![]() ![]() Many were really low quality instruments but these have all rocketed in price in recent years. 15 years ago you could pick up unloved 70’s Fenders for a couple of hundred quid. If you can find any of the early Japanese Fender’s, Squier or otherwise from the 80’s I think they represent a sound future investment. I put the P90 in myself as a previous owner had already butchered it by badly fitting a Strat pickup in the middle anyway so I didn’t really do any more damage. ![]() So if you see one, buy it! Or tell me about it and I’ll buy it! You can still get examples for about £500ish if you are lucky but I’ve seen a Tele like mine go for as much as £900! They are very good instruments though and it’s the one guitar I consistently go back to. #SQUIER JV TELECASTER SERIES#Unfortunately a lot more people have realised the quality of the JV series now so they’re not so cheap any more. I did have to go to Scotland to collect it (from London) but I think it was well worth the trip. I got mine about 20 years ago for the princely sum of £170. Mine is a very early example with a neck date of September 1981 (which is a bit bizarre since they only officially started making instruments there in early 1982). So the story goes that Fender sent a Japanese factory the best examples of their vintage instruments they could find and said ‘copy that!’ Which they did, rather too well! There’s quite a lot about the JV Squier’s online so I wont cover it here but Fender made their first Japanese models back in the early 80s as a response to the other Japanese brands like Tokai, Greco and Edwards (ESP) who were frankly doing a much better job at producing quality instruments than Fender were themselves in the USA at the time. #SQUIER JV TELECASTER SERIAL NUMBER#My Squier is actually one of the very first models they made in Japan which is now known as a JV series instrument because of the JV serial number on the bridge plate. Who knows maybe your Squire is an expensive one? Any way, how long have you had it? Did you add the P-90 p/u? what year is it? where was it made?” ![]() My Squier Jagmaster is just such a guitar it plays so nice (though the pickups will probably need to be replaced at some point). Please tell me about it, I have an affinity toward guitars that don’t cost a tremendious amount of money yet still play really nice. “I noticed you playing a beautifully worn Squier Telecaster. John Morris emailed Andy asking him about the guitar he uses in our Intermediate Electric Guitar DVDs. Ask the Expert – tell me about Andy’s Squier Telecaster ![]()
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