What kind of "bastard" strat is this? | Fender Stratocaster Floyd Rose Squier Series MIJ Demo
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Is this the weirdest "bastard son" of Fender USA and Fender Japan? Dive in to it with me to know a bit more about this unusual strat!
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Fender Stratocaster Floyd Rose Squier Series
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I've had the same guitar for 30 years and it's still one of my favourites. Super comfortable to play and stable. Only upgraded it with Seymour Duncan JB pickups.
Mine's neck has aged incredibly over time.
After getting my almost 30 year old strat I finally start to get why people love "vintage" guitars lmao still would not pay the extortionate prices that some people ask for them
I have a fotoflame version of the same guitar. It has been modified with gotoh machines, upgraded German FR, JB at the bridge and a Obsidian Wire Harness. It is my main guitar and plays as well as any. Great instrument.
I've seen pictures of the Fotoflame ones and I really wish I could find one to check the finish in person, must be really good!
Just got the Sunburst FotoFlame version made in 92. Still getting used to the Floyd but absolutely love this Strat. I think this is tenth Strat I’ve owned in my life and one of the best.
Glad you're enjoying yours!
the sound is so very beeffy and brilliant
I have the same guitar as your friend in the finish. I am not original owner as well and oddly mine came with the back plate missing too. Thank you for the information and yes there is very little online about this era of Japanese Squire Stat. I am still getting used to the Floyd Rose.
No problem, happy to have helped in any way possible! I gave up trying to use the Floyd Rose, I'm afraid to break something as the guitar is not mine and I am not sure of the use it had beforehand so I try not to use it as most as possible haha
I have one similar... It is a MIM, made in Corona Company... Luthiers in Colombia usually tell me it´s not original.. But I think it ´s rare... And that´s the reason I love it.
Squier series as well? I think I came across info on that one online as well, definitely uncommon! You love it and that is the important thing! 😊
I know someone who owns a reddish washburn guitar that was hit by a BULLET. A friend of him worked at some police department and his gun wasnt working "ok" . One bullet hit the guitar.. no one got hurt. Several bullets hit the walls and floor. there were two persons at that time. No one got a scratch.
It was a miracle beyond any means and the funny thing is that he still uses that broken guitar through Amplitube and it sounds amazing. With digital anything sounds great.
What is truly great is that no one got hurt during that stunt lmao
I bought one in 1985. Japanese Fender Strat with Floyd Rose. Cost me £324 new, from dealer. Was £20 less than the other USA ones at the time. It had SSS pickups. Was superb. Baby on way forced sale.
Ah, bummer! Well, I'm sure you turned a profit tho! Congrats on the baby!
I've got the red foto-flame one. Had a friend who is better at guitar than I am play it at a show. I just wanted one song but he liked it so much that he did the entire set. He tried and it handled. I have since changed pickguard, pots and switch. Had it about 20 years now. Still love it.
I've seen pictures of those ones, I know that the finish is "fake" but they are really pretty guitars! 😊
@@BernardoB The flame maple is actually a print which is depressing now because it's starting to crack. Gonna leave it until I can't stand it anymore then I'll paint it.
@@thefreyfactor from all my research about that one that is usually what happens, but hey, at least you have a great playing guitar!
those things crack like hell. and they stick out and can scratch you. Mine is naturally reliced over time. has a real nice look to the neck. looked cool with the busted plastic film but I had mine refinished with nitro. I'm hoping the finish catches up to the relic of the neck. had it since the 90s. oh yeah and I broke the floyd rose 2 in the 90s as well. replaced that one very early on. one of the saddles just snapped in half.
Wow that is a testament to the quality of the Floyd Rose 2 😂
A friend of mine just gave me one Foto Flame 1993 I’ve been searching for info about this model for a week really cool video!!!
Glad you enjoyed! Foto flame strats are really cool imo!
Cool your review. I am thinking about buy one like this.
Thanks man, I saw your DM's, will reply to you over there! :)
I have a very similar one. "50th Fender Anniversary" model - crafted in 1996. Transparent sunburst with figured maple top.
Uhhh, that one must be a beauty, congratulations Dino!
Me too.....it's a Very nice guitar....
I have a similar one from 1993, flame top, the previous owner replaced the tuners for some fender and the pickups too, I don't like the Floyd rose too so I just blocked it few days ago, also mine looks old and the pickguard looks aged, I really like its sound.
Very cool! I also made a video on this guitar rambling on about the reasons why I don't like the Floyd Rose also, I would block it if I could, but the guitar is not mine haha It does sound really good though!
i have this one, at first i think it is a fake fender because of " squier" thing but when i learned it is rare and legit Fender Japan, it still the same fender but made in Japan, we all know that Fenders made in japan are so Very good when it comes in quality that is why no regrets i bought it in my friend.
