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1996 Squier Pro Tone Thinline Telecaster - Model # 033-3802-x38 (Bordellocaster)

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:35:56 -0700

The Pro-Tone series of Telecasters, Stratocasters and P/J Basses was produced from 1996 to 1998 and featured a solid ash body, 1-piece maple neck, and three single-coil alnico pickups. The series was manufactured in Korea (many in the Cort factory) and was available in a handful of finishes: vintage blonde, crimson red, black, three-tone sunburst, trans-sapphire blue and Olympic white. The crimson red, and trans-sapphire blue finishes came with gold hardware.

There was a special edition Pro-Tone called the 'Fat Strat' that had a black finish with a matching black headstock, 22 frets, a bridge humbucker, and a Floyd Rose double locking tremolo. There was also a "Fat Tele" that featured a natural finish, rosewood fretboard and humbucker pickups. The Thinline Telecaster featured a unique f-hole design not found on other Fender/Squier Thinline Telecasters, and is possibly the rarest of the series.

The Pro-Tone Series also feature a special Squier decal on the headstock that was styled to resemble the vintage Fender spaghetti logo, and included a smaller "Pro Tone" decal on the end of the headstock.

In spite of having a Squier decal, these are a well-crafted guitar that sold for a low price and rivaled most "Made in Mexico" and USA-made Fenders made at the time. It is believed that because of their quality, these guitars began to eat into the sales of the more expensive USA Fenders.

Fender discontinued the Pro-Tone series in 1998 and dedicated the Squier brand to lower-end product lines.

Squier Pro Tones

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:31:53 -0700

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The Pro-Tone series of Telecasters, Strats and Basses was produced from 1996 to1998 and featured a solid ash body, 1-piece maple neck, and three single-coil alnico pickups. The Pro-Tone line was manufactured in Korea (many in the Cort factory) and was available in a handful of finishes: vintage blonde, crimson red, black, three-tone sunburst, trans-sapphire blue and Olympic white. The crimson red, and trans-sapphire blue finishes came with gold hardware. There was a special edition Pro-Tone called the 'Fat Strat' which came in black with a black painted headstock, 22 frets, a bridge humbucker, and a Floyd Rose double locking tremolo. There was also a "Fat Tele" that featured a natural finish, rosewood fretboard and humbucker pickups.

Even though these guitars featured a Squier logo on the headstock, they were a very well made guitar that rivaled most "Made in Mexico" and USA-made Fenders. Fender discontinued the Pro-Tone series after deciding to use the Squire brand exclusively for low-end, low-budget guitars.

Sapphire Blue Transparent - 033-2902-x27

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:31:12 -0700

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1996 Squier Pro Tone Stratocaster

Body Shot

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:33:20 -0700

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Wood Grain

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:32:18 -0700

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1996 Squier Pro Tone Thinline Telecaster Model 033-3802-x38

Pro Tone Series (on white)

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:30:33 -0700

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Black on White

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:34:12 -0700

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Telecaster Profile

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:34:41 -0700

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Pro Tone Series (on black)

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:29:45 -0700

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Headstock

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:01:55 -0700

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Grover Tuners

Squier Pro Tone - Sapphire Blue Transparent

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:00:50 -0700

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Model Number 033-2902-x27

stratoperspective

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:30:50 -0700

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Headstock

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:30:30 -0700

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Silvertones

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:30:00 -0700

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1996 Squier Pro Tone Stratocaster Model 033-2700-x00 (Sunburst Stratocaster)

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:29:22 -0700

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Mike

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:31:55 -0700

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Falling apart

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Sun, 09 May 2010 01:18:56 -0700

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Overhaul time on the Strat. I should have left the strings on for this shot, but didn't think about that until it was too late.

The Pro-Tone series of Stratocasters was produced between 1996 and 1998 and featured a solid ash body, a 1-piece maple neck, and three single-coil alnico pickups. The Pro-Tone line was manufactured in Korea (many in the Cort factory) It was available in a handful of finishes: vintage blonde, crimson red, black, three-tone sunburst, trans sapphire blue, and olympic white. The crimson red, and trans sapphire blue finishes came with gold hardware.

There was a special edition Pro-Tone called the 'Fat Strat' which came in black with a black painted headstock, 22 frets, a bridge humbucker, and a Floyd Rose double locking tremolo. The Pro-Tone series was short lived as it's quality rivaled the American made Stratocasters and quickly eroded the sales of the far more expensive line.

I bought this guitar at Old Boise Music in January of 1997. The production dates are October '96 (Body) and December '96 (Neck) My only regret is that I didn't manage to buy more of these while they still were available.

1996 Squier Pro Tone Stratocaster Model 033-2700-x00
The Pro-Tone series of Stratocasters was produced between 1996 and 1998 and featured a solid ash body, a 1-piece maple neck, and three single-coil alnico pickups. The Pro-Tone line was manufactured in Korea (many in the Cort factory. It was available in a handful of finishes: vintage blonde, crimson red, black, three-tone sunburst, trans sapphire blue, and olympic white. The crimson red, and trans sapphire blue finishes came with gold hardware.

There was a special edition Pro-Tone called the 'Fat Strat' which came in black with a black painted headstock, 22 frets, a bridge humbucker, and a Floyd Rose double locking tremolo.

Guitar

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:30:50 -0800

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Tubular

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:29:44 -0800

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Strat

nobody@flickr.com (Phydeaux460) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:31:55 -0700

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