Squier S-73(Polara S-100 copy)

truetone · Oct 27, 2014

I bought this on Ebay today for $130

https://www.ishibashi.co.jp/report/namm2002/squier-series24.htm

hagmeat · Oct 27, 2014

Nice score ! Set neck, block inlays, SD pickups, bargain !

rampside · Oct 27, 2014

Hey truetone, that looks just like the one I picked up locally on Friday. Darn nice and well made guitar for not much more than taking out the boss out for a nice dinner.

truetone · Oct 27, 2014

Cool! Do you have any photos of yours? How do the pickups sound?

rampside · Oct 27, 2014

truetone said:
Cool! Do you have any photos of yours? How do the pickups sound?

I've only had a chance to play it for a few minutes after I got it home, but the tone is quite good. I'll have a better idea once I compare it to my S-100. Will do some pics also.

Hammer · Oct 27, 2014

hagmeat said:
...SD pickups...

Duncan Designed.

Maxer · Oct 27, 2014

Squier did a Polara copy? Wow, that's news to me. Crazy. When were they issued? What's the body and neck made of? Finally, how does it play and sound?

hagmeat · Oct 27, 2014

The specs of all the models are in the link provided in the original post.

truetone · Oct 27, 2014

Yep,here are the specs:

"The Squier S-73 is a double cutaway solid mahogany guitar with a set mahogany neck. The rosewood fingerboard has jumbo nickel silver
frets and newly designed block inlays, and a 24 3/4" scale length. This guitar features two Seymour-Duncan designed humbucking
pickups and is available in Black and Wine Red Metallic. US MSRP is $726.99."

Hammer · Oct 27, 2014

Right, like I said...Duncan Designed, like it says right on the pickup, instead of SDs. Duncan Designed are different...they are made overseas and are out of spec with their US counterparts, usually hotter. Do we know which DD pickups are in there?

hagmeat · Oct 28, 2014

Cool, Thanks for clearing that up Hammer.

mavuser · Oct 28, 2014

Hammer said:
Right, like I said...Duncan Designed, like it says right on the pickup, instead of SDs. Duncan Designed are different...they are made overseas and are out of spec with their US counterparts, usually hotter. Do we know which DD pickups are in there?

I think I have a "Duncan designed" Humbucker on a Gibson USA Flying V melody maker (2011). It's a single bridge pickup (no neck pickup). It sounds quite good. Similar enough to the SH/59/SD to be added to the list. Id say it's somewhat high output. I don't play the guitar much because it's been autographed. It sounds nice though. Not sure if that is the same pickup on this Squire (which basically looks like a Dearmond).

rampside · Oct 28, 2014

Hammer said:
Duncan Designed are different...they are made overseas and are out of spec with their US counterparts, usually hotter. Do we know which DD pickups are in there?

My best guess is, that the Squier S-73 has the DD HB-102 'Buckers. I'll pull one up when I change strings. They were wound in Korea according to Duncan specs. I plugged it in and played around for a bit again last night and I like it. The 1-11/16" nut width and neck profile suit me very well.

truetone · Oct 28, 2014

I got mine today. What a beautiful guitar!I think it is just as well made as my De Armond M-75T and the Duncan Designed pickups sound really good
It's hard to tell from my photos but the Wine Red metallic finish looks stunning in person.

SFIV1967 · Oct 28, 2014

rampside said:
My best guess is, that the Squier S-73 has the DD HB-102 'Buckers.

Pretty good guess! Here's the FMIC parts list for the guitar:

034-7300-XXX	Series 24 S-73	Lst $
0062427000	Tuners, 38-01G Chr Bell Srs 24	14.00
0062428000	Bridge, LP Style (3)Chr Crt Srs 24	14.00
0062420000	Tailpiece, LP Style Chr Cort Srs 24	8.00
0062429000	Pickup, Dun Dsign HB-101N Neck	34.00
0062430000	Pickup, Dun Dsign HB-102B Brdg	36.00
0062382000	Control, B500K 2401-D18SL, Vol	2.66
0062383000	Control, A500K 1607-20SL-10, Tone	4.00
0062384000	Switch, 3-Way Toggle Cort	4.00
0062423000	Knob, NO-1 Bell Black Srs 24	2.66
0062432000	Pickguard, S-73 Srs 24	6.00

truetone · Oct 28, 2014

Cool,thanks for the info.I got this from The Seymour Duncan website

The HB-101 was patterned after the Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Model™ humbucker set. It uses an Alnico 5 magnet and winding spec based on the revered 1955 - 1960 Gibson P.A.F.

The HB-102 was modeled after Seymour's favorite humbucker combination, the USA-made SH-4 JB™ bridge and SH-2n Jazz Model™ neck set. Like the HB-101s, these pickups also use Alnico 5 magnets, but have a hotter winding spec, based on the world's most popular "hot-rodded" humbucker. The bridge pickup is Trembucker-spaced.

SG standard · Oct 29, 2014

They make a great pair, and that is a lovely shade of red.

mavuser · Oct 29, 2014

FWIW the pickup on my Gibson Flying V Melody Maker is the HB-103. I got this from the Gibson website:The single Seymour Duncan HB-103 ceramic humbucker in the bridge position is crafted in the image of Gibson's acclaimed PAF ("Patent Applied For") humbucker of the late '50s, but updated with a ceramic magnet for great power, clarity and sustain, and routed through a single volume control to keep it all simple. Go easy and it purrs sweetly; hit it hard, and there's as much crunch, wail and sustain on tap as any rocker will ever need.

truetone · Oct 29, 2014

Cool! I like the pickups in mine,they sound great. I got a new(used) amp to go with the guitar too.

Bill Ashton · Nov 18, 2014

Is that Stage amp in the background really a Rickenbacker in another guise? The Randall looks loud and...heavy?

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