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Here's my latest acquisition, a 1983 Japanese made SQ series Strat, nice vintage 7'25" radius and factory Alnico pickups.

71Smallbox wrote:Here's my latest acquisition, a 1983 Japanese made SQ series Strat, nice vintage 7'25" radius and factory Alnico pickups.

Very very cool.

Yep, lovely guitar. Welcome to the forum.

benecol wrote:Yep, lovely guitar. Welcome to the forum.

Thanks! Cream strats are my favorite strat color.

super cool. love SQ series squiers.

71Smallbox wrote:Here's my latest acquisition, a 1983 Japanese made SQ series Strat, nice vintage 7'25" radius and factory Alnico pickups.

That looks AMAZO!! I bever seem to be in the right place/time for a good Japanese Strat.

Fuxake that's purdy.

Thomas wrote:

71Smallbox wrote:Here's my latest acquisition, a 1983 Japanese made SQ series Strat, nice vintage 7'25" radius and factory Alnico pickups.

That looks AMAZO!! I never seem to be in the right place/time for a good Japanese Strat.

There's a guy I met at the Open mic night in Swansea who has 4 and didn't pay over £100 for any of them on eBay. That said, the one he had with him had a horrible power-sander relic job even if it sounded good and played well.

Wow, I guess if I'm meant to find one I will. There was a dude selling a 62ri neck on evilbay last week.I made him an offer but he refused it. He was asking too much though. Another £50 and you could get a complete Japanese strat.

It's a shame too cos it was local, on the other hand I spent the money on Mages MM neck so it worked out for the best.

I love SQ Japanese series as I'm fond of 70s Strats.
Some guys don't like big headstocks, but me likes .
This particular white specimen is awesome .

dkoor wrote:I love SQ Japanese series as I'm fond of 70s Strats.
Some guys don't like big headstocks, but me likes .
This particular white specimen is awesome .

Thanks, at first I was slightly hesitant about it because of the wear on the fretboard, but now I think it adds character, and is a testament to the fact that this guitar plays and sounds so well, it got played to fuck.
I love Fenders with BIG headstocks, I only have ones that have that feature, Jag, JM and this one.

71Smallbox wrote:Here's my latest acquisition, a 1983 Japanese made SQ series Strat, nice vintage 7'25" radius and factory Alnico pickups.

Amazing guitar! I'm restoring/building one right now.

71Smallbox wrote:

dkoor wrote:I love SQ Japanese series as I'm fond of 70s Strats.
Some guys don't like big headstocks, but me likes .
This particular white specimen is awesome .

Thanks, at first I was slightly hesitant about it because of the wear on the fretboard, but now I think it adds character, and is a testament to the fact that this guitar plays and sounds so well, it got played to fuck.
I love Fenders with BIG headstocks, I only have ones that have that feature, Jag, JM and this one.

I have visually similar model AVRI 70s in sunburst with maple neck.
I think that SQ has similar finish to my axe it's urethane or poly (?).
And of course when that wears off that maple with darken, but IMHO it doesn't hurt the looks, like you said it adds to the character.
And of course for it to happen naturally that axe must have been played A LOT .

All in all, I have a sweet spot for these axes... I thought to get myself MiJ RI72 Strat or SQ series but lately I figured that my GAS for offset and good tube amp is bigger.

it may be urethane, its def not as thick as the poly on my MIJ Jazzmaster.

that SQ is delicious, i'd love one of those. good purchase.