paddybass Posted April 26, 2018 Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) Price drop to £250. Willing to courier at cost. Hi all, for sale is my Korean Squier with serial number S975287 which dates it as Samick factory, 1989. It's a nicely yellowed white and looks more yellow than in the photos. It has been great both live and in the studio and the pick ups, which look original, have a high output compared to other similar basses I have. It weighs 4kg or 8.8lbs. Licensed by Schaller tuners, skunk stripe and some natural chips and scuffs as you'd expect from a used bass nearly 30 years old. You will notice the control plate is a slightly different shape than most Jazz basses. On some notes you can feel a slight buzz from the truss rod but it doesn't affect the playing, sound or recording of the instrument. It feels great and is very easy to play and has a great retro vibe. Not the original scratch plate. I love it but have other basses incoming and have to thin the herd. I will throw in a second hand case and will courier if needed at cost. Collection from Poole/Bournemouth area or a meet up. Thanks. Korea KC and KV serial number prefixes are usually used on Crafted in Korea Squiers. S/E: The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s. S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars.[6] The first number following the serial number prefix is the year. The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E10 +5 digits (note 1 extra digit) possibly as early as 1986 For example, "E7 +5 digits with silver serial = made by Young Chang in 1987-88. "S9" = made by Samick in 1989. "E0" = made by Sung-Eum in 1990. "E1" (+5 digits) with black serial = made by Sung-Eum in 1991. There were also Korean Squier serials with no serial number prefix and 6 or 7 numbers and the first number is the year. Some late 80's and early 90's examples held a serial number with the prefix M followed by 7 numerals, although there is much that is not known about these guitars and their exact date of manufacture as Squier were undergoing a 'transitional' period at this time making precise dating difficult. They featured a high gloss maple neck with both rosewood and maple fretboard options and a slimmer 40mm body. Edited May 31, 2018 by paddybass price reduced
paddybass Posted May 14, 2018 Author Posted May 14, 2018 No love for this old beauty? Will add in courier for the asking price of £295.
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