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coolio, I didn't know there was such a thing, I just though it was first year tele then strat shapes thereafter

Stuart wrote:coolio, I didn't know there was such a thing, I just though it was first year tele then strat shapes thereafter

I think the most fun Squiers are the attempts at genre-specific FOTM versions of Fenders.

Stuart, in the first couple of years - 81/82, they had the tele shape body, metal pickguard etc which is what you have designed by john page and i believe they were originally all usa parts assembled in asia (korea?) but the quality control wasn't good so they returned production to the usa, and "made in the usa" appeared on the headstock decal.The necks were rumoured to be late '60's usa tele necks - they certailnly are great necks - the one on mine is superb to play.
For some reason they then changed the shape to the strat shape (but slightly smaller) still with the tele neck and various pickup configurations.From what i can gather production changed to japan mid '80's and they were then badged up as squier bullets still with the tele neck which then changed the strat shape neck, but sometime inbetween they produced the one stevepirates has.I think in the late '80's you could get MIJ and MIK squier Bullets.

I don't have the red one anymore in the pic, but i don't think i'de ever get rid of the cream one - it's just too nice to play.

Thanks Ploppy, I sort of knew that history but not that any of the squire ones had been tele shaped.

Stuart wrote:Cur that explanation was amazing, sorry for not thanking you at the time, it was really helpful and I'm really happy with the way colour has gone on.

So here are a couple of pictures...

Yes yes yes....... do a orange. Everyone do a orange guitar.

Bullets are so cool. Great color choice also!

cur wrote: do a orange.

loved it

cur wrote:do an orange

We speak Shortscale around these parts, mistahhhh.

Doog wrote:

cur wrote:do an orange

We speak Shortscale around these parts, mistahhhh.

Wouldn't a orange be better? An orange is what they sell at an grocery store. A orange is an guitar of legends.

StevePirates wrote:

Doog wrote:

cur wrote:do an orange

We speak Shortscale around these parts, mistahhhh.

Wouldn't a orange be better? An orange is what they sell at an grocery store. A orange is an guitar of legends.

An, ALWAYS an here!

your all correct

For example a guitar has a hole this huge, cant You fill it with some wood paste (thats what she said), or I dont know ?.. (there are these pastes they put in wood floors,to fill the holes).
Or that would be just plain simple.
Cause I have a friend with something similar done to his guitar.

The color is nice !

cur wrote:you're all correct

+1

izodiak wrote:For example a guitar has a hole this huge, cant You fill it with some wood paste (thats what she said), or I dont know ?.. (there are these pastes they put in wood floors,to fill the holes).
Or that would be just plain simple.
Cause I have a friend with something similar done to his guitar.

The color is nice !

Your "friend" can best fix the guitar by glueing in a piece of wood that is cut close, but it does not have to be perfect. Then your "friend" could use an auto body filler product, such as Bondo, to fill in the cracks and nooks. Your "friend" can then sand the Bondo flush with the body of the guitar. Bondo is often used by woodworker for this type of repair. Joey and others have used it with great success on guitars (see two faced Mustang). Shortscalers that have actually used Bondo for woodworking repair can chime and correct me if I am wrong.

My "friend" is really thankful for the info.. : D


(he bought a strange super light, like cardboard no name telecaster, and it has some strange butchering done inside it..he wants to add some weight,
I suppose for some weight)

It is done and those GFS pickups sound mega. The finish is a bit poor, mainly due to by brother getting a load of brick dust in one of the coats of clear, I should have stripped in back to nothing but I couldn't bring my self to do it. That said the main factor in delaying this project was not being able to find nuts to fit the screws that came with the pickups, in fact I never did.


But Nice to play and sounds lovely. Thanks to all the shortscalers that played a part in it, Cooter for the guard, GreenKnees for the neck, Ploppy I think helped out with some measurements when the guard was getting made, Cur with some info on grain filler that doesn't seem to be in an easy form anywhere else on the inter nets and anyone else that pitched in. It was a team effort!

This guy is repairing a REAL 57 Strat. I think his big patch looks pretty good, but the trem patch looks like the wrong kind of wood. For something that valuable, I would comb several boards to match.

I am doing something similar to this on a much smaller scale (of course) to restore a 70s strat that had a Kahler trem. I understand people's desire to stay in tune, but the hardware is like something out of a dentist's chair. I may have to learn to rout.



You Tube only has videos of putting them in. This guy pretty much bungles the job.
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Stuart wrote:

I've only just seen this, looks hot! Well done

got any better pictures?

I missed this too. Looks great. Wonderful.