing the most desirable?

I've yet to have issues with my 2000's Cyclone... other than the wires in the back of the tremolo home being covered in like gauss.

[kojdogg]

i'm pretty sure it would be the protone aka pro tone series of strats and teles from what i've heard/read. i've never used one, but they are supposed to be made with better materials and qc.
other people may feel differently.

[zed32]

it's a trick question!

[SHEPPARDB.]

I would've never guessed that you were a drummer.

[Guitarer]

80's MIJ, fershure.

[Guitarer]

Originally Posted by starbuck26

there is none.

Actually, back in the 80's, Squier was quite a reputable brand.

[MK-Ultra]

First time I've ever seen 'desirable' and 'Squier' in the same sentence...

[andydeedpoll]

when i was buying my first (and only guitar) i only had about £200 to spend. i tried out the most expensive squiers (just in my budget) and then the bottom range fenders which were out of my budget, and on a blind test, i certainly prefered the Squire, and to me it felt like the more expensive guitar with an action i preferred to the others. *shrugs* maybe that's just me being wierd, but i've played other cheap fenders since (i once broke a string mid gig, and someone was kind enough to lend me their MIM standard telecaster, and i couldn't wait to get my own guitar back, so i still reckon a good, slightly higher range squire stands up to a bottom end, badly made fender

that was a bit wordy, sorry

my guitars a - http://www.squierguitars.com/product...tno=0327502506

right now, i think i've got more pressing issues with gear than upgrading my guitar, though i think soon i might have out grown it, and need something a bit better, i'll try and keep this one too.

Andrew.

[legionserial]

I think desirable is the wrong word.

[ch2os7]

I own an 80's MIJ Squier Strat and it plays and sounds just fine. Not better than a MIA Strat but it is a good playing good sounding guitar. It is kind of heavy but it's a keeper!

[Elton Bear]

I've got a '96 Chinese Strat, just a Standard as far as I know, and it kicks the ass of any of the entry-level Fenders I've heard/played!

[Nicole_Rose]

in '94 i bought a japanese squier strat for 900 dollars. i overpaid a little, but it was a pretty good guitar. it looked like a strat except it had a floyd rose tremolo system on it and a humbucker in the bridge pick up position. i think that when they first came out they tried to produce nice guitars and had started succeeding. i don't know what happened to make them what they are today.

[cusebassman]

I didn't realise they were ever anythingg but shit cheap guitars. Huh.

I think the best Squire isn't a Squire at all - its a 1931 resonator that cost waaay too much money that my brother recently purchased

http://www.umanovguitars.com/store/d...0&path=600,660

I think what gets me the most about it, is that I know he'll play it twice, and that's it. Seems like a waste.

And, end rant - back to topic.

[COOLCAT]

George Harrisons Squier fetched $30K... a bit much for my checkbook.
Being a BEatle guitar might of had something to do with the price?

[Horsedoc]

Originally Posted by cusebassman

I didn't realise they were ever anythingg but shit cheap guitars. Huh.

I think the best Squire isn't a Squire at all - its a 1931 resonator that cost waaay too much money that my brother recently purchased

http://www.umanovguitars.com/store/d...0&path=600,660

I think what gets me the most about it, is that I know he'll play it twice, and that's it. Seems like a waste.

And, end rant - back to topic.

Plus he paid way too much for that model.

Desirable Squire is an oxymoron.

[chazba]

I had a MIK with EMG ssh setup. Absolutely the best maple/maple neck ever. Shoulda kept it but I had to lighten the load.


chazba

[gvarko]

Squire 51's are underated and a blank canvas for upgrades. It's like the best of a strat & tele rolled into one..

[kid klash]

Originally Posted by gvarko

Squire 51's are underated and a blank canvas for upgrades. It's like the best of a strat & tele rolled into one..

Yeah, if you're looking for a good, low cost "Fender" for your home studio, I'd look for a Squier 51. They're made in Indonesia, but it's a good playing, good sounding guitar. It's also the most popular Squier ever made. Guitar Center blew them out last month for $69.99; they came out originally at $129.99.

[Unsprung]

For me, the most desirable Squier would be the one (or two or three, in my case) that feels, plays and sounds good on the "test drive." Even if you're just looking for a "blank canvas," to do some experimentation aimed at finding your own "Tele sound" or "Strat sound," it still comes down to how it feels, plays and sounds. It's better to have all three of those going for it, than "trying to polish a turd that's still gonna look (sound) like a turd."

Matt

[cusebassman]

Originally Posted by Horsedoc

Plus he paid way too much for that model.

Desirable Squire is an oxymoron.

Reaaally... well, that just makes the story all that much worse.

If you know much about guitar pricing, woulda ya mind looking at the cost of the new Taylors and see if they are grossly overpriced? I don't buy new guits all that often, and the Taylor prices fluctuate... but in the next year Im lookin to buy a 700+ series, and thought this place might be a good one to try some out in.

[kid klash]

Got some eye candy for you...

[Guitarer]

Originally Posted by kid klash

Got some eye candy for you...

Yeah, the 51's were great guitars. It's too bad they discontinued them. I may have to try to find one or two up and do some vintage paintjobs like that.