Price Paid for Squier Early 1980's Japanese strat:
$150 USDDescription of Squier Early 1980's Japanese strat:
Maple body, rosewood fingerboard, after market DiMarzio humbucker at the bridge with push/pull knob that selects series/parallel, after market string trees to replace single locking tremelo/Squier Early 1980's Japanese strat Tone Rating:
8/10Comments about Squier Early 1980's Japanese strat Tone:
Tone is amazing, comparable to a modern entry level american strat, but with much more character. The humbucker is pretty much useless, due to the lack of a tone control, but when ran as a single coil, it somewhat imitates a strat bridge pickup. Since this setup is aftermarket, this shouldn't be a concern. The pickups are a little cold, so I moved them up, and now it screams through my mesa boogie lonestarSquier Early 1980's Japanese strat Quality Rating:
7/10Comments about Squier Early 1980's Japanese strat Quality:
Will take anything you throw at it. Extremely durable. I bought it in 2001 with various dents, but not a single scratch. It has hit the ground on several occasions with out sustaining visible damage. The stock tremelo system is terrible, and will not stay in tune for any period of time. When replaced with string trees, tuning is very stable for a strat. When I bought it it was twenty years old, so it is not a fault that it need it's switch re-soldered and a re-fret.Squier Early 1980's Japanese strat Overall Rating:
7/10Squier Early 1980's Japanese strat Pros:
Great tone and vibe. Because it is a squier, people assume it will be terrible, so even though it's not, they are cheap if you can find oneSquier Early 1980's Japanese strat Cons:
Needs some work to be ready to take onstage, i.e., replacing locking tremelo with string trees, and whatever mechanical issues it has.Submitted by: Neil Bunker
Playing Experience: three to five years
Musical Tastes: alternative, blues, classic rock, jazz
