What kind of Squier Strat is this?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:48 am

Not a super amazing thread but I think this looks pretty nice. $82 at the moment...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0201543380

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:51 am

Looks like a "fat strat" from a few years back. They had the walnut stain on the tele for a while, I'm just guessing this is from the same era.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:11 am

yea, that walnut stain is ace lookin. Very 70s. so I guess this is one of the "Deluxe" models? it has most of the features of the current ones. those pickups (staggered poles?) are intriguing.....

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:22 am

looks like the early 2k's affinity deluxe. i had one with a mint guard and mexi pups, but it was chinese! i loved it, but the neck was too 50's for me. great guitar.

EDIT: checked out pics. clearly an indonesian standard. odd one too, check out how the fretboard extends over the pg. i bet it plays real nice. neck looks mexican almost.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:03 am

A lot of 22 fret Squier standards have a fretboard that extends over the pickguard. I had a Squier Standard Tele awhile back to muck around on, and when I bought it I also bought a Fender pickguard and the guy said "oh, that won't work... see how the gap between the neck pickup and pocket is different? This pickguard is for a 21 fret neck."
Looking at it carefully (didn't wanna be a smartass cuz he's a nice dude, generally knows his Fenders and doesn't spout bullshit to make a sale ever... note he was actually talking himself out of a pickguard sale) I said, "isn't the end of the fingerboard an extension?" and he went "naw", I bought it anyway and I was right.
They do a good job with the fit, there was no gap and I don't blame dude for not noticing.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:14 am

love the neck on my affinity squire [also indo]
can't speak too highly for the agathis body though, yuck
HOWEVER i would totally rock this guitar if it had a maple neck and alder body

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:15 am

I think most 22 fret necks are like that. I'm pretty sure that's how the american standards are.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:36 am

Haze wrote:HOWEVER i would totally rock this guitar if it had a maple neck and alder body

yep still gay

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:37 am

you love maple necks too, you just don't like a maple fretboard!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:00 am

shit sorry, read too fast. just wanted to call you gay. damnit, you win. i do love maple necks. HAET MAPEL FRETS THO

kadium · Post by **kadium** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:21 pm

hss squire i had one and it blew ass.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:24 pm

hahaha, that's a funny image to me. Liek someone who likes farting so much they have air puffed up their butt just so they can shoot it out.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:28 pm

aen wrote:hahaha, that's a funny image to me. Liek someone who likes farting so much they have air puffed up their butt just so they can shoot it out.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:40 pm

Best job ever?