NDG Squier Contemporary Starcaster (Pics Page 3)

[seenoevil II]

...and woke up with a large credit card bill

But, I'm no weasel! So, I'm getting a new guitar and it's time to get hype about it!

Let the guessing game begin!

[Larry Mal]

You got that ES-330!

[seenoevil II]

You got that ES-330!

I wish! Then we'd have yet another guitar in common.

(I'm trying to decide how much of a hint to give as this might take a little time to get here.)

Lower price range.

[Larry Mal]

Shit that's almost everything, ES-330s are stupidly expensive.

Guild Starfire.

[Unicorn Warrior]

ES-330s are stupidly expensive.

Ain’t it a shame. I want one so bad, but it’s kindof just one of those things that I feel like a casino would satisfy. Only thing is I would prefer more access on the higher frets.

That said, OP probably got a Squier 12 or a Vintera Strat

[Larry Mal]

ES-330s are stupidly expensive.

Ain’t it a shame. I want one so bad, but it’s kindof just one of those things that I feel like a casino would satisfy. Only thing is I would prefer more access on the higher frets.

That said, OP probably got a Squier 12 or a Vintera Strat

I have both, the ES-330 joins at the 19th fret like an ES-335. I bought the Casino because it did not join there, it sounds different. I'm not like a "lead" guitar player so I don't need the higher fret access, though.

[seenoevil II]

Shit that's almost everything, ES-330s are stupidly expensive.

Guild Starfire.

Again, I wish. You're reminding me why I'm regretting this somewhat.

You are correct that it is not solid.

[seenoevil II]

That said, OP probably got a Squier 12 or a Vintera Strat

I feel like this will give it away. It is an FMIC product.

[Larry Mal]

A Gretsch!

[MayTheFuzzBeWithYou]

For FMIC and not solid - as well as the „high“ credit card bill, I’d have said: Thinline Jaguar - but then again you said „lower“ price segment - which they certainly don‘t fall into right now…(also not all of the high bill must be caused by the guitar) - which leaves us with other Thinlines… but as we’re in the offset section of this forum, no Tele nor Gretsch - so my guess is a (Squier or MIC) Starcaster?!

[seenoevil II]

For FMIC and not solid - as well as the „high“ credit card bill, I’d have said: Thinline Jaguar - but then again you said „lower“ price segment - which they certainly don‘t fall into right now…(also not all of the high bill must be caused by the guitar) - which leaves us with other Thinlines… but as we’re in the offset section of this forum, no Tele nor Gretsch - so my guess is a (Squier or MIC) Starcaster?!

[seenoevil II]

I knew "large" would throw folks off.

I think Fender are blowing these out by selling off their remaining stock to certain retailers with "used" stamps to avoid warranty work. I think that's also why there's a ton of "used" Am Vintage II thinline teles with plastic still on the WRHBs. Trust me I've gotten really close to getting of those too.

But yeah. This is a diversion for me. All Larry's guesses are what I thought I'd get next too.

They have a certain je ne sais pas. I feel like this is a dark horse cult guitar of future times if one cool person semi ironically played one. If this were 20-30 years ago, I could see Lee Renaldo modding one up.

I'm almost certainly gonna swap the pickups. PAFs, WRHBs in a PAF, Supro-buckers, or there are these firebird pickups in PAF size called big birds. Who knows though.

[Jonesie]

Hell Yeah.

I just got a guitar from one of those sellers, luckily mine doesn't have a used stamp, but it was sold as used when brand new. I didn't have any issues with it and couldn't find any flaws. Just got an incredible price on a high end guitar.

[sunburster]

"USED" stamp means it had some flaw and was fixed at a refurbishment center. Those places are required to stamp it "USED" on the back of the headstock. They also tape a new serial number on it. Most of these seem to originate out of Tennessee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnJlPWNZTvE

[seenoevil II]

"USED" stamp means it had some flaw and was fixed at a refurbishment center. Those places are required to stamp it "USED" on the back of the headstock. They also tape a new serial number on it. Most of these seem to originate out of Tennessee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnJlPWNZTvE

Huh. Seller is in TN. What's the opposite of reassuring? Well, I guess we'll have to see. Hopefully, I can live with whatever the issue is.

Did I mention that this was a drunken mistake?

Meh. Entropy gonna entropy.