Has anyone modded a Squier

[EEF13]

Have anyone modded a squier and how did it sound compared to a Fender?
when i mean mod i mean pickups.
i am thinking of buying a squire tele or strat and replace a neck with a mighty mite neck with 22 frets and change the pickups, what do you guya think?

 

[Eggy]

I've done my fair share and they've all turned out to be nice budget guitars.

 

[Big_dawg]

i think there was an article in guitarist (UK) a couple of months back when the modified 3 squiers, with quite different results.

Im not at home at the mo so cant get a copy for you...., dont know if anyone else has it..

 

[Dino]

Results would all depend on the model and origin of the Squier.
Some bodys were made of alder, some agathis, and some even plywood.

I suggest finding out what you have before spending alot of money on upgrades.

JMO

 

[Yogi]

Have you looked at the New Classic Vibe series by squier? I hear they are quite great stock, and have wonderful necks. I think I'm going to buy 50's strat and tele.

Classic Vibe ebay

Musician's Friend - Search Results

Also I would advise you to stay away from the affinity series if you are going to mod. I'm pretty sure their bodies are slightly smaller, and regular necks won't fit. Plus the standard and above are better guitars to begin with.

 

[Eggy]

i think there was an article in guitarist (UK) a couple of months back when the modified 3 squiers, with quite different results.

Im not at home at the mo so cant get a copy for you...., dont know if anyone else has it..

I'd love to read that.

I forgot to mention...
I've just sold my PS3 so that I could buy some more Squiers. I've bought a sunburst affinity and a vintage cream body already.

 

[kspeed]

A friend of mine has a 92 Korean Squier he modified. It has a plywood body, but a very nice one piece maple neck. With locking Sperzel tuners it holds tune very well. He also replaced the bridge pickup with a high output Yamaha humbucker, which sounds good.

If your Squier has a plywood body it's probably best to go with higher output pickups to avoid the plywood (lack of) "tone" as much as possible.

 

[bildozr]

If it has an agathis or alder body, It'd be compareable to a Made In Mexico strat.

 

[Eggy]

Go for the "Affinity" models as they always have an Alder body.

 

[specter1001]

I've been wanting to mod my squire for some time but I cant find any specs of it online.

 

[EEF13]

i just need a body and i will replace the neck with locking tuners and 22 frets

 

[VoodooHighway]

Go for the "Affinity" models as they always have an Alder body.

That's what I did. 2006 "Affinity" body, with an early 1980's scalloped Fender Strat neck. It works fine now, but I am going to be upgrading the bridge.

 

[FLICKOFLASH]

in the 80s i was playing a squier like this with a scalloped neck , a wonderbar & a EMG pickups . Still have it too

 

[FLICKOFLASH]

latest project started as a squier

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/fender/14108-seven-string-strat-deconstruction-reconstruction.html

 

[lexluthier]

I used to buy MIJ Squiers all the time and put bigger frets and good electronics in them. They were great guitars that I used to find all day long for under a C note until people got hip to them.

 

[arcanis494]

I am currently in the process.

I'm trying to make a Blackmore style strat out of my squier.

 

[Skynyrdpicker]

I had a MIK '94 Squier strat I opened up with intentions to mod, lesson is, don't drink and try to relic a guitar. They're both stupid ideas, and combined, extremely stupid. BTW the guitar sounded like shit (weak pups, plywood body, shitty pots) so don't hate me

"Dude, have you seen SRV's Guitar?"......................

 

[Eggy]

 

[Brian Krashpad]

I bought this Bullet pre-modded. I'm not overly fond of basswood, but for a Benjamin I ain't complaining. GFS P-90's, Warmoth guard, CTS pots:

 

[citrixmeta]

Heres my SQuier Affinity , i replaced the neck with an Eden neck, it feels great!
tonight, i will replace the bridge pickup (an older johson emg) with a SD hotrail that i have laying around.