Classic vibe 50s Strat: It's here!

[Guitar-Chris]

I`m not sure if I should thank you guys for this G.A.S reached maximum level now!

Sorry for re-entring this thread, but:

Now G.A.S. Level has reached it's maximum for me, too.

I thought of selling my Dean Vendetta and was thinking about what to do with the money. Now I know: It must be a Squier Classic Vibe 50's. That's how a guitar must look (and sound of course).

Have to count my money now....

 

[sunvalleylaw]

You could change your glasses just a little and do your hair just right, and pull off a great Buddy Holly look! For that reason (I like Buddy Holly) the 50s CV strat is a tempting one. Hope you find enough money. Go check in the couch and under the car seats!!

 

[tunghaichuan]

Totally agree: that strat is cool and has a Buddy Holly vibe. It reminds me of a mid-80s Tokai strat copy I had. Never should have gotten rid of that, it looked exactly like Zman's new squire.

BTW, Steve, not to hijack this thread but have you ever seen the Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey? Just watched it last week. Excellent flick.

tung

You could change your glasses just a little and do your hair just right, and pull off a great Buddy Holly look! For that reason (I like Buddy Holly) the 50s CV strat is a tempting one. Hope you find enough money. Go check in the couch and under the car seats!!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Totally agree: that strat is cool and has a Buddy Holly vibe. It reminds me of a mid-80s Tokai strat copy I had. Never should have gotten rid of that, it looked exactly like Zman's new squire.

BTW, Steve, not to hijack this thread but have you ever seen the Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey? Just watched it last week. Excellent flick.

tung

tung, I surely have. A long time ago, and I should watch it again.

re: the guitar, I am reading a Beatles book, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah", an impulse purchase when we were visiting the Experience Music Project on vacation. Anyhow, the book has a picture of Buddy in the mid-50's standing in front of the Crickets holding a 50's strat that could be the very guitar that is the subject of this thread, based on the pic alone. Sunburst and maple fretboard, etc. Classic 50's vibe indeed!!

 

[ZMAN]

So Spudman I was lurking over at the FDP. Still pissed with Chris Greene and I won't post over there. And I was reading that you have been holding out on us. What is this I hear about a CV Strat coming in?
I have to catch up! I have to remind you that I have the Daphne blue Squier Deluxe. I don't think anyone around here has that one. But you do have two Cherry bursts. I am still trying to resist that Cherry/Maple Standard.
Did you order the 50s or the 60s CV? I still have not put mine away. I even bought another hardshell fender case for my Deluxe player strat and evicted it from the tweed case for the CV 50s. It has never been in the case. I just love this guitar.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Spuds is doomed.

To put it in mathematical terms:

If:

n = Spuds' current number of guitars (as verified by house roof photography)​

Then:

n+1 = Spuds' number of guitars by middle of next week​

This relationship is true regardless of the value of n.

It's an inequality,

n < Spuds' number of guitars by middle of next week

as I'm sure he's bought more than one guitar some weeks.

 

[Katastrophe]

I keep telling y'all... Spuds doesn't have to buy guitars anymore. They breed on their own and are self sufficient. A new model appears at NAMM and the Spud brood of guitars replicate their version.

Spud can't even keep track of them all, even with cataloging assistance from the Library of Congress.

 

[Spudman]

So Spudman I was lurking over at the FDP. Still pissed with Chris Greene and I won't post over there. And I was reading that you have been holding out on us. What is this I hear about a CV Strat coming in?

http://freesmileyface.net :munch:

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

The CV tele interest me. That & the Duo-sonic...if I knew what a Duo-sonic was. Does anyone know what a Duo-sonic is?

 

[ZMAN]

Not talking eh? We shall see.

 

[marnold]

The thing is, ZMAN, that saying, "Spud bought a new guitar" is not unlike saying, "I breathed today."

 

[markb]

The CV tele interest me. That & the Duo-sonic...if I knew what a Duo-sonic was. Does anyone know what a Duo-sonic is?

A short-scale student guitar. Like a Mustang, Bronco or Musicmaster. They were all Fender entry level models at various times.

