Still a fine guitar, the Japanese Squier, whatever the pecking order. As for OD, my favourite is the Matchless Dirtbox, but this is horrendously expensive. It beats the pants off the Mesa-Boogie V-Twin, which is also horrendously expensive. I’m intrigued by the pedals sold by “DHA” on ebay.co.uk; looking past the ‘marker pen’ amateurishness – they seem well thought out. Haven’t tried one, though.

There are the solid-state OD pedals, like the Ibanez Tube Screamer series, but again they are now expensive (and I haven’t tried one). Anyone with affordable OD FX recomms?

Hello and welcome, Seyo. That’s a very fine guitar – one of the early ones which were labelled “FENDER squier” rather than “SQUIER fender”. If you Google “Fender Serial Dating” you’ll find a very useful site to help you date it. Those early 80s Japanese ones fetch a considerable amount in their own right and are much better than the Fender Mexico guitars, IMHO.

Can you mention your amp and the type of music you’re doing? That would help the ‘proper’ guitarists here with suggestions. Initially, I’d have a thorough play with the 707 and find out which FX you like and which have no use for you. Many good, individual FX pedals now cost a lot of money. Personally, I’d start with a good OD/distortion. This is usually the weakest aspect of a multi-FX unit. If you don’t have a valve/tube amp, a single or dual 12AX7 driven unit can work wonders, but can be pricey. Depending on your location and budget, it can still be done. Good solid-state ODs exist, but even these can cost a bit.

Do chime back in with any more useful info.