That's the way! And if you like the way it sounds and plays then you're golden 😊 enjoy your guitar dude!
@@BernardoB yeah dude, there’s a lot of fender guitars that made in japan that really sounds versatile , one example it the Fender telecaster signature model of “ Richie Kotzen” i tried it one time but i was amazed it is made in japan fender
@@camillenarra4112 yesss, the one with the baseball neck haha maybe a bit too much for me, and I am used to chunky necks! But the one I tried sounded amazing 🤘
Nice sound
Thanks a bunch! 😊
Bought one of this today, flame finishing, I may receive it this week.
Enjoy your new guitar! 😊
@@BernardoB thank you! I returned the guitar, it was in really bad condition, the search for a Floyd rose strat continues!
@@Fantasma-ql8gu well then, good luck for your next try!
i came across one today at a pawnshop in red with 2 humbuckers.
Oooh nice, that one must have been modded tho, I don't think these ever came with 2 humbuckers
Fives and Selenium Forest for the demo.
Great tunes!
I like Strats. And Floyd rose. It’s like riding a wild bull. But Never heard of that one or seen it in my life. I would have thought it was a fake. But had a Japanese squire from back then that I liked better than a lot of the American strat at that time. They make a way better guitar now a days for sure back in the late 80s and early 90s Ibanez was where it was at. And for a lot cheaper it seemed like.
The Squiers of that time period are infamous for being awesome guitars indeed, never played one!
Hi sir ! Nice DEMONSTRATION , same to my Guitar, but my guitar is already Relic ...thanks sir .God bless
Thanks man, yours must look great! 😊
@@BernardoB Thank you
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Hi. O don't know if this guitar is your, bit could you measure the mic resistence? Is it possible that the single coil have a 4.78 ohmios, in neck and model.
Wasn't mine, I don't have it anymore, sorry 😬
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Muchas gracias! :)
I have one of these in grey and I've always wondered whether it was actually Fender or squire. Unfortunately the paint is pealing off around the floyd rose in a strange way almost like it's a veneer. It seems to have shrunk and pulled away from the wood. Otherwise it's still a nice guitar.
If it's one of the "foto flame" or however it is called that totally makes sense, lots of online reports on that, it's a finish they made in the Japanese models at the time. But I think it was mostly applied to "flame tops" which then again, makes it weird lol
@@BernardoB ohhhh you're right! I just found lots of people explaining what that is and that they peel off. Well, not a big deal, it can be refinished or something. But it's good to know a little more about this guitar. Thanks!
@@ScottFromCanada happy to have helped 😊
For playing pink floyd and jimi hendrix this guitar is good please ?
Of course, but even better would be a strat with 3 single coils for sure, and maybe without the Floyd Rose too.. So this is fine, but a regular normal strat would be better 😂
love that Plini ;)
Thanks dude!
Eu tenho uma idêntica a essa, porém Coreana do ano de 1998. Tem uma diferença, tem o logo Squier grande dourado e o Fender menor.... Será a mesma?
Olá Wellington, não creio! Acho que essas são das primeiras Squier que foram feitas na Coreia, mas segundo o que já li costumam ser bastante boas!
My guitar is similar with this one, but the logo in headstock is just Squier Series, is it fake?
Not really sure without having a look at it tbh, maybe the previous owner sanded the Fender logo somehow by whatever reason? Is the logo on yours in the same spot as the guitar in this video?
És fender tenho uma assim
Those are killer guitars its actually a fender but to avoid confucion the guitar its know as Squier Floyd Rose MIJ.
Yes, it is a Fender Squier series MIJ! Do you have one of these also?
So is this a Squier or a Fender?
Well, it's both 😂 no but for real, it's a Fender, just a special run they did in the 90's
@@BernardoB I see. I mean, is it on the mid-level or close to high-end side?
@@guitarmaniacgino ah no, it's definitely not high end, this was kind of their solution at the time to do a more budget friendly "Fender" while keeping the branding intact
Nice review!
But, do you think it is a " better choice" than a 96 Fender MIM, for example?!
@@williamferreira4210 I would still get a japan one.
Can you tell me what wood the body is made of? It is true that they are made of ply-wood? Greetings
Hi Martin, unfortunately I don't know... But I can tell you that it is heavy so it cannot be plywood, 100%
@@BernardoB www.fuzzfaced.net/squier-series-stratocaster-japan.html
www.fuzzfaced.net/foto-flame-floyd-rose-stratocaster.html
Basswood.
they either used basswood or poplar. but usually it's basswood.
I just got one like this but made in mexico, i love it but idk if i should probably swap out the electronics. It would lose the uniqueness so im unsure 🫤
@@jdmfreddy_ is it still working perfectly as it is? If so I would let it be and only worry when the electronics start giving in!
@@BernardoB yes it still works well. So i think ill do that lol