korean squier stratocaster serial numbers

Korean squier stratocaster serial numbers serial numbers#
Korean squier stratocaster serial numbers serial number#
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Notice how it is a silver-ish (or gold-ish) color with a dark outline. The following picture show a standard Mexican 'Fender' logo decal. The easiest way to tell is by looking at the 'Fender' logo decal on the front of the headstock. Many, if not most, previous owners have found a way to remove this decal (out of vanity?) but there are still many easily identifiable traits. These guitars do not have the typical 'Squier' decal in large letters, they have a small 'Squier Series' decal on the ball of the headstock, right in the front. The volume potentiometer can be 500K ohm vs the typical 250K. The single-coil ceramic pickups appear to be the same as the Mexican Standards but, since they used a hodgepodge of parts on these, it is not a guarantee. These models were made using the same bodies and necks as the Mexican Standard version but they used the cheaper Squier hardware (tuners and bridges). Anyone know anything about this guitar, as I can't find any info on the web.īetween 1994-1996 (S/N will start with MN4-MN6), there were some Mexican Standard Strats made that had a very small 'Squier Series' decal on the ball of the headstock These are not to be confused with the 'Squier' Stratocaster model line! Although very similar to real Mexican Standard Strats, there are some subtle differences. It looks very similar to Yngwie's strat but with a rosewood neck. Were all these made this well, or did I happen across a lucky one? I wasn't in the market for another strat, but I couldn't refuse this one as it's really a nice guitar. The guitar plays incredible, is heavy as heck and has great vintage tone. The headstock says made in Korea and has a CN serial number. The tuners are smooth and stay in tune great, although the don't look like the ping style to me, but not like the MIM either. It has fender stamped on the bridge saddles. On the headstock it says Fender in silver with a black outline, on the end where it usually would say original contour body it says squier series. However, I just purchased a made in Korea stratocaster at a local pawn shop for 100.00 bucks, no case, in pretty decent shape. Anyone know of a answer site, please let me know.Hey all, a forum newbie here. Still looking for a definitive answer for what the wood type is on my 97 Saehan (Sunghan) 'KV' Squier Strat HSS. Nice people (I didn't pay for the Vester guitars, VVG guitars, higher quality than the Fender Squiers which is saying alot) I demo'd the Vester's for the company at a few music conventions like NAMM from 1989 through 1991. I'm originally from Chicago and owned a few Vesters. Saehan (Sunghan) made the Vesters for that company and Saehan does not own the name Vester. Vester was an American Guitar brand owned by a company from Effingham, Illinois near Chicago, NOT a manufacturer from Korea. You made one error in your listings though.

Korean squier stratocaster serial numbers full#

They indeed are all solid or book-ended full wood bodies and they are better quality than any late 80's Corona made Strats. I have a couple SQ and JV Squiers and two mid 80's Japanese made Strats marked as regular Stratocasters 'Made in USA'. I didn't mean to include the Japanese Squier's in the 'plywood' group. I read on several Squier sites that ALL the Squier II's are plywood bodies, aren't those all 80's models? I wish Fender would settle this issue, but they are so screwed up, I doubt they kept records on what materials were used in the 80's and 90's off-shore production (probably not even now, as well). Yea, there seems to be a fair amount of conflicting info on which ones are 'plywood' and which aren't. VN354061 The same model Eddy Van Halen had?

Korean squier stratocaster serial numbers serial number#

Some early 90's examples held a serial number with the prefix M followed by 7 numerals, featured the a high gloss maple neck with a slimmer 40mm body made from plywood.

There were also Korean Squier serials with no serial number prefix and 6 or 7 numbers and the first number is the year. The first number following the serial number prefix is the year.

Korean squier stratocaster serial numbers serial numbers#

S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. S/E: The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s. KC and KV serial number prefixes are usually used on Crafted in Korea Squiers. 'KV97' = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1997. KC/KV: KC (Korean Cor-Tek (Cort)) and KV (Korean Saehan(Sunghan)), the serial number prefix is followed by a 2 number year. CN/VN: C = Cor-Tek (Cort), V = Saehan(Sunghan), S was already taken by Samick so Saehan(Sunghan) used V instead (Saehan(Sunghan) made the Vester guitars), N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year.