I know you are seeking info on a totally different guitar here, but I have a suggestion for you to consider, if you are looking for a simple backup instrument. Think about looking into an older SquierII(tm) model after reading the info below.
I have a SquierII Strat(tm) that is dated 1976 on the body cavity and the neck. Not too many people have good knowlege--
--about these guitars. First it has the SquierII(tm) and Korea waterslide on the headstock, which for some rediculous reason turns people OFF.
The parts were made in the US between 1972-1979, but assembled in Korea starting in late 1982. You will usually find them in the better Pawn Shops or on eBay for around $100.00-$150.00 which is a steal.--
--Trust me when I tell you that this particular model is as good a guitar as one costing $1000.00.
One improtant thing that I will emphasize for everyone to remember here, is that ALL the parts for these guitars were made in the OLD SCHOOL--FULLERTON--hand tooled plant--
--until Late 1984 when Fender moved to the Corona automation plant--
--where All of the parts were mass produced with machinery, controlled by computor, eliminating the individuality and overall quality of each piece produced.
The necks and bodies of these guitars are the EXACT replacements for a US American Deluxe(tm) model of the same time period.
The necks are solid maple with the thinner "C" profile, the skunk stripe, rolled edges, bone nut and tuning machines, all of the highest quality. The bodies were made from solid pieces of swamp ash with some of the thickest paint volumes ever sprayed.
Single ply white pick guards, loaded with the same pups and pots used on the Deluxe model as well.
The reason for this quality, and a truly affordable price, at the time, stemmed from an excess amount of the older parts and materials that needed to be used up prior to the issue of the new models coming from the automated plant in Corona and a Lawsuit which almost caused Fender(tm) to go bankrupt.
The sale of these guitars under the Korean label, enabled Fender to exclude them from ALL liabilities incurred in the Lawsuit. There was a huge run of these guitars, and people snatched them up left and right World-Wide. Therefore, Fender(tm) was able to re-coup a large amount of their losses from the Lawsuit.
So not only are these guitars superior quality at a bare-bones price
[glow=red,2,300]which hardly anyone knows about[/glow],
but they are a part of HISTORY that helped Fender(tm) stay afloat, when they might have otherwise ceased to exist after 1984-1985.
So if you find one, don't hesitate to buy it, instead of one of the newer Squier(tm) models. You WILL NOT be dissapointed.--
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--about these guitars. First it has the SquierII(tm) and Korea waterslide on the headstock, which for some rediculous reason turns people OFF. 
--Trust me when I tell you that this particular model is as good a guitar as one costing $1000.00. 
--where All of the parts were mass produced with machinery, controlled by computor, eliminating the individuality and overall quality of each piece produced. 
