Between 19 Fender gradually shifted to the "Crafted in Japan" decal, paving the way for the CIJ Era.
In fact are there any "metal" parts on a CV?Ī JV has a vintage rolled edged neck which I find to be more playable by far, plus the body contour is more defined, it's not going to affect tone but it sure feels nicer in my hands.Until 1997, the serial number of these guitars was paired with the "Made in Japan" decal (period called MIJ Era). If you like CV pups fine that's your choice, I'll mention that to them, so they'll rush out and buy a set.īy the way check the trem assembly in a CV.puny isn't it. I've also come across plenty of other players who have the best of gear, that their JV is the best Strat they own. How much is a CV Strat pickup on ebay.$20? Aren't they Toneriders?įact is and I'm talking facts here CV pups sound thin compared to the JV's, I've heard them. "Like honey dripping from a rock" to quote one of my professional playing mates. I've heard all sorts of pickups from current to 70's and the red, grey or red bobbin Fullertons are superb. Well, I respect your experience, but possibly your JV was built Sept/Oct '82 and would have had a set of the Japanese domestics (confirmed/documented due to probably a supply issue from USA) or someone swapped the pups. The supposedly "bad" Squires (those that fall between the mythology of the Japanese ones and the CV) are actually real bargains as they can be picked up for next to nothing and make a perfectly good guitar. Early Japanese need new pickups, but the build quality is good. CV's don't even need that (apart from the set up). Most Squiers, even the worst ones, only ever needed the electronics switching out, a pro set up and new pickups to make them decent. The current CVs are similarly "suprisingly good for the price" - and bearing in mind that even cheap guitars now are as good or better than top end Fenders from the 70s, that means they are very good guitars. The first Squiers from Japan are pretty good, but not as good as they are made out - basically they were of similar quality to current Squiers at a time when most budget guitars were truly awful, which made them stand out at the time and the legend has got kind of inflated from "surprisingly good for a cheap guitar" to "sought after classic" over the years. Squiers were never terrible - but they had good periods (and models) and not so good.
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