Fender Squier Stratocaster

Mine was built in 2004 in Indonesia. Basic same old: 21 frets, 3 single coils, 5-way, vol & tone etc.

I was lucky enough to get a 3-colour burst with maple neck. Rosewood (or at least: it looks like Rosewood... )fingerboard. Aything you'd expect buying a Strat-alike

I still don't believe the quality of the sound on this one! I play it at home through a Vox Cambridge and / or Korg Ampworks. Friend of mine plays the real deal (Standard Strat) and was willing to trade me his for my Squier !!!! Probably a lucky shot, but I'm not ever getting rid of it. Full, rich sound. I bought it, thinking I would replace the pups by USA Fenders, but now I actually think it'll hardly be worth the extra cash. This is already really excellent

The finish is great. Not a single flaw. Neck finish great as well (satin). Starting to sound like a broken record, but action was excellent right out of the box as well. Not kidding: no buzz, smooth fret edges etc. Minor tuning and you're off ...

No dout in my mind this can be played live. It looks solid as a rock. My son has abused it many times and it's probably fallen from the stand more often than I've picked it up to play and not even out of tune.

No real experience with 'em. Bought it from a reputable shop, so should be okay

Have been playing for about 10 years now. Not a pro though and should say that the only real regret in my life was getting rid of my 60's SG when I was short on cash. Now,I just own this Squier and an Ibanez Archtop, which is great as well.

If stolen, would probably buy another one although I doubt whether I would be as lucky with the next one. Honestly, sometimes I think somebody in the factory slapped the wrong logo onto the thing.

Squier Stratocaster 1996 (edicion 50th aniversario, letras squier en dorado y logo dorado detras de la paleta), negra, pickguard negro 3 capas (cambiado, el original era el blanco de 3 capas), mango y diapason de maple de una pieza con la tirita de nogal por el reverso, cuerpo (lo mas probable) de madera terciada (pero no estoy seguro), le cambie las clavijas por unas autolubricadas, pero las originales no eras tan malas...3 capsulas simples, alnico cubierta blanca, y...no se que mas podria agregar. llave 5 posiciones, 3 potes, etc, todo blanco.

Desconectada, la guitarra canta!!! mis amigos siempre se sorprenden lo claro que suena aun sin amplificacion. Amplificada es otra cosa, un sonido limpio y cristalino, sobre todo en las posiciones intermedias. el sustain anda por ahi nomas, pero es algo tipico en las stratos. Distorsionada le falta un poquito mas de "punch" pero lo he solucionado con un procesador de multiefectos. Versatil y confiable, a pesar de una ligera tendencia al zumbido, capaz de sonar como quiera que suene (salvo metal mas extremo, por supuesto). Sonido rico en matices y tono "cantarin" tipico de guitarras de maderas duras.

Ligeramente alta, si la bajo demasiado tiende a trastear, pero es mas tocable que muchas otras...cosa de costumbre. Le pondria unos trastes mas grandecitos.

Pobre guitarra, se ha pegado los mejores golpes, y aun asi, conserva su elegante terminacion bastante dignamente. Lo mas destacable de la guitarra.

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He tenido, y probado muchas otras guitarras, y no se porque siempre encuentro en esta guitarra todo lo que necesito, su sonido, su peso, ergonomia, versatilidad y confiabilidad. Nunca me decepciona, suena y se ve como una stratocaster debe ser.
Le he hecho alguna mejoras con los a?os (cambios en el cableado, clavijas, pickguard, etc.) que a mi juicio no hubieran sido 100% necesarias, pero que en algo han contribuido en mantener a esta guitarra de 10 a?os en su mejor estado.
Es una guitarra bonita, que suena bien y resiste muy bien los usos y abusos que le he dado.

