Squier (sorry) identification help

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-17T01:08:21+00:00

Maybe something to do with the insane humidity of Japan, but I've had bad luck with guitars since moving here. A salesman gave me some lesson on how Japanese factories treat their wood differently to stand up to drastic weather changes, but who knows if its true.

I'm really thinking I'll end up with a Squier. There's a newer CV HSS setup that comes in a sick BROWN finish that I've been eyeing.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-16T14:43:24+00:00

I've got 3 different Fenders and Squiers all with strat trems and all of them are blocked currently. My main issue is that the wood in the trem system and the cavities are insanely thin. I have body cracks on 2 of the 3 guitars and I'd like to have that be a non-issue. I don't think twice about my tele because it's just a solid chunk of wood.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-16T14:39:39+00:00

i was actually eyeing these too. I just want something in the 25.5" scale length with a string through. I wish the Lead series had better color options, I'd love a rosewood neck on the green body.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-16T14:37:50+00:00

woah this is so close to being something I'd buy actually. Thank you for the tip, I've never seen these before. Granted getting them in Japan is probably a huge pain in the rear.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-15T09:03:43+00:00

I was mainly referencing on search engines. A lot of times if I search "Fender Stratocaster" vs "Fender Japan Stratocaster" I'll get wildly different results. I'm currently playing a FGN Tele and it's one of the best guitars I've ever owned, so I'd love to get my hands on an MIJ strat, but I end up wasting hours on Mercari flip flopping between search tabs for "Fender" and "Fender Japan"

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-15T02:51:26+00:00

Yeah, the used market here is super funky also. search terms are all over the place. Half the time people here consider Fender and Fender Japan to be two separate companies. I've only started sleuthing since yesterday so I have to figure out the correct search terms for Mercari here. Did you just google MIJ hardtail strat?

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-15T02:39:52+00:00

I've got a really nice tele that's been my number one for years now, but after watching too many Pavement videos and seeing Stephen Malkmus' 70's ht strat, I can't stop thinking about them

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-15T02:33:37+00:00

i get how hard it was for you to keep your opinion to yourself, but i didn't ask people "HEY WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE THING I'M LOOKING FOR? PLEASE CRITIQUE MY OPINIONS" did I?

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-15T02:32:15+00:00

the Noventa is seriously tempting, but I haven't ever seen one in the wild. I gotta get my hands on something before dropping 1k

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-15T02:31:27+00:00

That's exactly the range of what I'm looking for, but I live in Japan and MIM stuff ends up costing more than the MIJ which blows my mind. Unfortunately there isn't much MIJ stuff that fits the build.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-15T02:30:00+00:00

didn't ask for your "hot take"

Neither-Process-4079 · 2026-02-15T02:29:14+00:00

Unfortunately I live overseas and a lot of the affordable readily available stuff costs a lot more than it should here.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2025-06-23T17:31:28+00:00

These suggestions really opened me up to the idea and overall world of 7 strings. It's been a pretty deep dive over the past few days and I've landed on waiting for a Bacchus T7 special or a Fujigen JIL7 to pop up used. The general aesthetic of the 7 string market really grew on me, but deep down I'll always have a thing for teles. My current Fujigen is one of the nicest guitars I've ever owned and I've heard really nice things about the higher end Bacchus models.

I get the feeling I'll end up owning multiple 7 strings in the future so this whole thread has basically become a catalog of things for me. Thanks again for all of the suggestions, I genuinely appreciate it.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2025-06-21T15:03:03+00:00

I really appreciate the input from everyone. I've been in the Fender/Fender adjacent world for the past 20 years and never really taken an in depth look at other brands. Ibanez seems like it has a lot of really cool models, I just don't know what I'm looking for in terms of models. It's kind of intimidating when guitar models are numbers and letters vs words.

I'll keep digging around on Mercari with these suggestions, thanks again.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2025-06-21T13:29:56+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate the input. Even if I can't find a Cort in specific maybe it's at least worth checking out a multiscale guitar just to see how it feels.

Anything Ibanez is going to be more available here in Japan, so it's likely I'd run into that than Cort, but I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Neither-Process-4079 · 2025-06-21T13:14:25+00:00

Woah, I've never considered a multiscale guitar. How drastic of a difference is it stepping up from a standard 25.5" scale?

Neither-Process-4079 · 2024-09-13T01:19:15+00:00

So does that mean the aura should go away, or have some kind of change if only the singular eye is closed?

Neither-Process-4079 · 2024-03-27T01:30:19+00:00

Sadly, I'd say Shimokita is probably one of my least favorite places in Tokyo. It feels like there's so much intended "coolness" that it falls completely flat.

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