Squier SE Special for modding

iainblack · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:12 pm Post subject: Squier SE Special for modding

I was looking for a cheap Squier to customise. Small headstock, white to allow base coat for refinish. I found one on Preloved for 50 quid including an SP10 amp. Called the guy - does it have a small headstock, dont know, is it an Affinity? Dont know. Its in good condition tho. Eventually got that it had a pearlescent scratch plate so I was hopeful that it was an SE Special.

It was and in mint condition for a 2004 model! Excellent for customising, scratchplate screw holes match fender specs for 11 and 8 hole plates. The body if full depth (3.6 kgs), cast tuners. Nice neck. My only problem is I now feel it's too good to refinish. The trem is not standard and could do with a full size with steel block. I changed the strap buttons first as the ones supplied were poor. Heres a few photos:

Nice swimming pool

Anyone read chinese characters?

Potential alternative scratches:

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bluesyrat · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:40 am Post subject:

third option (brass) is the best IMHO

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iainblack · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:20 am Post subject:

Already got one like that so will be keeping this one as stock and looking for another one which I will be doing day-glo green!
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mirrorboy · Guitar God Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 491 Location: U.K.

I ended up doing a stickered relic with my ?40 gumtree Squier.

iainblack · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject:

Nice stickers! Weird how Squier do a single ply 11 screw scratchplate. I have a 3 ply 8 screw scratchplate! Maybe they wanted to save money on screwing and drilling ?!?!
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mirrorboy · Guitar God Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 491 Location: U.K.

Yeah the scratchplates are oddly configured, but at least the older single-ply ones are a decent thickness unlike the flimsy ones on recent Squiers and Jimmie Vaughan Fender strats.

Green dayglo you say? Bet that would look wild with the green moto scratchplate, like kryptonite! Must confess am strangely drawn to green guitars these days, never had one see. Never wanted one either, up until recently that is

iainblack · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:14 am Post subject:

I suppose the Steve Vai Loch Ness green ibanez was an influence and he had a bright green strat when he played with Zappa before he was an Ibanez endorsee

japaxes · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:41 pm Post subject: greenie

here you go tom

..and a red one too

iainblack · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:04 pm Post subject:

They are so cool Gez
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iainblack · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:24 pm Post subject:

Steve Vai's Green Meanie:

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imosdad · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 1:16 pm Post subject:

mirrorboy · Guitar God Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 491 Location: U.K.

I did it over a few months last year as sort of therapy recovering from lung cancer (all gone now thanks to NHS). I lost a bit of lung but am singing again, albeit a little bit higher in pitch than before

I will have to look for another Squier now, Iain's got me inspired again. I got no preconceived ideas so I'll see what turns up first.

bluesyrat · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:58 pm Post subject:

iainblack · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:39 am Post subject:

Great news Colin. Now was it Dave who had the retro comic book Tele?
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imosdad · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:34 pm Post subject:

Mirrorboy,

Fantastic news re your health. Thanks for sharing that. Iain is right I did go a bit mad on the Breezy mod front...

I still have great memories of the Leeds get together and many thanks for your efforts in helping organise that.

Who knows - another sometime?

Cheers

All the best.

Dave