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NBD— vintage Squier content
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It's almost 2020. Would you have thought a 1975 fender was vintage in the year 2000?
Hi cataract
Yep! CN3XX XXX => C = Cor- Tek (Cort factory) N = Nineties 3 = 93
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Wise
They don't call him wise, for nothing...
... I do, but they don't.
Guess I never thought about it like that. It might also just be a "Golden age" thing. One could continue the argument, but I I've mostly only thought of CBS and pre-cbs fenders as vintage. Acoustic guitar players t tend to not think of a guitar as vintage unless it's pre-war, violinists unless it were made in Cremona at some point hundreds of years ago.
Don't get me wrong, you're not wrong at all
just trying to explain a perspective, and those vary from time to time and person to person.
Got to finally sit down and take this old thing for a proper test drive this morning. The previous owner gave it a questionably low setup but it plays and sounds decent enough. The radius is noticeably flatter than my ‘97 MIM’s, which feels FANTASTIC.
The radius on my “main” instrument is completely flat, so this is a cozy in-between.
I may just not be fully used to playing on a maple board- my old longtime workhorse was an ‘83 USA Precision w/ a full maple neck, and it was flatter as well, albeit thicker overall.
Also, there are cracks in the finish where the neck bolts to the body on both sides. Doesn’t seem to affect the integrity / playability at all— my J Mascis Jazzmaster had the same issue and I’m wondering if this is a thing that is just prone to happen to white / cream painted Fender instruments (the JM was pretty much the same color.)
I’ll know for sure if they go through to the actual body once I pop the neck, which I’m not doing today.
I’m really digging the standard bridge. Will most likely replace this one with a newer version of the same thing. I have an Omega on my MIM, so the hi-mass itch is fully scratched!
The radius on my “main” instrument is completely flat, so this is a cozy in-between.
I may just not be fully used to playing on a maple board- my old longtime workhorse was an ‘83 USA Precision w/ a full maple neck, and it was flatter as well, albeit thicker overall.
Also, there are cracks in the finish where the neck bolts to the body on both sides. Doesn’t seem to affect the integrity / playability at all— my J Mascis Jazzmaster had the same issue and I’m wondering if this is a thing that is just prone to happen to white / cream painted Fender instruments (the JM was pretty much the same color.)
I’ll know for sure if they go through to the actual body once I pop the neck, which I’m not doing today.
I’m really digging the standard bridge. Will most likely replace this one with a newer version of the same thing. I have an Omega on my MIM, so the hi-mass itch is fully scratched!
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Also, here are some comparison shots with my ‘97 black label P. Didn’t bust out the measuring instruments but as you can see, the Squier’s contouring is a tad different from the MIM’s.
Pretty close. Look at the lighting on each instrument... very, very similar in length and width.
I’m feeling the same way. Going to keep the original guard on it and steer clear of the router.
I ordered a MIM pickup + wiring harness w/ knobs and bridge for $40 on Reverb last night. The stock pickup isn’t adjusted correctly and sounds less than ideal. It’ll at least be an interim upgrade, til I solder up this nicer harness I have sitting around and decide on a more boutique pickup.
Incoming upgrades—
The previously mentioned MIM guts + bridge:
Snagged a set of Satin Chrome Sperzel locking tuners for $40 this evening:
Hoping that their 7/16” bushing diameter matches up with the stock garbage tuners’ — time will tell!
All in all, I’ve spent $80 on upgrades thus far.
Next order of *possible* business- sending the white pickguard off to Pickguardian for a perfect jet black replica.
The previously mentioned MIM guts + bridge:
Snagged a set of Satin Chrome Sperzel locking tuners for $40 this evening:
Hoping that their 7/16” bushing diameter matches up with the stock garbage tuners’ — time will tell!
All in all, I’ve spent $80 on upgrades thus far.
Next order of *possible* business- sending the white pickguard off to Pickguardian for a perfect jet black replica.
Plot Twist: I took my old red Precision to practice last week & realized that it’s all the P I really need— after weighing the overall costs of planned upgrades to the cream Squier, I decided to return it and put the money towards a brand new Squier 70’s Jazz.
With the return credit + my Guitar Center employee discount, this bad boy ended up costing me $80. Not too shabby. And it’ll be a killer look for the darkwave/post-punk project I just joined.
With the return credit + my Guitar Center employee discount, this bad boy ended up costing me $80. Not too shabby. And it’ll be a killer look for the darkwave/post-punk project I just joined.
Nice score. Hearing a '93 being called vintage makes me feel freaking old lmao....
Should have read to the end before posting haha... That jazz is a nice looking bass as well and by 2039 it will be vintage too