Got my Black Squire Strat by accident, in 1986 i think. Never seen one like it. No pick guard, 3- sepperate mini toggless one for each pickup. Coil taps for the brige humbucker, and two more for each of the single coils. Cable plugs in bottom, not the face like most modles. It says Made in Japan, and has the serial # under that. It's all written on the black head stock. The tuneing keys actually are fantastic, even say Fender on each one. Came with a trem. arm, but christmas day, I unscrewed it, aint seen it since, have no use for them. Got a Gibson Les Paul Standard a year later, guess which fretts have the deepest grooves? Sorry Less old-boy. Everyone who's played it insists its some sort of mistake or promo or first ones out. Maybe American parts assembled in Japan, not the Bahamas or where ever these days. Sounds great thrugh the Fender 67 Prinston Reverb I got back in 1986 also. Amazing products. My favorite guitar. It came home in a trash back cause of rain. My dad was out looking for a rat distortion box and being a player also, called and said how about this black strat copy...........plays fantastic, only fifty bucks more give or take. I took. Got the rat also, birthday right after Christmas. Did pay for all my amps, Gibsons, Flying V also, VOX amp, Peavy amp, even an Ibanez faithful copy of a Gibson Les Paul Custom. Still have them all. Back to the squire strat. It is what it is. Wood type, havn't a clue, neck bolt on, rose wood fret board, can't stand maple. The control knobs are all metal like a Tele but also black. Amazing guitar really. Anybody seen one like it out there? DId you buy it? If not your a fucking idiot. Squire strat over Gibson Les Paul in the final round.

Any sound you want. The new Vox amp added another dimention, for years I was content with a Peavy Renown 400 and Fender Prinston Reverb along with my crybaby, rat box, and new strings every now and then. So versitile, you can control every magnet in the damn thing off on, 1/2 humbucker full or no Humbucker. Who ever made this thing was a stickler for versatility and Tone, lots of Tone. Blinding bright or muddy and every place inbetween.

Got it used at Alph Music in VA Beach VA, they have free life time set-up tuneing. They havn't seen it since it left in the trash bag rain storm. Plug in and play. It actually was used, just bought, and traded the day my dad happend accross it.

Make no mistake, strings break, but its always the high E, I get carried away sometimes. Other than that, and some polish once a decade if it needs it or not, I'd gamble and bring only it to a gig, with two extra High E's. It's not a light guitar either, I think THE WHO way back would have looked like fools trying to break this one.

Alph Music Va Beach Va, authorized fender/Squire dealer, I got a Flying V there a few weeks back thier waiting for me to bring in this mysterius Squire Strat.

Im 36 played since 14, i'd hunt and kill the person who stole it. Would I replace it, only if Fender/Squire called me and explained it's origin besides Japan and had more like it. It's always intune, ready to go, turn-key as they say in the car business. My recent purchases have been a VOX Valvtronix with twin 12's, the GIbson Flying V White with Ebony fret board, a Squire Tele special mystery it was called on musicians frinds web site. Light satin maple, brand new, had action lowered once the day I bought it, plug in the bottom, Humbucker at bridge and single at neck. 3 positon toggle, two big Tele chrome knobs, says crafted in Indonisia, backed by and designed by Fender, fit and finish is awsome. THese guitars cost noting. I'm in the market for an M-80 Bolt on neck Squire and the $149 51' with Tele headstock also, cant pass up a deal like that. Prices really aren't different in my case over a 20 years span of Squiring. This guitar chose me, sight un-seen. Took my dads word for it. Good thing.

I don't know when the fuck it was made, but it was made in China. 21 frets, laminated top, two tone controls, one volume control, 5 way selector switch. It has 3 single coil pickups that I suppose are Yang Tzu Squier or something or other. Passive electronics. Body is probably plywood and the neck is maple, like the reviewer before me, it is red and the finish is ok. Everything else is standard strat features, except cheaper. Tuners are cheap die cast, but it stays in tune. Also like the previous guy, this one does not have the big 70's style strat headstock, but instead has the smaller one like a Fender made in mexico model. I bought this guitar for my son as a strat pack with one of those little worthless 10 watt amps. He never played it so I have it now. This ain't a bad little guitar but it ain't the best in the world either. I'll give it a 6 because for the price, it's ok.

Well, nowadays, I play just about anything. I was a teenager in the mid 60's, so basically everything from the mid 60's to mid 70's is what I like as far as rock is concerned. I like blues and I also like country. I'm not into metal, but I do like hard rock such as Deep Purple and AC/DC. Although I've lived in the Philippines since 1991, I am from the south, so Southern Rock and Outlaw Country have a big influence on my playing style. This guitar does ok for country and blues but it is not really a good rock guitar. I quit my band that I was playing in here about a year ago, so I have only kept two amps and that's a Marshall MG10CD which I keep in the bedroom and a Marshall MG30DFX that I keep in the living room. I've never considered any other amps other than Marshall. I've tried them, but for me, other amps just aren't my cup of tea. This guitar is not noisy at all. Has a very bright twang on the bridge pickup and decent blues sound on the neck pickup. The in the middle pickup is basically worthless. I use the bridge pickup for leads and for country, use in between the middle and neck pickups for blues. This isn't a bad guitar, especially for a beginner or even someone who has been playing a long time but is short of cash.

