throwoff Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) Hey Folks, Here we have a beast so rare the day I found it I also saw a Unicorn, bigfoot and met Elvis on a UFO. Anyone who knows Fender/Squier and likes quality Japanese guitars know Silver series, the short lived magical period where some Squier instruments were branded Silver Series but were for all intents and purposes Japanese Fenders. This one is stranger still, after speaking at length to people in the know on Squier forums and Japanese guitar forums this seems to be one of the few that slipped the net with both a proper Fender Decal and the Silver Series decal, according to some these were just made in tiny numbers for Japans domestic market, some others claim these were just made by accident, who knows, all I can tell you is other than two Jazz basses I cannot find another one lefty or righty and I have spent weeks looking. It is well worn, I will take some close up photos of the nicks and dents, the neck laquer has cracked and split in places (alongside the fretboard) but according to my brother (the family 6 stringer and a damn fine guitarist) this is the best guitar he has ever played, it feels right and sounds perfect. Why am I selling it? We are building a studio and are clearing out a bunch to raise funds for the gear, simple as. [url="http://s30.photobucket.com/user/throwoff/media/KGrHqJHJE8FJhZpO5dYBS9kohuqw60_12_zpsc4fea902.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s30.photobucket.com/user/throwoff/media/T2eC16dzMFIdF85WeWBS9lEqnLQ60_12_zpsb8c20fc1.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s30.photobucket.com/user/throwoff/media/T2eC16J4FIZyBQtnBS9k-Inw60_12_zpsb6eb59ce.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s30.photobucket.com/user/throwoff/media/2_zps2f46b736.jpg.html"][/url] And finally the money shot, the Ceramic pickups.. These are the best sounding Strat pickups I have ever heard, I have had my brother begging me to take these out and put in his set of Duncan Antiquities so he can keep them, alas they are part of what makes this Strat so special so I will sell it whole. [url="http://s30.photobucket.com/user/throwoff/media/1_zps1ce4cb62.jpg.html"][/url] £325 shipped with a cheapy gig bag, well boxed. £310 collected from my house in Gillingham Kent or meeting up somewhere local. Edited July 7, 2014 by throwoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Ooooh that's tempting.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 You know it makes sense Lovely guitar, I'll get some more pix ASAP, it's well played and carries it's scars but as a player? No question, it's a proper strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 boomp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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