’90s Squier Stratocaster Electric Guitar Restoration - Squier made by Fujigen in Japan (Subtitle)

Published 2021-11-22
I got an old used Squier Silver Series Stratocaster. It was made in early 1990s by Fujigen, the Japanese guitar manufacturer of Greco, Ibanez and other Japanese major guitars.

30 years have passed since it was manufactured, it had various issues that had to be fixed before playing.

The issues were like:
- Serious noise from the pickup selector
- Dented frets and neck bowing
- Dirt and rust on the hardwares

We are going to repair them.

0:00 Introduction / Condition check
1:05 Disassembling
3:13 Bridge
3:50 Electronics
4:50 Neck / Fret leveling, recrowining and polishing
7:01 Body cleaning
8:05 Assembling and adjustments
9:45 Finishing / Sound check

All Comments (21)
  • @user-im7fd9ly4b
    С большим удовольствием смотрю ваши ролики, как Вы реанимируете винтажные инструменты. Без лишней болтовни, всё чётко и слаженно. В результате оживший красивый инструмент. Спасибо))
  • Questa è passione per la chitarra più bella del mondo. .👍👍👋.stratocaster forever.
  • I bought an Ibanez strat (clone) in Dec ''72. I had the frets done by a local guitar shop.The top horn has what looks like router tooling mark. The electronics started playing up after about 18 months gradually the pickup selector switch stopped working. The pickguard screws got very rusty to the point they couldn''t be removed. Overall I would have expected a better quality instrument from Japan!
  • Great work and sound! I did a similar Video with a 1980s E-Series Korean Squier (but pimped it quite a lot) here on YT.
  • @Doowopsid
    Wow, what a fantastic video! I have a 50th Anniversary made in Korea which looks the same but I think it was made in 1995 since the serial number begins with VN5. I love the guitar and you did an excellent job of showing how it can be completely “detailed” in every possible way. Thank you! I just have one question-what strings brand and gauge would you recommend on it?
  • @davidjones6218
    I have a 1991 hank marvin signature squire MIJ strat. Just aquired it. Can i ask do you do setups like the one in the video?. Im in cumbria. Could sent it through.?
  • @ederitaly
    bom dia muito bom. Uma pergunta. qual a soluçao que voce usa para limpar as ferragens (hardware ) e as partes plasticas? Muito obrigado continue assim. ganhou mais um inscrito.
  • Excellent video. I have a '92 torino red. I never paid much attention to it, but after this video I felt like giving it a general cleaning and general tuning. It's a very interesting guitar that deserved to be played more! What is your opinion about the pickups? I thought about upgrading, but I think I'll keep it 100% original. I'll probably have to dedicate more time to adjusting the height of the pickups... Cheers!
  • @c.t.martin3915
    Hi there, did your guitar NOT have the bridge pick up wired to the tone pot? I have a mij e8 squier and mine doesn't
  • @karlmartin849
    What were the bodies made of. I heard they were either Alder or fiber wood 🤔
  • @kyle4144
    Cây đàn này giá nhiêu tiền a
  • @jstrat121
    You should have replaced the switch while you had it torn apart……my 2 cents
  • @MacPakinga-gl8bu
    Over the sratacaster it's boring 🎸 every musician has or not has one . Same goes with all other High End Guitar's 🎸 Boring 👍🏼