Setup was fucked up. Everything had to be adjusted.

Fuck no, this guitar won't withstand live playing. Maybe you could beef it up by replacing the cheap chinese bridge and tuners with Fender Stuff and drop some Texas Special Pickups and pots in it and it would do ok. Other than that, keep it at home to practice with.

Never dealt with them.

Ive been playing for close to 50 years. I've got way too much stuff to list here. I wouldn't get another one if it were lost and probably wouldn't even get pissed if it got stolen. I take this guitar with me on trips with the small marshall amp.

Not sure what year this thing was made in, but it was made in China. 22 frets, regular strat features, so no need to be redundant about all that. Torino red with rosewood fretboard, has the small stratocaster style headstock with fairly decent tuners and the skunk stripe down the back. You will see a lot of reviews from people like me, who are retired military and live in the Philippines. We all basically have the same guitars and same amps because that's all we can get here. I bought this for 9,000 Filipine Pesos, which is about $180.00 US. If you buy a Fender Made in Mexico Strat here, it costs about 42,000 pesos, which is about $850.00 US, so you may see why we buy cheaper guitars here and soup them up. I have not hot rodded this guitar yet, but I intend to.

I am mostly a humbucker guy. I am a devoted Grateful Dead fan. I also like and play country, classic rock and blues rock and I have come to like some electric folk, for example Steve Earle and also acoustic folk like Malcomb Holcomb and Tom Waite. I even have moods where I play hard rock and sometimes even metal. This guitar is ok for blues, classic rock and country. Sounds good, but not great. It doesn't give you an orgasm if you know what I mean, but you don't want to throw it away either. It's promising for upgrades. I only have two amps, a VOX AD15VT Valvetronix Amp and a Marshall MG10CD. I use a ZOOM 606 effects pedal with the little Marshall. You'll find most of the Americans here in the Philippines are using basically the same stuff. You can get up to the Marshall MG50DFX and the Big Solid State Peavey's here, the VOX Pathfinders, the VOX AD15 and AD30VT Valvetronix and the Fender Frontmans and Champions here and that's about it. I picked the little Marshall MG10CD for the bedroom and the VOX AD15VT Valvetronix for the living room. The guitar sounds good on both of them and even better with the ZOOM Pedal and the Marshall MG15CD. Can't use the ZOOM on the VOX. I basically bought this guitar because my wife messes around with the keyboards and likes pop and country. The pop ain't my cup of tea, but blues and rock ain't her cup of tea either. We just have fun. This basically sounds just like a regular Fender Standard Strat but the pickups are weaker. A little thinner, but you can compensate for that ok with the eq settings and volume on the amp and guitar. It can be bright and twangy and rich and bluesy. Ok for pop, country, classic rock and blues but definitely not a metal guitar. Might be alright for punk and grunge, but I don't play that. I like the guitar, but I don't love it. I have however ordered a set of Texas Special Pickups for it and after I slap them in, I'll write an update and let ya'll know how it sounds.

Fucked up setup. Glad I learned how to fix that. Finish was flawless, just the setup fucked up.

I am a pretty good guitar player, but I don't gig. Always just did it for fun and also love collecting guitars. I think you would have to change all the hardware to gig night after night with it, but the finish is good and the strap buttons are solid. It would be dependable I think with a few upgrades but not out of the box stock. I have never gigged at all, but it doesn't seem like it would be too smart to gig without a backup in case you break a string or something.

Never dealt with them.

Been playin since I was 5, which is about 41 years I guess. Besides what I mentioned above, I also have the same shit most expats here have. I have a Yamaha Les Paul Copy (lots of them around and it's a damn good guitar), an Ibanez GRG270DX (which is an RG270DX made for export to Asia), a Washburn KC600 (made in Korea - lots of them here too) and a Washburn X-21 (lots of them around). I have two Rockstar Guitars, which I think are made here in the Philippines, one is a Telecaster Copy and the other is a Hollow Body Les Paul Copy and they are pretty damn decent guitars. I came to the Philippines 13 years ago with two guitars, one an old Epiphone Acoustic and the other an old Harmony Acoustic. I play a lot of acoustic and I've never really found a reason to buy another one, as I am happy with both of the acoustics I have. I don't really love anything about this Squier strat, but I like it alright. I don't think I would get another one if I lost it or it were stolen. I wish it had a lot of things, but you get what you pay for and you can wish in one hand and shit in the other and see which one fills up first. Think I've rambled enough.

