Squier guitars in the 2000s

Through the 2000s, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation controlled the Squier name, and 6 plants built it: AXL Shanghai (Fender joint venture), Grand Reward (GREE), Guangdong, PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given) and Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

7 eras touch the 2000s across 3 lines. The version changed in 2004, 2006 and 2008. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Squier.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
2000	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi^{[1, 6, 5, 3]}
2001	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi^{[1, 6, 5, 3]}
2002	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi^{[1, 6, 5, 3]}
2003	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi^{[1, 6, 5, 3]}
2004	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, AXL Shanghai (Fender joint venture)^{[1, 6, 5, 3, 2]}	yes
2005	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, AXL Shanghai (Fender joint venture)^{[1, 6, 5, 3, 2]}
2006	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, AXL Shanghai (Fender joint venture)^{[1, 6, 5, 3, 2]}	yes
2007	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, AXL Shanghai (Fender joint venture)^{[1, 6, 5, 3, 2]}
2008	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, AXL Shanghai (Fender joint venture), Grand Reward (GREE), Guangdong^{[1, 6, 5, 3, 2, 4]}	yes
2009	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given), Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, AXL Shanghai (Fender joint venture), Grand Reward (GREE), Guangdong^{[1, 6, 5, 3, 2, 4]}

Eras in the 2000s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Squier China	1995–2004	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	No plant on record	unverified^[1]
Squier China	2004–2012	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	AXL Shanghai (Fender joint venture)	unverified^{[1, 2, 3]}
Squier China	2008–2019	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Grand Reward (GREE), Guangdong	unverified^{[1, 4, 3]}
Squier Indonesia	1998–now	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro	unverified^{[1, 5, 3]}
Squier Indonesia	1999–2006	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi	unverified^{[1, 5, 3]}
Squier Korea	1992–now	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Saehan / Sunghan (Korea; city not given)	unverified^{[1, 6]}
Squier Korea	1992–now	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given)	unverified^{[1, 6]}

Other brands in the 2000s

Squier, year by year

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Sources

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.

1
Fender Musical Instruments Corp, Form S-1/A (2012), accession 0001193125-12-298421graded primary
2
Squier Factoriesgraded community
3
Serial numbers Stratocaster China and Indonesiagraded community
4
Classic Vibe and Vintage Modified Stratocastergraded community
5
Squier Affinity / Tradition Seriesgraded community
6
Serial numbers Stratocaster Koreagraded community

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