Squier
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Squier is a second-line brand of the Fender Musical Instruments Company, as Epiphone is to Gibson. It produces models mostly derived from the Fender line of products but at lower prices. Squier guitars are now also commonly sold in stores that do not specialise in musical instruments.
There have been a few Squier models that have been distinct enough in specification from standard Fender models to be notable, such as the Super-Sonic, the Squier '51 (a design that hybridizes elements of the Stratocaster, Telecaster, and 1951 Fender Precision Bass), and the Jagmaster (partially derived from the Fender Jazzmaster).
There have however been a number of packaging and finish options offered by Squier that might not fit the original brand image of Fender, for example, the Hello Kitty Stratocaster with pink finish and fingerboard inlays and the Hello Kitty logo, featured in Newsweek magazine.
As of 2005, Fender seems to be positioning Squier as both a budget brand (with the Bullet, Affinity and Standard series of guitars and basses) and an alternate moniker, with higher quality, more distinct, and more expensive models in the Squier lineup that have no parallels on the Fender side of the company.
Original models
- Squier Bullet (original, early-mid '80s--not the more recent Strat-based budget guitar nor the oddball Fender-branded guitar)
- Squier '51
- Super-Sonic
- Jagmaster
- Venus
- Venus XII
- M-80
- P Bass® Special V
Electric Guitars
Affinity Series
- Fat Strat
- Hello Kittle Stratocaster
- Squier Strat ''(Rosewood/maple)
- Squier Tele
- Squier Mini
Deluxe Series
- Satin Trans Fat Straocaster HH/HSS
- Satin Trans Telecaster
Obey Graphics Series
- OBEY Graphic Stratocaster HSS Collage/Dissent
- OBEY Graphic Telecaster HSS Collage/Dissent
Standard Series
- Standard Straocaster
- Deluxe Stratocaster FMT
External links
- [Squier Guitars] official website
- [Fender Guitars] official website
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