Squier Electrics 30 Years of Fender's Budget Brand Book

In 1982, Fender revived an old guitar string named for its new line of Japanese-made electric guitars. Thirty years later, Squier is almost as important to the company as the main Fender brand.

This new book is the first to tell the story of the millions of guitars produced with the Squier name in the years between that inauspicious birth and its glorious 30th anniversary.

Squier Electrics reveals the stories behind the original and collectable Japanese-made Squier Series models, how Fender has often been more adventurous and experimental with Squier, away from its protected main brand, and the famous musicians who have chosen to play Squier instruments, from Courtney Love and her Venus model to Bollywood's Ehsaan Noorani and his gorgeous signature Stratocaster.

Full of the luscious pictures, absorbing narrative, and collector's data that characterize Tony Bacon's line of bestselling instrument books, Squier Electrics is the only guide to one of the most popular guitar brands of recent times.