1989 FENDER SQUIER USA STANDARD STRATOCASTER - TORINO RED

1989 FENDER SQUIER USA STANDARD STRATOCASTER - TORINO RED!!

Yes, Made in USA Squier Stratocasters do exist, though they are a rare and short-lived anomaly in Fender's history!!

WITH GIG BAG!!    

VERY RARE AND COOL!!

PLAYS AND SOUNDS AWESOME!      

History and Production

• Timeframe: Produced for a brief window of roughly 9 months between late 1989 and 1990 (with some bleeding into 1991/1992 depending on stock and serial numbers). This piece is a "Type #2" from 1989, with the 6 digit "000426" serial number on the neck plate.
• Location: Built at the Fender factory in Corona, California.
• Why They Were Made: They served as a stop-gap production run used to fill market orders while Fender was transitioning and ramping up production lines in Ensenada, Mexico and Korea.

• MODEL #014-1002-758 - TORINO RED W MAPLE FRETBOARD
• BODY IS ALDER WITH POLY FINISH
• PRE-CBS "SMALL" HEADSTOCK
• "C" SHAPE MAPLE NECK WITH POLY FINISH
• 25.5" SCALE WITH SYNTHETIC BONE NUT, 1.625"
• 21 FRET 9.5" RADIUS WITH BLACK DOTS "NARROW SPACING"
  
• CERAMIC PICKUPS, 5 WAY BLADE, VTT
• VINTAGE STYLE SYCHRONIZED TREM