Squiers are cheap but decent guitars. Far better than the cheap guitars of the 60s and 70s when I started playing music. Generally they are well made and play well. Check out the link posted by OldEarlGray to see where and when it was made. Generally the desirability of Fenders (including Squier) is USA>Japan>Mexico>Korea>Indonesia>China. However I’ve played some from China that were very nice. Really, if it plays and sounds good it doesn’t matter where and when it was made or the name on the headstock.
Thanks, Hugin. I believe it was made in Mexico, but I’m not absolutely sure. We were out of state when we purchased it, and the store’s shipping the bass to our residence. We didn’t have time to really examine the guitar thoroughly. We had quickly stopped in to pick up some gear when we saw the bass.
Sound quality was very good, and the overall higher quality in hardware and workmanship is evident compared to the new Squiers I’ve examined.