RL> Barf.  Korean Squiers and Chinese Bullets are plywood bodied crap not 
ven
RL> made by Fender.  Don't get me wrong... they're excellent student guitars, 
a
RL> good or better than any Fender copies made by other companies such as 
Samic
RL> (Aria, Hondo, Marathon, Washburn), Cort (Kramer, Hohner), or Saehan 
(Applau
RL> Ovation, B.C.Rich, Celebrity, Fernandes, Westone)... but they are not 
anywh
RL> NEAR the quality or playability of even the cheapest Mexican models 
(which 
RL> truly made BY Fender).  The Mexican Squiers use solid bodies (I believe
RL> poplar), and basically the same hardware used by Leo and CBS in the '60s.
RL> 
RL> 
RL> 
that's why I got the Fender Squire strat, 'cause it was my first guitar.  No 
matter what though.. it's been a good reliable guitar for me though and I'll 
never get rid of it.  Of course though.. I have become a lot better and moved 
up to a Les Paul. ;)  Every now and then you can catch me playing that Strat.
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