I still have my first guitar, I had been saving up for most of my childhood to buy a Fender Telecaster, I had been tempted to buy a cheap copy but my dad told me I would regret it and those guitars were not the best and would cost additional money to make them playable, I had learned to play using my dads 68 goldtop and 63 Burns Vista Sonic. In 1984 I was gifted some money for passing my exams and finally had enough money to buy the Telecaster I had coveted for so long. When I got to the local guitar store they had three Telecasters in stock, all three had issues and so I was about to leave and go to the city to try and find one. The salesman brought out a Squier Telecaster, I had never heard of Squier but this guitar was perfect, the build quality was spot on, the set up was perfect and it sounded awesome, |I even got to try it with the same amp I had at home, a 73 WEM Dominator MKII. I couldn't figure out why this same model was so good but so cheap, I thoughtthey had made a mistake with the price, the salesman gave me some old pony that Fenders were called Squier in Japan. I have kept this guitar in very good condition despite gigging it during the mid '80s to late '90s. I inherited my dads guitars when he passed away and still have them to this day. I have sold so many guitars over the years that I later regretted and its the same story with my musical friends.
Love this thing. I picked it up last weekend at practice.
@bojuification Awesome. Good to hear it's getting played. 🤘
I still have my first guitar, I had been saving up for most of my childhood to buy a Fender Telecaster, I had been tempted to buy a cheap copy but my dad told me I would regret it and those guitars were not the best and would cost additional money to make them playable, I had learned to play using my dads 68 goldtop and 63 Burns Vista Sonic.
In 1984 I was gifted some money for passing my exams and finally had enough money to buy the Telecaster I had coveted for so long.
When I got to the local guitar store they had three Telecasters in stock, all three had issues and so I was about to leave and go to the city to try and find one.
The salesman brought out a Squier Telecaster, I had never heard of Squier but this guitar was perfect, the build quality was spot on, the set up was perfect and it sounded awesome, |I even got to try it with the same amp I had at home, a 73 WEM Dominator MKII.
I couldn't figure out why this same model was so good but so cheap, I thoughtthey had made a mistake with the price, the salesman gave me some old pony that Fenders were called Squier in Japan.
I have kept this guitar in very good condition despite gigging it during the mid '80s to late '90s.
I inherited my dads guitars when he passed away and still have them to this day.
I have sold so many guitars over the years that I later regretted and its the same story with my musical friends.
@@AndrewAHayes That's awesome! Those old squiers are great starters.