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Fender Squier Stratocaster (Indonesia). Fender Squier Vintage Modified. Squire Standard Serial Numbers Discussion in '. Too bad they don't keep better tracking of Squier serial numbers. Fender made in Indonesia? I have a guitar made in Indonesia, It says Fender. The serial number shows that is a 2005 Squier. Oct 15, 2014  IC: I = Indonesia, C = Cor-Tek (Cort), the serial number prefix is followed by a 2 number year. IS: I = Indonesia, S = Samick, the serial number prefix is followed by a 2 number year. For example 'IC02' Made in 2002. In 2009-10 some Indonesian Squier's. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution. Learn more about Fender electric basses.

The Fender Bullet was an electric guitar originally designed by John Page^[1] and manufactured and marketed by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. It was first introduced as a line of 'student' guitars to replace the outgoing Mustang and Musicmaster models.^[2]

• 3Squier Bullet

USA Version 1 (1981 - 1982)[edit]

Fender marketed two models, initially manufacture was set up offshore in Korea, but due to technical issues, such as unacceptable high actions, the guitars were recalled to the U.S.A for manufacture at the Fullerton plant.

Two models were available - The 'Bullet' ( known as The standard Bullet One ) & the 'Bullet One Deluxe'. These two models had a single cutaway body style similar to that of the Fender Telecaster but much closer in size to the Mustang and Duo-Sonic that the Bullet replaced, the guitar had a 21 fret rosewood neck and Telecaster-style headstock and Kluson Deluxe tuners. Similarly to preceding student models like the Mustang, Bronco and Musicmaster, cost savings were made by using less wood for the body, both guitar bodies were 1- 5/8 inches thick as opposed to the 1- 3/4 inch thickness of other Fender guitars, parts were quick to assemble and labor saving, both models had the same hardware & electrics as other Fender guitars from the same era. The standard model originally retailed at $199.00 or $249 including the vacuum formed case, cord, strap, polishing cloth & bridge adjustment wrenches. The Bullet Deluxe had a plastic pickguard with a separate, traditional hardtail bridge while the standard model featured an Steel pickguard-bridge-tailpiece combo, powder coated white or black, with separate saddles for each string. Both models had 2 single coil pickups with a three-way selector switch. The pickups had the same closed pickup covers as used on the Mustang & were initially left over Mustang stock. Color options were red or ivory, with a white or black pick guards on both models. At release in 1981, the only neck option was maple with a rosewood fretboard, a maple neck with a walnut skunk stripe was introduced as an option in 1982.

USA Version 2 (1982 - 1983)[edit]

In 1982, Fender introduced a revised version of the Bullet, including two bass models. This series featured a double cutaway body similar to the Fender Stratocaster without body contouring and therefore almost the same shape as the Mustang and Duo-Sonic that the Bullet replaced. Maple was the only neck option & the headstock retained the version one telecaster profile, Fender introduced a maple skunk stripe on the Bullet range, to distinguish the guitar from other Fender guitars, some of the maple necks with a walnut skunk from the 1st version were used up on the range. Five models were marketed - the Bullet (standard), the Bullet H-1, the Bullet S-2, S-3, and H-2—in addition to the two new bass models (a regular scale 'B-34' and short scale 'B-30'). The standard Bullet had the previous style alloy pickguard-bridge-tailpiece combo with two single coil pickups and a 3 way switch. The H-1 sported the same pickguard-bridge-tailpiece combo with one humbucker pickup, it also had a coil tap button to split the humbucker to single coil. The S-2, S-3 & H-2 were marketed as Deluxe versions & had a white plastic 3 ply pickguards with a separate hardtail bridge, in 1983 a single ply pickguard was introduced with the model number S-2, S-3 or H-2 embossed on the lower horn. The S-2 had two single coil pickups & a 3 way switch, the S-3 had 3 single coil pickups & a 5 way switch, the H-2 had two humbucker pickups each with their own coil tapping button & a 3 way switch. The humbucking pickups were really two single coil pickups with alnico rod magnets side-by-side. All models from 1982 to late 1983 used the Fender 'F' logo chrome tuners or the sealed Fender branded tuners, both made by Schaller in W. Germany. The basses each had plastic guards and traditional bridges. They had the old Mustang bass style pickups. They differed only in scale. The popular second version Bullet's were available in color options red, ivory, brown sunburst or walnut, black was also available but never marketed as a color option. The S-2 was notably featured in the music video for Twisted Sister's 'We're Not Gonna Take It,' used by the son of Mark Metcalf's character to blow him out of the window when the song begins.

