Disculpad, he metido la pata. La mía es una "Serie A". NO una "serie E".
La serie A siguió las características de las vintage imitando modelos 50' y 60` y duró un años más (85-86). Y tanto cuerpo, como mastil, capas finas de pintura (poly) y casi todos los herrajes son idénticos. Además se hicieron en la misma factoría de Fuji-gen. Sin embargo, he leído opiniones basadas en los catálogos (por desgracia el link a ellos está caído) en que había muchas diferencias de construcción en una misma serie., Por ejemplo, las series A te podían tocar con pastillas cerámicas o de alnico
Según acabo de leer, nunca tuve ni toqué ninguna, las series E son muy diversas también y responden más a necesidades y diseños típicos de la época. Aquí dejo el comentario:
"Fender Japan made JV Squiers (there were some, I had one) then the more well known SQ Squiers, and here's where it gets confusing.
Fender then decided (out of necessity actually) to import MIJ guitars to the US and used the "E" designator to begin the serial numbers (for "Export.")
At the same time, Fender of Japan changed Fenders and Squiers from JV and SQ to "E" for the domestic market products. This then changed to "A" the following year, and "B" the year after that.
Meanwhile, Fender still used the "E" designator for it's MIJ import Fenders (through March 31, 1987,) and a few years later, for its Made in Korea Bullet Squiers.
The "A" series Squiers would have been made for the Japanese domestic market from April 1, 1985 - March 31, 1986. Some are really nice - ash or alder bodies, 7" radius necks, alnico pickups, etc - not much to distinguish them from their Fender counterparts actually. However, some were budget guitars aimed at beginners with basswood bodies, budget electronics, and ceramic bar pickups. I believe that Fender Japan sent some "A"s to Europe and England as well.
Here are a couple of scans from 1983 Japanese magazines (I sent these to 21 Frets a few years ago, so you may have seen them before.) These would have been at the end of the SQ run.
1983 Squier, CST-55
1983 Squier, CST-45, CST-50"
La serie A siguió las características de las vintage imitando modelos 50' y 60` y duró un años más (85-86). Y tanto cuerpo, como mastil, capas finas de pintura (poly) y casi todos los herrajes son idénticos. Además se hicieron en la misma factoría de Fuji-gen. Sin embargo, he leído opiniones basadas en los catálogos (por desgracia el link a ellos está caído) en que había muchas diferencias de construcción en una misma serie., Por ejemplo, las series A te podían tocar con pastillas cerámicas o de alnico
Según acabo de leer, nunca tuve ni toqué ninguna, las series E son muy diversas también y responden más a necesidades y diseños típicos de la época. Aquí dejo el comentario:
"Fender Japan made JV Squiers (there were some, I had one) then the more well known SQ Squiers, and here's where it gets confusing.
Fender then decided (out of necessity actually) to import MIJ guitars to the US and used the "E" designator to begin the serial numbers (for "Export.")
At the same time, Fender of Japan changed Fenders and Squiers from JV and SQ to "E" for the domestic market products. This then changed to "A" the following year, and "B" the year after that.
Meanwhile, Fender still used the "E" designator for it's MIJ import Fenders (through March 31, 1987,) and a few years later, for its Made in Korea Bullet Squiers.
The "A" series Squiers would have been made for the Japanese domestic market from April 1, 1985 - March 31, 1986. Some are really nice - ash or alder bodies, 7" radius necks, alnico pickups, etc - not much to distinguish them from their Fender counterparts actually. However, some were budget guitars aimed at beginners with basswood bodies, budget electronics, and ceramic bar pickups. I believe that Fender Japan sent some "A"s to Europe and England as well.
Here are a couple of scans from 1983 Japanese magazines (I sent these to 21 Frets a few years ago, so you may have seen them before.) These would have been at the end of the SQ run.
1983 Squier, CST-55
1983 Squier, CST-45, CST-50"