I bought this for my 13 year old daughter for her birthday in August of 2004, so I figure this was made in 2003 or 2004. It came with a Squier SP10 Amp (piece of shit) and a cheap worthless bag, cord, strap, some picks and a tuner. My daughter never played it, so I got rid of the shitty little amp and kept and upgraded the guitar. This guitar is somewhere between a Squier Affinity Strat and a Squier Standard Strat. I say that because their are differences in both. Both the Squier Affinity and Standard Strats have that ugly assed big headstock on it. This one has the small, normal Fender shaped headstock, with Squier by Fender and Strat written on it. The Affinty has STRAT on it and the Standard has STRATOCASTER in big letters, so this is kind of a hybrid. This guitar is also thick like a standard strat and has the skunk stripe on the back of the neck like a standard strat. The Affinity as I recall, also had those crappy tuners on it, but this one has Schaller type tuners, which are pretty damn good. It's a laminated body, 22 frets (like the Standard), Dakota Red, with a Rosewood Fretboard. Have no fuckin idea what kind of wood it is made from, but the neck is maple. 3 Single coil pickups, which weren't too bad, but I slapped a set of Jeff Beck Noiseless Pickups and American Standard Pots in it and it is much better now. One volume, two tone controls and a 5 way selector switch. Basically a Strat for around $200 US. Not bad, not the greatest thing in the world either as far as features go, but then again, who needs all that shit?

I play 60's and 70's classic rock and blues. Think Hendrix, Zeppelin, Stones, etc. I've got about 5 or 6 different amps, a small Marshall MG10CD, a Peavey Studio Pro 112, a VOX AD15VT, one of those Kustom Tube 12 Amps, a Marshall AVT50 and a Fender Blues Jr. This sounds the best clean on the Fender Blues Jr and sounds the best on the overdrive of the Marshall AVT50. Sounds decent on all of them. I don't use effects, a little reverb, and a boss distortion pedal and a Marshall footswitch. It isn't noisy since I put the Jeff Beck Noiseless pickups on it, but had that single coil hum before. The stock pickups weren't bad, a little weak, but then all strat pickups are - except these Jeff Beck pickups really kick ass. Can have a bright or a rich full sound, your choice. Versatile guitar, very worth the money and the money spent for the upgrade. The guitar costed me $200 and I don't count the amp. The Jeff Beck pickups and Fender pots costed me about $150.00 all together, so for $350, I got a much better guitar than a mexican strat - tone wise.

Setup was fucked up. Had to tweak everything. The only actual flaws were that the screws on the bridge saddles were all different lengths so I put a Fender bridge on it for $10.00 and solved that shit. Piece of shit outta the box, good guitar now.

I used to gig, but I don't now. I just play at home. With the improvements, I think it would handle live playing, but not stock out of the box. Finish is good, but the hardware was cheap and I replaced all that shit. Strap buttons are solid. It's dependable now, but I wouldn't have said that when it came from the factory. I never ever did a show without a backup.

Never dealt with Fender

I'm 55 years old, been playing since 1957. I've got the stuff I mentioned above, about 10 various acoustic guitars, mostly epiphones and gibsons. I've got a Washburn KC600, a Washburn X-21, a Yamaha Les Paul Copy, an Ibanez GRG270DX, an Epiphone Hollow Body Les Paul, and a Fender USA Traditional Telecaster. All have been souped up. I tend to buy less expensive guitars and super charge them, not because I am cheap, but because it's a hobby. This guitar is ok, I play it a few times a week.

Made in 1986? Made in Japan, Olympic White (now faded) with white 8 hole pickguard and white knobs, 21 std frets on solid maple neck (shape?), two piece body--probably alder. Japan made 5 way switch and pickups. Fender stamped schaller non-locking tuners. Vintage style trem but with non-iron trem block. The guitar came with black Fender hard shell case and some accessories. I never paid much attention to its details before and have not been in a music store in over 10 years, but recently I read a book on strats and checked out the latest models at a local store and the model that my Squire closely resembles is a '57 reissue from the screws used on the pickups and pickguard to the tremolo--the only exception I found was the tuners.