Wiki

Gallery

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

A short-scale student guitar. Like a Mustang, Bronco or Musicmaster. They were all Fender entry level models at various times.

Wiki

Gallery

Thanks! This one has a 24' scale, some of the early ones had a 22.5" scale.

Bendy, rubber band city.

How do single coils sound on a short-scale? My Godin SD has a 24-3/4" with singles at the neck & middle & they don't have the charm that singles in a 25-1/2" scale instrument do.

It could be the Godin pups though.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

A short-scale student guitar. Like a Mustang, Bronco or Musicmaster. They were all Fender entry level models at various times.

Wiki

Gallery

I have one from 1960. Unfortunately, needs fretwork. Playable, but not giggable.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

I have one from 1960. Unfortunately, needs fretwork. Playable, but not giggable.

What does it sound like?

 

[TS808]

Chiming in late that but that is one sweet looking strat...maple and two-tone sunburst...totally classic.

Congrats on the purchase!

 

[msteeln]

Squier Vibe's hit Honolulu

The whole series is just now coming out of the shipping crates, and I got to eyeball the 50s Strat briefly. Hoping to get back over to our Easy Music store tonite to plug in. Kudos to them, for listening to a single customer's suggestions and bringing in a nice selection.

1st impression; I was put off by the body's basic look, the harsher black to natural bursting job looked cheaply done, and the body grains yellow-ish shade tones is not at all what is exampled in the pix shown here or by other proud owners elsewhere. It looks like a (ugly) brand new 1954 Strat, far from aged and sweetly vintaged.
But the neck was 100% wonderful.
The oft hated one-ply very white pickguard looked good (enuf...), well in contrast with the creamy colored PU covers.
High marks overall in appearance, dispite the junk paint job.
It's readily apparent, even without benefit of a plug in, that these are worth $300
I'm waiting to check out the 60s Strat, and basses.

This might be a fun mod - www.villex.com/stratocaster_jack_replacement_booster.html

Happy New Year!

 

[Spudman]

The whole series is just now coming out of the shipping crates,!

Woa! Too bad you had to wait. It's a kee-ler guitar. It is what it is though. Mine certainly hasn't let me down and I dig every little funky thing about it. It's sweet.

I'd love to hear your impression of the 60s Strat too.

 

[msteeln]

1) It is what it is though.
2) I'd love to hear your impression of the 60s Strat too.

1) Funny, that's what the Easy Music 'Fender factory' guy keeps saying when I egg him to tell me what his frowning points on these guitars are.
I'm sold, no matter what he sez (thanx to all the great reviews, here and elsewhere), but am curious to just what negs he might have, other than it's made in China and sez Squier...

2) Actually, got him to pull one out of it's box, and overall I like the looks better, minus the funky looking T-shell guard.
Both seem to be fine, and I have yet to plug one in...

I like the fact that these are lil ol' 'cheap' guitars, just like they were when Leo started the whole thing up. Good and cheap is wonderful.

I guess one of each should take care of my quibbles...

Bummer, it looks like they only brought in the Strats, for now.
Bummer 2, got to get the $ up for either of these new toys.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I really want to play the two CV strats side by side. The vid stuff I find on youtube makes me lean toward the 60's, but so many here are going for or preferring the 50's. Oh, and I like the tort guard.

 

[Spudman]

, but am curious to just what negs he might have, other than it's made in China and sez Squier...

The only negative is that I have to change strings often because I play it so much. Otherwise - there are none...none that maybe a larger trem block might improve. Still it's totally gigable just as it is. The block would just be one of those things that tinkerers might think about.

 

[oldguy]

Well, I'm gonna throw a fly in the ointment here.......... I had a CV Strat a couple months ago, but returned it after 2 weeks and swapped it for (another) Super Champ XD (which I gave to my father).
I absolutely loved that guitar...............except for the neck..........the neck, when you sighted down it from the headstock, had a pronounced "S" shaped curve that no amount of tweaking/adjusting would cure. I took my time and made small adjusts every couple days, and a truss rod adjust would only correct half the problem, if you see what I'm saying. It would straighten the bow from the headstock to, say, the 12th fret or so, but there was still that bend from there on down the neck, and that was where the stings fretted out. Some when you bent a note, some when just fretting a note, and with the action still fairly high.
So why did I buy it to begin with? Simple........most stores around here don't do much setup on their instruments, as in.........they don't do the proper truss rod/bridge/intonation thing. I've bought several guitars, brought them home, do some setup, and they play fine......but not this one.


