Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Through the 1980s, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), via Columbia Records Distribution Corp. / CBS Musical Instruments division and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation controlled the Squier name, and 2 plants built it: FujiGen and Young Chang (Korea; city not given).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
3 eras touch the 1980s across 2 lines. The version changed in 1982, 1987 and 1989. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Squier.
| Year | Controlled by | Built at | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), via Columbia Records Distribution Corp. / CBS Musical Instruments division | FujiGen[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | yes |
| 1983 | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), via Columbia Records Distribution Corp. / CBS Musical Instruments division | FujiGen[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| 1984 | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), via Columbia Records Distribution Corp. / CBS Musical Instruments division | FujiGen[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| 1987 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Young Chang (Korea; city not given)[6, 7, 1] | yes |
| 1988 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Young Chang (Korea; city not given)[6, 7, 1] | |
| 1989 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | No plant on record[6] | yes |
| Line | Years | Controlled by | Built at | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squier Japan (JV Series) | 1982–1985 | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), via Columbia Records Distribution Corp. / CBS Musical Instruments division | FujiGen | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Squier Korea | 1987–1989 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Young Chang (Korea; city not given) | unverified[6, 7, 1] |
| Squier Korea | 1989–1992 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | No plant on record | unverified[6] |
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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