This guitar suits me just fine. I play it through a Fender Harvard Reverb amp and several Boss pedals. I always wanted to replace the pickups with DiMarzio vintage VS-1's for that vintage sound, but after recently reading a book on 50 years of the strat, I had a set of vintage noiseless pickups and an American 5 way switch installed. The tone controls were wired like a Fender Eric Johnson signature guitar. The guitar is now much quieter but has not lost its single coil sound. I play pop, rock, country, and folk and it seems to hadle it all well.

The trem bridge was a little to high from the factory and I have since lowered it to Fender specs. The fit and finish was excelent and is what made me choose the Squire over an American made Fender in the 80's as the American Fenders at the store did not seem to be routed correctly--the strings were not aligned properly to the pickups. The action seems OK to me. It is not too low for my strumming or too high for fast finger work.

I have accidently knocked this guitar from its stand several times and with the exception of a few dings, the finish has held up well to ordinary playing. The finish has faded which is OK becuase it matches the aged white pickup covers from the Feder vintage noiseless pickups that I had installed. I also replaced the white knobs with aged white parts. I have never had a problem with any of the hardware, it seems to be solidly built. I never had any problems with the orignal contols.

I have been playing guitar since 1979 and this Squire replaced a Sears plywood body strat that I learned on. If it were stolen or lost, I would preferably try to find a good used vintage style statocaster. I would not buy a new Squire. This guitar was a good value for the money.

-Korean made Squier Strat
-21 medium frets
-1 volume knob, 2 tone knobs, 5-way selector
-3 single coil stock pickups
-red with white pickguard

I must say it's damn bugging to tune the guitar every 5 minutes. AARRRGHH!

Well, this is my first electric guitar, I bought it in February 2004. At that time I couldn't believe how great it was. But now I've noticed some problems and bugs in the guitar. I play it with a Peavey Transtube Blazer 15 watts. You can get a decent sound with it, but it takes a lot of work. Pickups...... Oh the pickups... It's damn hard to play artificial harmonics with the neck pu. But naturals sound better with neck pu. Last month I noticed how much noise it makes, though I don't know if it's the cable ;)

Well, the action at least 3 times higher than the RG I played in the store. Notes ring out clearly, it's sort of a blues sound with that action. As I said above, the pickups aren't that responding. It's almost impossible to play legato licks on low volumes.

I like the red finish, it's traditional, doesn't make people laugh :D and it doesn't bug me. I bought it used, so it had some pickswirls and minor scratches, but it was in OK condition when I purchased it.

I've played it twice on a gig (without back-up). It would be suitable for a back-up guitar if the gigs were longer. The tuning stayed perfect, it must be because of humidity. Or something.....

Hardware? There are no signs of wearing or anything.

Never dealt....

I've been playing for 3 years and this is my only electric guitar at the moment, but I'll buy the RG Prestige when I have the money. I have no effect pedals, no fancy racks, cabs, only my Peavey 15 watt-amp.

I wish it had a locking nut and 24 frets. But it's a Squier, so you can have 24 :(

If it were stolen I'd prolly, be depressed, because this guitar has sentimental value for me and I wouldn't like to lose it.

Solid body, made in korea. 22 frets(I think), has two tone pots, one volume, 5 way selector- pretty basic standard Strat stuff. Floating Bridge with Tremelo bar. Gloss Red with white pickguard. All maple neck with skunk strip in mohagany on back of neck. Fender sealed tuners, passive single coils (3).

I like classic rock, with a five position toggle, it can sound almost acoustic on the neck pickup and twangy on the bridge pickup and darker muddier on the middle 3. Does have slight hum, as three conventional single coils, no noise cancellation or anything special. Very bright sound. Only dislike is sometimes I get low E buzz but not normally. I use a Crate 50 tube drive or a Dean markley k20 solid state amp. I don't really use effects much anymore because the Crate has a nice sound but I used to use a Zoom 505, an Arion Tubulator, and Ibanez sonic distortion, and a Dod American Metal pedal.

Action is nice and low but occasionally get a low E buzz. Pickups are adjusted good. Only flaw is pickguard is warped but it's at bottom so I actually forgot about it until now.

I bought this in 1988 and it's still holding up well, slight fret wear but hey, this is 12 years of playing as hobbyist. Finish must be thick, it's still flawless. Strap buttons solid, I can depend on it for sure. Hardware is all stamped Fender, no offbrand stuff here.

