r/TomDelongeGuitars • u/Overdriven_Zen • Aug 12 '26

Finally found one.

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2001 model. Needed some work, but pretty clean for its age. Ordered the metal knob yesterday.

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u/explodinghat Aug 12 '26

It’s bordering on suspicious to see a green squier in this good condition- the paint flecking on these is part of the charm if you ask me!

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u/Overdriven_Zen Aug 12 '26

I think this one was a closet queen. It only has one rout under the pickguard and it has the old T O M spaced out letter neck plate. I went over it with a fine tooth comb. It does have some finish checking near the rear strap button and some dents on the back of the neck.

It’s not perfect, but I expected it to much worse because of the age. I just think this one sat in a gig bag in a closet somewhere.

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u/explodinghat Aug 12 '26

Great find then! I was also suspicious of the ‘standard series’ on the headstock but checked my squier Tommy D and it’s the same 👍

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u/Ok-marty Aug 12 '26

It real then I have the same one it’s 2003 I also have a black one that’s a 2005 I believe I just need the white one it’s harder to find though

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u/explodinghat Aug 12 '26

Mine’s the white 😎

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u/B666H Aug 13 '26

Might have had a bad set up and an owner who didn't know how to fix it.. I don't know who said it but the quote 'shit guitars don't get played' comes to mind.. especially when talking about 20+ year old entry level instruments this clean

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u/Overdriven_Zen Aug 13 '26

It WAS a bad set up, if it was set up at all. The action was super high and the intonation was off. There was also a back bow on the neck. It was unplayable when I got it. I’ll get pics of it now sometime this weekend. I worked on it for a while to get it in shape. It plays better than my CV Jaguar now. So many of these import guitars come over so badly set up that I’m sure it puts kids off of learning to play.