Jono Bolton Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Hi all! I've been scouring Gumtree in search of a new guitar and have found a Squier Strat for a relatively small price, but I don't really know enough about this particular model to know if it's worthwhile. I'll press the seller for more info, but my experience with Squiers is limited to the Standard and Affinity series'. The guitar I'm looking at has a bold black Squier logo, and says 'Strat' on the headstock, rather than Stratocaster as my old Standard Series guiitar read. The seller says it's made in China and it's a 50th Anniversary model (presumably Fender's 50th, so I'm guessing it's from about '96-ish). Does anyone know any more about these models, what they're like to play, value etc? The seller said in his ad that it needs a bit of work but is asking for £50, I'd like to try and get him down on that but I would need to make sure I'm armed with some knowledge of the instrument before I try to haggle with him. The Gumtree ad only shows the headstock but I've had some picture messages through of the body from him, but I've attached the headstock pic in the hope that someone recongnises the logo. Any help here would be great guys!
Beer of the Bass Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) I think these are the precursor to the current Squier Affinity models, and should be pretty comparable to them. IIRC they were the basic model that appeared in Argos etc. I'm sure there's a Squier forum somewhere on the net - maybe seek out the hardcore Squier geeks there and ask them? Edited March 10, 2012 by Beer of the Bass
EdwardHimself Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I would say £50 sounds about right. Maybe try to squeeze him down for a couple of quid less.
Ben Jamin Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I've got an old Squier 'Strat' made in China - exactly the same decal except mine says Affinity where yours says Fender. Hasn't been used for years - input jack's gone and the pick-ups aren't aligned very well, especially the neck/middle - but it plays pretty well! Buy a complete strat assembly pickguard (http://www.axesrus.com/pickassy.html or something similar) and it could be a really nice guitar Hope that helps!
skankdelvar Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) My chum has one of these. Nice solid little guitar into which we dropped some aftermarket GFS pups. £50 is a reasonable price depending on the amount of 'work' the seller says it needs. [color=#ffffff].[/color] Edited March 11, 2012 by skankdelvar
Conan Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1331426089' post='1572813'] £50 is a reasonable price depending on the amount of 'work' the seller says it needs.[/quote] Indeed. Fifty quid is a very good price if the guitar is a good 'un. But it does depend how much "work" is needed and whether you can do it yourself. If you have to pay someone else to sort out problems then it probably isn't worth it. IMO of course.
OldG Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 I used to have a Squier Affinity, it was an ok guitar... but just that - ok. It was just 'flat' no matter what strings,pickups etc..... I would heartily advise playing on a Squier Classic Vibe - they are a world of difference ahead in tone, feel and quality. second hand between £200 - £250 but worth every penny more IMHO.
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