I guess it had a one year warranty but I'm not sure- never had to use it nor did I ever had to call them.

I've been playing since 1987(15yrs old) on this guitar;1984 I started period. Nothing regretted, I still love this guitar, its my favorite. I have played on the American Strats and feel no significant difference to justify 1000 bucks more. I say if you are a beginner or just a fender fan on a budget- BUY one. If you are a rich player or a pessamist, buy an American Deluxe Strat and complain about it in that section, don't try to scare off those novices/beginners who would be more than happy with this little offshoot of the Fender Classic for a killer price.

My Fender Squier Series Standard Stratocaster was made in the early 1980's in Japan. It has 22 frets and I think it is a laminated top. Everything is standard stratocaster features, no sense in going through all that. Mine has 3 single coil pickups, and I am told the early Squiers had standard Fender pickups in them. Passive electronics. Body is alder, neck is maple. White high gloss finish (all my guitars are white except my hollow body les paul clone and my acoustics, strat style body, standard tremelo bridge, strings through the body, standard schaller type machine heads, stays in tune just fine, neck is nice and thin, D shaped with a maple fretboard. This stratocaster looks just like a Fender, with the smaller headstock instead of those ugly big ones like the new Squiers have. Mine is old, it has Fender in big letters on the headstock and Squier Series in small letters. Came with a gig bag, cord and strap. This was my first electric guitar and my father bought it for me when I was 15 years old in 1985 when he was stationed in Japan where we lived for 3 years. I've hung on to it and love it. I've changed nothing from when it came stock. I don't think any guitar deserves a max, so I will give this a 9. Looks like a lot of people don't think much of these Squiers made today, but I can tell you that the Fender Squier Series that were made in Japan were excellent guitars and they weren't cheap either.

Well, play lead guitar in an all Filipina woman band (I'm half Filipina). Mostly what I love is alternative country music, classic rock, blues, punk and some hard rock. Our band has to play quite a bit of soft rock and jazzy numbers because that is what people here in the Philippines want to hear. This guitar does it all very well. At home, I'm running this through a VOX AD15VT Amp that I just bought a couple of months ago. Before that I was (and still do occasionally) using a Peavey Blazer 158. Here in the Philippines, the clubs we play at provide the amps, and we gig 4 times a week at 4 different clubs. One of the places has a Carlsbro GLX100, which is solid state, another place has a Fender Pro Reverb, which is all tube, another place has a VOX AC30 (WOW!!) and the other place has a Peavey Transtube Bandit. It sounds the best on the VOX AD15VT I have at home and on the Fender Pro Reverb and the VOX AC30 in the places I gig. I only use a ZOOM 707II Pedal for effects occasionally, and also use the footswitch for the amps I gig on. It isn't very noisy, just the hum that you expect from the single coils, but no noise in positions 2 and 4. Bridge pickup has that nice bright Fender twang, and in between the bridge and neck pickup you get that great Hendrix/Dire Straits sound, especially with some good reverb and that "quack". Middle pickup sounds great in the acoustic mode of the ZOOM 707II, 4th position is good for rythym classic rock and the neck pickup is great for blues and jazz. This is a very versatile guitar and of all the guitars I have had (including a few Fender Standard Strats) is the only one I have hung on to.

It was flawless when I got it and it still is. I take good care of my guitars.

I have been gigging with this guitar since 1988, so I suppose the answer to the first question is yes. It has never broken down, although several of my Fenders and Gibsons have. Yes to all the questions. I don't gig without a backup. What if I were to break a string?

I have never actually dealt with Squier.

I've been playing guitar since I was 5 years old, so that makes it 30 years, as I'm 35 now. My dad started me at it at an early age. I've also got a Fender American Standard Telecaster, a Yamaha Studio Lord Les Paul Copy as well as a Washburn KC600 and I have a Gibson Hollow Body Les Paul Copy made by a company called Rockstar. I've got an Epiphone Hummingbird and an Epiphone Chet Atkins Acoustic Electric, and several Takamine Acoustic and Acoustic Electric Guitars. I've got about 20 guitars all together, and my husband who is American and lives here has another 25, so we are one guitar family. If this were lost, I would cry. My dad gave it to me and I will never sell it for sentimental reasons. Love everything about it. Hey, I know the new Squiers are pieces of crap, but the old Fender Squier Series Strats and Teles are really good guitars.