HOWEVER, don't get the wrong impression that I'm dissing the CV Strats........ far from it! The same store has since gotten in 2 more, AFTER I bought my 2 Roadhouse Strats (which you can't fairly compare to the CV's, but I will later anyway ). The 2 they have in stock now seem to be very good, I pick them up every time I go in there, and may end up with one yet, depending on finances this winter. I have yet to get my hands on a CV Tele, but I really look forward to that also.

So, a big CONGRATS to all who've snagged on of these great little axes, and (hopefully) I'll have one also, when the time's right.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Checkout this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTMx8UDPguA

I did like the Custom Shop better, but so what @ 3 clams the Classic Vibe sounded sweet.

 

[Spudman]

I thought the Custom Shop had better tone on the bridge and neck pickups. Would I pay the extra cash for the Custom Shop guitar? Nope. I'd just get a heavier block for the Squier bridge and tweak the amp a little bit and call it good.

 

[ZMAN]

Msteein. I am one of those that purchased one of the firsts ones. I went to pick it up and it looked so much like my 50th Anniversary Deluxe Strat I could not believe it. Those were selling for 1395 plus tax in Canada. They are also 2 color burst and I measured the body and it is exactly the same as the CV50s.
Here is a comparo picture.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/Stewz/P6180042.jpg

 

[markb]

To this older guy it's like the JV Squiers all over again (that's Japanese Vintage not Jimmy Vaughan). I haven't found a 50s model yet, I'm not sure whether this is a good or bad thing

 

[msteeln]

ZMAN, if the 50s CV Strat I checked out had the buttery aged finish like your's seems to, I'd have committed on the spot. Perhaps it's just the lighting that makes your's look so 'vintage', but all the pix I've seen have that darker tone/color and sweet bursting (and I certainly had your pix in mind when I went window shopping!), whereas the example over here is nowhere near as sexy. And when it comes to a Strat, well, it's all about sex, right?
I have time before finances truly allow for a purchase, so I'll be patient..., and see what tomorrow brings.

BTW, I appreciate oldguy's flip-side review. Too bad it was the bummer of the batch you must have gotten hold of, but the downer comments are as important as the favorables.

Thanx for the insights, gentlemen! I hope I have good news soon.

 

[Spudman]

Z's looks like mine except that I have really nice figuring on the fretboard of the quartersawn neck. Buttery you say? Kind of makes my mouth water...just like it does when I play this guitar.

 

[oldguy]

ZMAN, if the 50s CV Strat I checked out had the buttery aged finish like your's seems to, I'd have committed on the spot. Perhaps it's just the lighting that makes your's look so 'vintage', but all the pix I've seen have that darker tone/color and sweet bursting (and I certainly had your pix in mind when I went window shopping!), whereas the example over here is nowhere near as sexy. And when it comes to a Strat, well, it's all about sex, right?
I have time before finances truly allow for a purchase, so I'll be patient..., and see what tomorrow brings.

BTW, I appreciate oldguy's flip-side review. Too bad it was the bummer of the batch you must have gotten hold of, but the downer comments are as important as the favorables.
Thanx for the insights, gentlemen! I hope I have good news soon.

It can, and does, happen.........but hey, look how many positive reviews the CV's have gotten compared to my one lemon.............and as I said, the two I've seen at the store now seem like great axes, and I still got the wants for one..........I'm just gonna take a little more time choosing when the money's right next time.

 

[ZMAN]

Msteeln: I try not to make a decision on a guitar under fluorecent lights.
My local guitar shop has an area in the back with natural incandescent lighting. I think that is where they look the best. Why I showed them together was to show how colors are very close in the two. Most bursts I see are 3 color and they have more yellows and reds in them. The two color is usually very plain looking. Also the contrast of the gold vs chrome hardware. It was very funny though that the bodies are exactly the same measurements, in thickness and length and width. My Mim 60th anni, is a lot thicker.