There are many different important and impressive guitars in the Fender history books. One that you may or may not be familiar with, is the Squire JV. This interesting Fender was a product of Fender's quality American parts and Japanese assembly. The resultant guitar is an impressively nice guitar with an equally impressive and strange history.
The quality of Fender guitars in the late seventies was being rivaled by Japanese imitation guitars. At that time, due to many different factors, you could buy a knock-off from Japan that would, in many respects, be a better guitar than what you would recieve in a genuine American made Fender.
Because of this fact, Fender decided that it was time for them to make a few changes to the company and its structure. There was a massive overhaul of the company, which was now under new management, and in 1981 Fender began a series of changes that would improve the quality of their products made in the United States. The company put a lot of money into quality control. They spent time and resources on improved training for the staff at the factories that made Fender guitars and their parts in the United States.
In a lateral move, Fender also set up a manufacturing front in Japan. Fender Japan was established in 1982 in response to the guitars that were being produced overseas that were competing with their American counterparts. The materials used to make these guitars consisted of parts shipped in from the United States plants, as well as generic electronics that were sourced from Japan. The resultant guitar was dubbed the Fender Squier JV, or Japanese Version.
There were two models in the series, the '57 and the '62. Both had an ash body, a four-screw bolt-on maple neck and a 21-fret maple or rosewood fingerboard. They all had the standard three single coil pickets with staggered poles and a nitro cellulose lacquer finish.
While there are superior models to date made by Fender, someone looking for a high quality Fender guitar at a reasonable price could look on eBay and find themselves a '80's Squier JV for a great price. The color choices were limited, so you may be limited to sunburst or red, but there are other colors out there. Just expect to pay more for them.
Many people don't know about this interesting little guitar, or its history. The Fender Skier JV is definitely a guitar to look out for and an interesting story you can tell your buddies who are also guitar enthusiasts.
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