Squire Fender Bullet Strat ICS Serial number

[sertunch]

Dear Friends,

I could appreciate if you could please assist me regarding this guitar which i am having difficulties finding out information about it.

Squire Fender Bullet Stratocaster
Serial Number: ICS14073444
Crafted in Indonesia.

What is this color? (Pinky red)
What wood is the body?
What wood is neck?
Radius of neck?
Pickups?
Which year was it made?
Where was it made?
What parts would need updating initially?
What is it value?

I read somethings about it but i was not sure so i would rather ask experienced people. Thank you for your time and help!

 

[brians]

 

[Guitarmageddon]

Dear Friends,

I could appreciate if you could please assist me regarding this guitar which i am having difficulties finding out information about it.

Squire Fender Bullet Stratocaster
Serial Number: ICS14073444
Crafted in Indonesia.

What is this color? (Pinky red)
What wood is the body?
What wood is neck?
Radius of neck?
Pickups?
Which year was it made?
Where was it made?
What parts would need updating initially?
What is it value?

I read somethings about it but i was not sure so i would rather ask experienced people. Thank you for your time and help!

Welcome to the forum! This is very easy to answer, because ICS14 means your guitar is made in 2014, and the model "Bullet" is listed on the headstock.....

The body is basswood, the color is Fiesta Red, the neck is maple with rosewood fretboard, the fretboard is 9.5" radius with medium jumbo frets, the pickups are low grade generic asian ceramic magnet pickups.....

The value is about 50-100 euro in the used market in most of Europe.....

The pickups I would upgrade, and the tuners, to turn it into a really nice guitar if you like how it plays....

 

[Paperback Rocker]

*Squier

 

[johnnymg]

Welcome to Strat Talk.

These Bullets are very cool guitars. I have one myself and marvel at the quality given the retail price.

Note: If you're contemplating swapping out the pickups first try lowering them. They are initially setup (from the factory) with the PU's too high which give them a dull/warble tone. For my Bullet, I found the tone quite acceptable once I lowered the pickups.

Most people suggest replacing the tuners as they are quite low quality and difficult to hold tune.

 

[sertunch]

Welcome to the forum! This is very easy to answer, because ICS14 means your guitar is made in 2014, and the model "Bullet" is listed on the headstock.....

The body is basswood, the color is Fiesta Red, the neck is maple with rosewood fretboard, the fretboard is 9.5" radius with medium jumbo frets, the pickups are low grade generic asian ceramic magnet pickups.....

The value is about 50-100 euro in the used market in most of Europe.....

The pickups I would upgrade, and the tuners, to turn it into a really nice guitar if you like how it plays....

Thank you so much this really helped and answers it all

 

[sertunch]

Welcome to Strat Talk.

These Bullets are very cool guitars. I have one myself and marvel at the quality given the retail price.

Note: If you're contemplating swapping out the pickups first try lowering them. They are initially setup (from the factory) with the PU's too high which give them a dull/warble tone. For my Bullet, I found the tone quite acceptable once I lowered the pickups.

Most people suggest replacing the tuners as they are quite low quality and difficult to hold tune.

Thank you so much Johnny, i will try this what you said..

 

[brians]

Welcome to Strat Talk.

These Bullets are very cool guitars. I have one myself and marvel at the quality given the retail price.

Note: If you're contemplating swapping out the pickups first try lowering them. They are initially setup (from the factory) with the PU's too high which give them a dull/warble tone. For my Bullet, I found the tone quite acceptable once I lowered the pickups.

Most people suggest replacing the tuners as they are quite low quality and difficult to hold tune.

100%, I dropped these pickups to nearly flush and it made a big difference

 

[sertunch]

100%, I dropped these pickups to nearly flush and it made a big difference

I did lower them too as Johnny said and it cleared up made it brighter and more balanced and not muddy as before.. !

 

[That635Guy]

I never knew... what does ICS stand for? Incredibly cheap strat? Indonesian crafted Squier? Increase in consumer sales? Internally crappy sounds? Help me

 

[ChukkerNation]

Cort Factory - Indonesia.

 

[ggwells]

So are all the ICS Squires "Bullet" Strats?