Bought it in the 80s was told it was a *** strat but been told it's USA is it worth much
It is a US strat! Congrats!
Guitar Info
This guitar is from the U.S. Vintage Series
made at the Corona Plant (Fender), USA
in the Year(s): Cannot be determined from serial number,
however you can consult this chart showing the
corelation between serial numbers and dates found on the neck
Fender MIA RI Serial Number vs. Neck Date
Fender: Corona
Corona factory was opened in 1985, Corona California, with major guitar production starting in 1987. With the addition of a custom shop in 1987 the plant currently employs about 700 workers. Apart from general and Custom Shop Fender instruments and amplifiers, it also encompasses Guild acoustic & electric guitars.
SOURCE: I have a Fender Squier Strat. The Whammy bar is
There are MANY tricks to remove a threaded piece like this:
1. With a Dremel tool and a cutoff carborumdum disc cut a shallow slot in the remaining piece and use a straight bladed screw driver to remove. This can only be done if the screw is above or flush with the surface.
2. Carefully drill a small hole in the piece fairly well centered. Use an "EasyOut" to remove the broken part.
3. Carefully drill several small shallow holes on the top of the broken part in a line so as to form a slot for a screwdriver.
4. Carefully drill a hole JUST the right size into the broken part and then drive an Allen wrench into the hole to turn the broken part. The hole has to be just the right size so the wrench can peal tiny pieces off to grab the broken part.. this is tricky to get the size just right.
5. Use a detist drill to cut a slot.
In all these use a penetrating oil or CRC226 to make it easier to turn.
although info is slim, it appears that it is of chinese origin, mid-2000's. Modest value, not a collector, but a decent guitar.
SOURCE: I have a Fender Squier Strat. The Whammy bar is
The easiest remedy is to buy and install a used Squier tremolo (trem) block - they are very cheap and unscrewing the bridge is less work than trying to remove a broken threaded rod from a tight and barely accessible space. If you want to increase the sustain and have a more responsive tremolo, replace the small alloy block with a solid steel block or a brass block. They aren't that much but the sustain difference is worth every penny.
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