Squier Bullet[edit]

1983–2007[edit]

Late 1983 to 1984 the Bullet manufacture was moved to Japan (SQ serial number pre-fix) and in 1985 and 86 to Korea (E serial number pre-fix stamped on the neck plate). These guitars were marketed as the Squier Bullet. Humbucking pickups from the original (early 80s) consisted of the same paired single coil configuration as the American-made models but used steel rods as pole pieces with a ceramic bar magnet. The three single coil pickup pattern like the Fender Stratocaster was also available as well as tremolo and hard tail bridges. These were available in Black and Brown Sunburst.

In 1984/85 there was a Squier Bullet guitar model manufactured in Japan that featured a body made of solid wood. This particular Squier Bullet model is also distinguished by the fact that it featured a two pickup configuration, (neck and bridge) instead of the usual three pickup, a Stratocaster style neck instead of a Telecaster style neck, one output through the pickguard, 2 knobs, (one volume, one tone)and a hard tail, top-load, six piece bridge. It was offered in two colors, blonde and black.

2007–present[edit]

Squier introduced a new, Chinese-made version of the Bullet in 2007, sporting a built-in tremolo arm, rosewood fingerboard, and one of six body finishes (Pink, Arctic White, Daphne Blue, Fiesta Red, Brown Sunburst, or Black) with a single-ply white pickguard.

By 2015, Fender was using Squier Bullet as a line name for their lowest-priced guitars at the $150 price point. The guitars used inexpensive basswood for their bodies and reduced paint steps to the absolute minimum to keep costs under control. However, they used the same pickups and tuners as their slightly more expensive Affinity series cousins, and generally were acknowledged as good starter instruments. In 2018, Fender had done away with the vibrato bridge on the Bullet line and made its mainline Bullet guitars top-loading hardtail instruments (vibrato bridges could still be found on special production runs for stores such as Guitar Center). The Stratocaster headstocks say 'Bullet® Strat®,' while the Mustang headstocks simply have an all-black version of the Squier Mustang logo used on the more-expensive Vintage Modified instruments.

As of Summer NAMM 2018, Fender's Squier Bullet line consisted of:

• Squier Mini Strat (SSS, 22.75' short-scale)
• Squier Bullet Stratocaster (SSS, 25.5' scale)
• Squier Bullet Stratocaster (HSS, 25.5' scale)
• Squier Bullet Mustang (HH, 24' short-scale)

The Squier Bullet Special[edit]

From around 1999 to 2004, Fender produced a single pickup Squier Bullet Special guitar. It had a fixed, hardtail bridge, a dual-coil (humbucker) bridge pickup, one volume control, and a 21 fret rosewood fingerboard bolt on neck. The body was made out of plywood and it was made in six colors: Black, Ice Blue Metallic, Red Metallic, Cobalt Blue Metallic, Orange, and Satin Silver. The Red and Orange bodies were made with black hardware; all other colors had chrome hardware. All Bullet Specials had a 1 ply black pickguard. Most of the Squier Bullet Specials made in 2002 came with a special 20th Anniversary engraved neck plate. The logo on the headstock reads 'Squier Bullet' with no mention of 'Special'. Some 2002 versions of the black and Frost Red Metallic Squier Bullet Special are known to have the Affinity brand on the headstock as well.^[3]

All Squier Bullet Special guitars were made in Indonesia at the Cort factory. The serial numbers start with IC followed by two digits that designate the year the guitar was made. The remaining digits indicate month of production, color, and sequence. IC02xxxxxxx indicates a guitar made in 2002.^[4]

Bullet Strings[edit]

Fender also markets guitar strings under the Bullet brand. Introduced in the early 1970s, these strings differ by having cylindrical bullet-shaped ends instead of the 'ball ends' common to other manufacturers. Fender states the bullet ends create a tighter fit in the tremolo block on Stratocaster guitars, leading to greater tuning stability when the tremolo is used. ^[5] In the early 1990s Fender switched from using zinc-plated steel for the bullet ends to brass, improving sustain. Today nickel is also used. Stainless steel strings with bullet ends are also offered since the late '90s.

