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UNPLANNED DOWNTIME: 12th Oct 23:45
Squier SQ (?) Telecaster Identification Question
HarrySeven
Frets: 7650
in Guitar
Anyone familiar with MIJ Squier body stamps?
The guitar in question is *allegedly* a Squier CTL-50:
https://i.imgur.com/p5PskYL.jpg
Pics of the guitar in question:
https://i.imgur.com/0QgyMNL.jpg
The guitar in question is *allegedly* a Squier CTL-50:
https://i.imgur.com/p5PskYL.jpg
Pics of the guitar in question:
https://i.imgur.com/0QgyMNL.jpg
Neck pocket and heel of said guitar:
https://i.imgur.com/XrwL3PT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EuMWzVM.jpg
Reference images from a known SQ source:
https://i.imgur.com/XAnxzH3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/noAoa2L.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/XrwL3PT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EuMWzVM.jpg
Reference images from a known SQ source:
https://i.imgur.com/XAnxzH3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/noAoa2L.jpg
However…these ferrules do NOT look like they’ve passed typical MIJ QC… 
https://i.imgur.com/GVzRWjG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/GVzRWjG.jpg
Your thoughts, please?
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2 of those ferrules don't match the others, but that could be an intentional mod similar to the mixed sets Glendale and others sell... or 2 fell out and were replaced with a different type
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An early Fifties pickguard should be single ply and fastened with five screws. If the other three holes look different, they may be modifications by a previous owner.
Modern Gotoh machineheads would be normal for a late Eighties MIJ Squier.
Are the control knobs machined from solid with a grub screw to fasten onto solid shaft pots or are they semi-hollow castings, intended to fit splined pot shafts?
There used to be an MIJ model named the Popular. Yours might be one of those in disguise.
https://i.imgur.com/q6kVbGq.jpg
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https://reverb.com/item/34301289-fender-japan-squier-sq-telecaster-blonde-w-ohsc-1983-1984-mij?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=34301289
’83 JV has remarkably similar neck/pocket stamps:
https://i.imgur.com/GG5dV1A.jpg
This particular guitar:
https://i.imgur.com/XrwL3PT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EuMWzVM.jpg
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The only minor thing that I can see, is that the rosewood truss rod channel cover on the images from a known SQ source is squared off at the heel end & the channel on yours is rounded. Shrug...
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https://i.imgur.com/EoJiaWF.jpg
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