I picked this up on Monday on a trip to Whitstable.
I was there looking at mij (Japanese) guitars because I love 'em, but was more impressed with this mik (Korean) model.
It’s a 2005 Squier Master Series Esprit. It’s a reprise of the Fender Esprit from the early 80s. Fender’s Gibson styled guitar, (just as Gibson made the Victory which was a Fender styled guitar).
These were only made in 2005/2006 I think. Build quality & finish is actually on par with the mij models.
Nice features are:
· * Headstock design for straight string path (avoids the typical G binding and nut sauce cure)
· * Scarf joined headstock (minimises breakage unlike the single piece construction)
· * Through neck (edited) No, it aint a through neck! It certainly looks like it with the neck tenon reaching back into the body though.
· * Split coil pickups (push–push rather then push-pull)
Enjoying the sound so far, but only a gig will prove the pickups properly.