My Guitar

So I finally started reading the guitar book I bought for cheap a while ago. Its very interesting to learn these things they never teach you in lessons, such as what kind of woods make what kind of sounds, the differences between pickup styles, and reasons why certain guitars stand the test of time. So I started looking at my own with this in mind, to see if I got what I paid for. I never really paid attention but I have a Pro-Tone Series Squire (by Fender) guitar made in Korea. These were supposed to be the first "quality" guitars made there (mine was made in 1997). It has a rosewood fretboard, maple neck, and ash body. The pickups are Alnico (aluminum, nickel, copper), the color is crimson red and has gold hardware (although a lot of my gold plates have worn off). I originally bought it because it looked cool. The finish is actually quite nice.

According to a review of these baby's, they are slightly better than the real Mexican made Stratocasters from Fender. On a side note, you can tell the quality of a Fender guitar by where it was made. Basically, US made is supposed to be the best = most expensive. Also, Squire is Fender's "Low-End" brand, which means that my guitar was a good one to get since at this time, some of the higher end Squire's quality was overlapping with the real Fender brands. All in all I think I got a good deal.

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Current Music : Minor Threat