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Black/Gold decal, to contrast it with the cheaper Affinity.6 Barrel String-Through Bridge (but also capable of top-load stringing).

The 1999 new Standard telecaster has the following features: The 1999 price list mentions a “top-load” bridge, while in fact, it was a dual-load bridge: both top load an string-through is possible, and the string ferrules were installed. The “TELECASTER” name is visible in a thin font. It is also the first year where the “Standard” designation is put on the headstock. Although uncertain, it appears these are the first guitars Fenders buys in Indonesia. During the early days of the Affinity, the pricelist shows the same colors over and over, but this color is never on the list.īefore we can continue the Affinity story, let's introduce the Squier Standard Telecaster.ġ999 is the year where the history of the Modern “Standard” begins. Up until around 2000 the “TELE” designation is in a non-fat(bold) font.Įven though not listed any price list or documentation there appears to be at least one batch in a very nice baby-blue color. A practice still going on today with the cheapest models (Bullet and Affinity).

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Serial Numbers On The Back Plate and Starts With “YN”įender protected the “Telecaster” name with a “Tele” abbreviation on this model.

Plastic Rectangle Jack Plate (becomes very brittle after a while).

These Affinity telecasters had the following specifications: The Chinese Affinities of this era are regarded to be of good quality when compared to either the Mexican or Korean models. All previous models were made in Japan, Korea, Mexico, and a rare US model. In 1996/1997 Fender ordered Squier guitars from China for the first time. They were produced in China and Indonesia, respectively. Two years later, a new Squier Standard model followed. In 1997 the first Affinity Teles were introduced.

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When the ProTone series was discontinued, the first steps in the modern Squier history started. To protect the brand against internal competition, it was decided that Squier guitars had to become cheaper and lower in quality. Unfortunately, the ProTone Telecasters were in direct competition with the Fender branded guitars, which was hurting sales. It was available as a Fat Tele and as a ‘69 Thinline. This series is considered by many to be among the best Squier guitars built.

In the 1996 mid year price list, the ProTone Telecasters were introduced. There are also Korean telecasters from around 1996/1997 (VN6/VN7-serials) which overlap with the Mexican Squiers. It was more or less a cheaper hardware version of the Fender MIM Standard telecaster. It had a top load bridge and the dreaded hexagonal tuners. For the purposes of this article the the focus will be on Squier Telecasters starting 1996.ĭuring this time, a version of the “Standard” Squier Telecaster was produced in Mexico (013-2302). The "Standard Telecaster" dates back to 1990 under various part numbers. There are many holes in this article since many things are not (or hardly) documented. The information in this article will hopefully shed some more light on the Affinity and Standard Telecaster models from this era. There is a lot documentation about the Squier Stratocaster on the internet however, the Telecaster is under documented. Information in this article provided by nicod98 from