Ive got this squier strat from a mate, actually had it for a while stashed away in the house. Experienced Tone Seeker Posts: 3.348 Joined: 4-November 11 From: Scotland. The listing has ended | (26 Sep, 2021 20:00:50 BST) Current bid: £2.20 shipping. 1991 Korean Squier by Fender Stratocaster, Samick, MIK, White.
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It is interesting to note that the serial numbers of the guitars of the '80s released by the Samick factory was Sxxxxxx, whose first number usually indicated the year of production. In 1987 Fender started the production of new Squiers, which until now have been made only in Japan, in Korea, at first in the Samick, Young Chang and Sung-Eum factories.
VMS1 said: ↑ Hi guys Found a E9 Serial Korean strat,but when I do a serial number search its saying MIJ any ideas. Totally Squiered, mduganjr, SquierTap and 2 others like this. Found a E9 Serial Korean strat,but when I do a serial number search its saying MIJ any ideas VMS1, Aug 9, 2020. It seemed to be well built though and the neck was nice enough. I once did a setup on one that belonged to a friend but it was really wrecked so it wasn't perhaps a fair representation.
Samick Valley Arts Pro Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Pink) Bryan Lake, #1. The black logo models were built between 19 with serial numbers. They are the lowest quality of all the MIK models. Korean models with an all-black headstock logo will always have a thin laminated body. Below is information to help identify and determine the quality of these models. In the late 80's and 90's Squiers were built in Korea. From the start, these new Korean Squier Strats were a drastic cost-cutting exercise for Fender, whose £299 (RRP) Squier MIJ Strat had found itself constantly outsold in the UK, not only by the more expensive Fender Stratocaster, but also by sub-£200 guitars like the Westone Spectrum and, most seriously, a market-busting, Korean, plywood-bodied humdinger called the Marlin Sidewinder. Eventually, those models began to struggle against their own more expensive Fenders and cheaper alternatives like the Marlin Sidewinder (made by Samick. It was reactivated in 1982 as a budget brand, and models were originally made in Japan by Fujigen Gakki. Squier is a brand that was originally created in 1890, bought by Fender Musical Instrument Corporation in 1965 and became defunct by 1975. Consequently, for market logic, the Squier brand had become exclusively Korean since 1988 The Squier Standard Stratocaster, with the plywood body, had a very competitive price, unlike previous Fenders.