Further reading[edit]

• Fjestad, Zachary R. (Editor), The Blue Book of Electric Guitars; (9th Edition), 2005
• Peter Bertges: The Fender Reference; Bomots, Saarbrücken 2007, ISBN978-3-939316-38-1
• Bullet® Special, Squires Guitars

References[edit]

1. ^Chevne, Steven and Fjestad, Zachary R. (Editor), The Blue Book of Electric Guitars, (5th Edition), 1998
2. ^The Original USA Fender Bullet Appreciation Page
3. ^Bacon, Tony Squier Electrics: 30 Years of Fenders Budget Guitar Brand; Backbeat,1st Edition, January 1, 2012, ISBN978-1-61713-022-9
4. ^'How to date Japanese, Mexican, USA, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian and Indian Squiers'. Fender Discussion Page (forum). June 12, 2007.
5. ^'Fender Bullet Strings'. Fender engineers of the early 1970s were aware that the standard ball-end string design that had prevailed until then presented very specific tuning problems, especially on tremolo-equipped guitars.

I purchased a black 'Made in Indonesia' Squier P Bass by Fender, with a black pickguard that has a serial number starting with 'PN.'

It has 'Licensed by Schaller' (Typical P Bass looking) machine heads on it and no skunk stripe on the back of the neck.

Can you tell me about this guitar based on it's 'irregular' or 'odd' serial number starting with PN?

By the way, the bass handles and sounds great! I intend to purchase another bass, but I'll hold onto this one too. I like it!

From everything I have read, a Squier P-Bass with a PN serial number was genuine, and made in Indonesia in the mid-to-late 1990's.

Not made for import into the US, and probably made in the Cort factory.

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Worth $75 to $100, in really great shape.

Thanks Sparky2...
I appreciate the timely response to my question. I'm going to do a hands on comparison of my bass to a new Squier and experience the quality differences if any. Surprisingly, it feels and sounds great. It's a keeper. I spent a buck-twenty for it... I'm cool with that.

If possible Sparky2, could you share an info. source or two about the PN serial number basses.

Thanks again.

RelativePitch56,

I searched a variety of internet web forums yesterday, and this was the one that revealed the most information: http://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=94282

Read all the way down to the very bottom response.

Here is the link to the OP's photo bucket images: http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/Baumer32/library/?sort=3&page=1

On further thought, if yours is in good shape, I may have low-balled the value. I looked in the Blue Book of electric guitar values just now, and you paid a very fair price.

Some models of used Squiers actually go for more than $200 or $250, but those are made in Korea or Mexico.

Sparky2,
Thank you for another stealth response of very helpful information.

Right now the bass is at the repair shop getting a set up. I've got a new truss rod coming (neck adjustment needed, old rod is stripped), a red tortoise pickguard (swapping out the black one), shiny, new screws all the way around (originals are corroded) and of course a new set of strings.

The tortoise pickguard is my way of cheaply creating a new look, without paying for a sunburst paint job.

When I get it back, I will post new pics displaying the head and serial number, etc.

Thanks much

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My Red Tortoise Shell Pickguard came today! It's on and I'm Loving it! Got a neck adjustment, no buzzing, feels great, sounds awesome.

I forgot to mention that this bass has a seal on the back that says 'CELEBRATING 50 YEARS'... 'Tears of Excellence'
1946 - 1996. I really like the feel and sound of this bass... It's a keeper.

The serial number is PN600231 I don't know what the P in PN means but the N most likely (according to how Squier serial numbers work) means 'nineties' and the 6 most likely is the year it was made... 1996. As you will see on the photos, It says 'made in Indonesia,' right on the headstock.

Attached are pics of my bass & serial number with the new pickguard on it.

Here is a good pic of 'Made In Indonesia' on my P-Bass headstock.

Oh yeah, here's a pick of my guitar. It's a Gretsch G5422TDC Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar.

Oh man, that is a gorgeous bass guitar now!

It looks good with the black pick guard, but WOW, it looks really stunning with the new one on.
Very nice!

And your Gretsch is a real beauty.
😃

Thanks Sparky2, I am really happy with the new look a simple pickguard change made to this Bass.

Now I'm really thinking about a 'Badass' bridge for it.

I wonder if a new bridge will help open-string and harmonic tuning readings with an electronic tuner. Maybe with a new bridge the strings will vibrate better and the open and harmonic readings will match?

What do you think Sparky2?

RelativePitch56,

I have read where the Badass bridge can help with some problems experienced by the owners of Gibson basses, but most Fender bass owners (and Squier too of course) report that the Badass bridge really didn't do anything for them.

It's your call, of course.

I would do a lot of homework on that before ordering one.
🤔

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