Hat's off to you Squier!

[funkbass88]

I love my CV 60s Jazz. It sounds pretty darn good for being so cheap!

 

[MRuss]

Are they made in the Cortek factory in Korea?

depends on the series and model

Some are made in indonesia, some in china, and some in korea. My squier jazz is from Indonesia

 

[62bass]

BTW, some of you older guys may recall that the first generation of Squires that came out of Japan in the 80s were excellent. There were only the J & P basses and Strat & Tele guitars. All were bassed on US 70s model Fenders. This was pre-American Standard Fender. Some commented that the Squires were better than the domestic models at less than half the price. However, soon Fender started cleaning up there domestic act and sadly the Squires quality control dived.

I remember trying a P and a J in a store when these first came out in the early 80s. They were very good. The P I tried was a dead ringer for my 62 P as far as the neck and the sound. It didn't feel like a 70s P at all though. They were indeed better than the Fenders out at that time. I should have bought it. It was half the price of a Fender at that time.

I recently bought a Classic Vibe 50s P and I'm very pleased. Quality is excellent. It looks great. The hardware does the job even though it doesn't look as classy as the over $1000 Fenders. The pickup even sounds good. For most people it's ready to take to a gig. I did drop $100 into a custom wound pickup for mine, put on Thomastic flats and did a simple set up. Some might want to upgrade the bridge and tuners, but actually, it doesn't need it. I haven't touched my Fender since. I had been looking at getting a Highway One P but after this, I don't want one. They've gone up to over $1000 Canadian now.

I got my Squier for $299 Canadian.