What materials are the nut, saddle and bridge pins made from? And where was the guitar made?
1753649
Correction: The nut is Tusq... The saddle is a material (man-made) called Corian. Sorry for the error.
1753650
It is made in Mexico under Martin direct supervision and quality control. The nut and saddle are Tusq and the bridge pins, I would guess, are plastic (easy to replace with a better quality pin for about $5.
1336716
It is made in China. It is a banjo, not a guitar. However, it is adult-sized, and perfect for beginners. It has a good tone, and is surprisingly sturdy feeling.
241999
Yes in my humble opinion. bone nut and saddle with ebony pins is most common at my house. another guitar has bone pins as well. I needed to "ramp" or slot the string/pin holes when I installed the bone pins. Really makes the tone woody and balanced sonically - clear...
1991083
The strings are nylon,as on any traditional classical guitar.If you try and fit steel strings to it you will damage the appearance and structure of the instrument.It's a good instrument for the money.
1236725
The sticker on mine says "Made in China." It is however the finest Chinese-made electric guitar I've ever handled. Flawless.
688431
The main label has no "made in" stated, but if you look carefully inside the soundhole, there is a secondary label up on the heel somewhat hidden from view that does read "Made in China" (at least on mine). Don't let that deter you, however; this is an extremely good guitar for the price.
927044
Yes, the nut is the very first place that I would look. I really enjoy the quick string changes of the locking tuners, but I've never felt that they helped any of my guitars stay in tune much better. The bridge and the nut are the most important in my opinion. You've got a new bridge so I'd look into a new nut. They're cheap, but you'll want to be careful to cut it correctly if you don't have it done by a good tech.
1762970
They are made in the United States of something called cellocore. Hope this helps.
1674176
The strings on this guitar are steel, i didn't receive the extra set though
737868
When I bought it a year ago it was steel. Light weight steel strings I believe (easy on the fingers but the quality of sound suffers a little).
1105303
It is steel. And honestly the guitar is great for a beginner all around. The steel strings seem nice and strong.
1629541
China. You won't touch a US made Fender acoustic guitar for under $800-$900.
738500
Hello,These are made in Mexico. We always sell out.. What a great guitar. TheMusicFarm
1986547
China...I was skeptical when I got the guitar, but the action is great and it plays smoothly. I think it's a real bargain...but you may get one made on a Monday!
951763
The top is solid and I don't know about the rest. The nut and saddle look to be a kind of tusq. Great sounding and playing guitar.
2272226
Squire is owned by Fender and operates as their bargain brand. The headstock says "Squire by Fender". The back of the headstock says " Designed and Backed by Fender". That being said, it's an Indonesian guitar. The hardware is not what you'd find on an American or even Mexican Fender. The tuners are not standard Fender tuners. The bridge is not a standard Fender bridge. The pickups are not standard Fender pickups. This is why is retails for $99 and not $1200. On the other hand, the workmanship is better than you'd expect for the price. The neck is nice. The inlay work is topnotch. The finish is clean and even. Out of the box, it took me a couple of hours to set it up for my 9 year old. There are parts we plan to replace as he progresses in lessons - the heads are the first thing to go. My bottom line is that for the price, this thing is better than expected. Expect to put a little money in it down the road. There are lots of forum posts out there that detail how people work on these, just do a little research.
315516
Hi Shane, the nut is cut but the mounting holes in the back to connect it to the body are not pre-drilled and there are only 21 frets and not 22 as advertised. I wouldn't buy it again and have never used it.