strat
owner:
Katsusando
Junk that was illegally dumped as unburnable trash. Even though it is a Squire, JV serial. the wood is almost the same as ST57(62)-65 series with the difference whether the PU is made in Japan or not. (except SST-30).
I checked and it is confirmed to be 45 or higher because of Alnico PU + Cruson pegs.
The way to determine if it is 45 or 50/55 is if the PU is SQ-4 or HOTROD (SQ-5), but since there is no hole on the back of the PU, it is probably a 45.
But the body color is out of catalog....spot production or diversion for export....JV to SQ serial squires sometimes have EX or EXT stamped on them, maybe it stands for EXPORT.
Heavy restoration in 2020. All hardware was replaced except for the PU.
The pegs were extended with reamers to accommodate a rotomatic. Bridge was changed to 10.8mm pitch.
| brand | |
|---|---|
| model | |
| year | August 1983 |
| serial number | JV7**** |
| madin | Japan |
| sound features | The circuit is set to 1V1T/500kΩ, resulting in a non-habitual sound. It is a main promotion even though it is a single.
|
| purchase price | 0 yen for the main unit Priceless for modification |
| type of gear | Stratocaster |
| body material | Probably Alder. |
| body finish | Black |
| neck material | Maple |
| fingerboard material | Rosewood |
| tuning machenes | GOTOH SG381 |
| number of frets | 21 |
| scale length | 25.5" |
| pickups | SQ-4? |
| controls | 5-way + rainbow tone circuit / 1V1T 500kΩ pot (Burns and Tokyo Cosmos) |
| bridge | GOTOH GE1088T |
| category | Electric-Solid-Body-Guitar |
