Recently, in the face of Squier guitars becoming more and more popular among guitar enthusiasts and rising sales, a small number of profit-seeking unscrupulous dealers and manufacturers have colluded with each other to sell some fake Squier electric guitars. Hedianbase's entry into the market has greatly harmed the interests of most dealers and customers. Every consumer hopes to buy a genuine product at a reasonable price. This is the basic right of consumers to protect their own interests from some criminals. So how to distinguish between genuine and fake Squier guitars?

The genuine Squier electric guitar series has excellent overall workmanship. The paint on the exterior is shiny and smooth to the touch. The frets have no irritation and have a sense of weight. The most obvious inferior features of fake Squier guitars are as follows:

1. In terms of material selection, they are shoddy, using unseasoned wood or composite boards as the body, and even worse. The piano body is made of elm wood, which is the same as ordinary household cutting boards. Not only does the vibration effect of the piano body be very poor, but over time, the paint is easy to fall off or the connection parts have problems. The fake piano body is smaller and irregular in shape.

2. The trademark on the headstock only has SQUIER in bold, and the printing is rough. There is no trademark printed on the back of the tuner, and the adjustment feels astringent and not smooth.

3. As for the neck, fake guitars are usually made of low-quality wood with maple veneer. Compared with the single-piece neck used by the real Squier, there is a huge difference in quality.

4. Fake guitars usually focus on the pickup, the heart of the electric guitar, and cut corners to reduce costs, such as reducing the number of copper wire windings on the pickup, making the pickup's tone thinner and its sensitivity lowered. , it is difficult for beginners to control the changes in timbre, which brings great inconvenience to the player.

Let’s give a comprehensive introduction to the relevant knowledge of Squier:

Squier’s background:

The Squier brand originated from Fender and was a product of the Fender Company in the 1970s. A sub-brand product specially developed by some young beginners who love Fender guitars. Its lower price and the same appearance and workmanship as top-end guitars make Squier a representative of high quality and low price. It is accepted and accepted by guitar enthusiasts all over the world. favorite.

The models of Squier electric guitars currently sold in China:

1. Electric guitars: Stratcaster type, Telecaster type (timeless classic model of Fender Company)

2 , electric base: Precision, Jazz and P-J hybrid

Some facts about agents:

1. The only product produced and sold domestically by the American Fender Company is the Squier BULLET series of electronics Guitars, some domestically produced so-called Fender electric guitars are all fake.

2. The only designated general agent of Squier in China is Shanghai Chaoyin Musical Instruments and Audio Co., Ltd. The BULLET series all use the classic Fender head shape, and their numbers all start with the number 09. The guitars starting with 07 are fake Squier guitars that are not authorized to be sold in China.

Basic configuration of Squier guitar and bass

Body: solid alder

Neck: single piece maple (adjustable)

Fingerboard: rosewood or maple

Pickup: EMG single coil pickup

Single volume/tone control: volume, tone tone selection: 3 positions (T type) and 5th gear (S type) strings: original Fender strings

Unique features of each genuine Squier:

1. Squier mark on the winding button: on the headstock The backs of the six winding parts are all stamped with the Squier trademark.

2. Laser anti-counterfeiting mark: Located on the back of the headstock, the laser anti-counterfeiting mark is a small round sticker with the Supersonic Company's LOGO and SUPERMUSIC printed on it.

3. Fender word mark: There are some text certifications on the back of the headstock. It clearly states that this is a genuine Fender product, designed in the United States and produced in China.

4. Pickups with the Squier trademark: On the outer shell of the pickup, there is a silver mark with the words Squier by Fender. This pickup is produced under license from EMG and is the only pickup type approved by EMG in China.

5. Metal baffle with Squier stamp: Located on the back where the neck and body are connected, the metal baffle is stamped with Squier.

The final trump card:

Each Squier piano has a unique number. If you want to confirm, please contact your local Squier authorized dealer, or directly Call Shanghai Chaoyin Musical Instruments and Audio Co., Ltd. to verify your number.