Classic Vibe '50s Telecaster

I grew up in the 80's and 90's. When I first started playing squier was a decent 1st guitar but nothing that a gigging musician would ever play on stage. In my music circle of friends in high school squier was a brand we kind of made fun of. If you still were playing on your $100 squier you weren't serious about music or good enough to play in a band setting. While this way of thinking is admittedly wrong, arrogant and ridiculous it was our way of thinking about this brand back then. Now in 2021 Squier has completely changed my attitude and feelings towards their guitars and particularly their Classiv Vibe line. I have the 50's butterscotch Tele, the red 50's strat, the red 60's strat and the white 70s strat. I've been wanting this 60s telecaster for some time now. Recently I saw this one sold on Amazon as a used guitar at a discounted price. First off let me say I'll eat my left shoe if this guitar wasn't brand new. I could find zero flaws, scratches, dents, marks of any sort. Still had plastic on pick guard and neck pickup. It's an absolutely beautiful guitar. Excellent neck. Seems to be the same neck profile as the 50s Tele but with a rosewood board. Binding on the body looks great. And i gotta say the pickups actually sound good. I'll still probably replace them with my own (I wind my own Tele pickups) but there's no need to replace them they sound decent. The neck pickup is a bit dark for my tastes and seems to have a bit less overall output than the neck but thats pretty normal. I replaced the nut, installed compensated brass saddles and a roller string tree. The neck needed a bit of relief but a small truss rod adjustment took care of that no problem. No sharp fret edges. Frets look to be finished properly. Could maybe use a polish but completely playable right put of the box. My only real complaint is (this applies to all the classic Vibe guitars I have) it is a very heavy guitar. Other than that I have no real complaints. For maybe $100 more dollars in upgraded parts this thing plays like a dream. I love it! I am totally a squier fan boy now. I would play this guitar on any stage with pride. I know some people will try to sand off the squier headstock logo but not me. Not only is that a fairly difficult job to actually get the logo off it ruins the look and finish of the headstock. I don't get hung up on brands anymore. Plug that baby in and play it like you own it! I can't recommend this instrument enough. If you're on the fence take the leap and buy this killer Tele, you won't regret it!

I already owned other Squier Classic Vibe models and they're all great guitars for the money so I figured the same for this one, and it is. Fit and finish is excellent, setup was almost perfect (just lowered the action a bit), fretwork is fine, no sharp or uneven frets, nicely polished. The pickups sound like a Tele should, you could upgrade them to Texas specials or whatever, the guitar is worthy of it, but they sound fine as is. Be sure to put new strings on it, I do that with every new guitar. Old cheap import strings can cause problems and limit the tonal quality.I did put on brass compensated bridge saddles because 1. they intonate better, and 2. they look and sound good. But it was fine before I did. The one piece maple neck feels great, it's glossy with a nice vintage amber color but it doesn't feel sticky. If that bothers you it's easy enough to use some steel wool to take it to satin level. Highly recommend this guitar, whether you're a beginner or just adding to your collection without breaking the bank.

1- This guitar is heavy...8-10 lbs. Not really a deal breaker. Fit and finish seems fine, no high ftets (buzzes).sounds ok , not a tele guy so I'm not sure, (strat guy). The big thing that bug's me is the neck, a little thicker than my strat ( at least an eigth of an inch,) and just enough to be a little bothersome. Yeah I could get used to it but I have an older squire and the neck is like my strat, so no real adjustment between the two. Beautiful guitar, so I guess I'll keep it, I think...??? Continued, two weeks in and I really see and hear the difference in a telly as opposed to a strat. Never thought I would say that. Guys in the band are impressed with the sound, and so am I. In a country band as we are a tele rules, great guitar, very satisfied. One more thing, other than a fine set up (you need to do that on any guitar) don't worry about changing pickups, saddles, the nut or keys. All these are just fine. A little tweaking on your amp and all is well... No way I'll return it!! Enjoy a great price on a really good guitar...

VERY GOOD GUITAR......CAME SETUP OUT OF THE BOX VERY WELL.......ONLY NEEDED A SLIGHT TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENT WHEN I CHANGED THE STRINGS TO 11'S....THE TRUSS ROD WAS VERY RESPONSIVE.......THE TUNING MACHINES ARE VERY GOOD AND SO ARE THE ELECTRONICS......ONLY TWO MINOR THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT THIS GUITAR....THE STRING FERRULES FELL OUT WHEN I WAS CHANGING STRINGS AND THE STRING TREE WAS REALLY CHEAP LOOKING BOTH FIXED REALLY EASILY........UPDATE....I ALSO BOUGHT THE FENDER CLASSIC SERIES TWEED CASE FOR IT AND BOUGHT THE FENDER VINTAGE BRIDGE WITH BRASS SADDLES AND THE FENDER BRIDGE COVER AND A FENDER WIRING KIT FOR IT...........I HAVE NEARLY $1000 INTO IT AND IT WAS/IS WORTH EVERY PENNY........I LOVE THIS GUITAR AND SMILE EVERY TIME I PICK IT UP AND PLAY IT..........IT JUST PROVES IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WERE A GUITAR IS MADE OR HOW CHEAP OR BUDGET IT IS IF IT'S GREAT THEN IT'S GREAT END OF STORY..........I HAVE BEEN PLAYING GUITAR SINCE I WAS 10 IN 5TH GRADE 1981.......SO I KNOW WHAT A GOOD QUALITY GUITAR FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE........I HAVE HAD PROBABLY AT LEAST 200 GUITARS GO THROUGH MY HANDS SOME CHEAP SOME VERY EXPENSIVE AND EVEN A FEW VINTAGE FENDER AND GIBSON GUITARS AND THESE CLASSIC VIBE GUITARS BLOW AWAY THE VINTAGE AMERICAN MADE BUDGET GUITARS FROM THE 50'S AND 60'S............