New Deluxe Squier Strat amazed again!

[ted s]

Geez,all these extremely positive reviews, too close not to check out.

 

[just strum]

Geez,all these extremely positive reviews, too close not to check out.

Yep Ted, I agree and a tough one to fight off. When I go for lessons Saturday I will have to check to see if they have one and maybe cut me a deal since I'm taking lessons there.

Certainly no one seems to be unhappy with this guitar.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

OK, is there a HSS version of this Squire Deluxe or the VM that is as good?

 

[t_ross33]

SVL, Look What I Found

YES, and there is a Hot Rails version of the Deluxe that looks pretty killer, though I'm not sure I'm a big fan of the huge 70's headstock. But that's just me. :tongue:
Looks like would satisfy your requirement for 22 frets and a rosewood fretboard too

Let me know how you like it when you get it home oke: Pics and clips, man, pics and clips! :dude:

Trev

Lookee Here

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Let me know how you like it when you get it home oke: Pics and clips, man, pics and clips! :dude:

Trev

Lookee Here

That VM looks really cool, and has the smaller headstock too. Bears looking into sometime. No time soon though. Justa lookin!

 

[ZMAN]

I have seen the HSS version up close and it has the same build quality as the other VMs. I was not excited by the colors. Gun metal grey with rosewood, and the Black with rosewood. I have yet to see the hot rails model. Certainly a lot more choices from Squier.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Glad to know about the build quality. I agree with you on the colors. That Pearl White/pewter color is better for sure.

 

[Spudman]

Got mine set up by a pro and it's really sweet now.:AOK:

The nut wasn't cut right and the intonation was off too. We straightened the neck and raised the pickups just a little and now...oh ya! She rocks. I just love the way the neck feels. The rolled edges and satin finish make it feel like an old friend. The hot bridge pickup is really sweet. It almost sounds like my old Dimarzio Fat Strat bridge pickup with just a tad less mids and output.

I feel like the basswood body also helps to keep the tone from being too bright. It resonates well but lacks the brittle top end that both the alder squires have.

Did I mention that it looks really nice too?

 

[ZMAN]

I have a pro who does all my guitars. When I buy one at their shop he does the first set up for free. So I am a little spoiled. When I order a guitar he susually sets her up when it comes in and he feels that it is flawless. I won't accept anything else. When I go to pick it up it is already intonated and the nut cut and a new set of strings. They usually are amazing.

 

[Duff]

Sweet

My white pearl deluxe squire also sounds great; however, I did the set up because the place I bought it at doesn't have a good tech right now. But my skills are getting better.

Right now I'm playing my ESP LTD H101-F which is also super nice sounding, always was but I put Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded pups in it. It's sweet.

Lately I'm playing thru my Vox DA5 or the Fender Super Champ XD with the Emminence ragin cajun speaker. Both are great even at low volume. The DA5 is especially surprising and very Loud for being AC/DC, and only a 6.5 inch speaker. Totally amazing and the Squire Deluxe sounds great thru it and with the autowah it's really neat even though I like to use a pedal but with the autowah and the whammy bar it sounds great.

 

[Duff]

Zman

My Squire Deluxe pearl white metallic is just like yours, including the neck.

The neck is not straight grained but has the figuring to the grain. I was wondering if this is a good thing or could lead to eventual uneven aging and twisting or bowing. I think the neck is great and I have no bowing or twisting but have always thought that a straight grained long piece of maple would be stronger and less likely to warp.

It is, however, a great feeling neck and plays great.

Also, being no great expert about guitars, this is the first maple neck I've noticed that has the fretboard machined right on top of the neck itself; instead of having a maple fretboard laminated onto the maple neck. I guess it would be easier to just laminate a perfectly flat slab of fretboard onto a relatively roughed out neck.

Also, this process with the fretboard being part of the same wood as the neck could have a really positive effect on the sound of the guitar in that the sound doesn't have to cross a threshold between the laminated fretboard and the neck itself, in which case the two pieces of wood would have different densities, plus the glue would have yet another density, therefore I could see the sound waves going through some changes that can't happen with a one piece neck like this. Of course where the neck bolts on there will be a change in density, etc. But overall I think it is a good idea; even though it's one I've never encountered.

Is this a typical practice or a new idea?

Thanks for the feedback,

Duffy

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Hmm, don't know about the squiers but my maple fretboard is just a part of the neck. I guess I thought they all were.

 

[ZMAN]

Maple boards come in two differeent styles. They do actually have a laminated maple board on a maple neck. You will notice them immediately because they have no skunk stripe down the back. I have a MIJ 68 Reissue like that.

 

[just strum]

Maple boards come in two differeent styles. They do actually have a laminated maple board on a maple neck. You will notice them immediately because they have no skunk stripe down the back. I have a MIJ 68 Reissue like that.

I get on-line this morning and this is the first thing I learned - never knew that. Is that strip of wood to help maintain straightness or purely cosmetic?

 

[ZMAN]

They have to have a way to imbed the truss rod in the neck. If you have a once piece neck they route out the back and imbed the truss rod. I really never thought why it is a different color. With an actual Fretboard that is glued on to the front of the maple neck they can put the truss rod in before they glue the neck together.
I don't know if my 68 reissue was just being true to the actual 68s manufacturing techniques but the there is no hole at the top of the neck for the adjustment tool. To adjust the neck you have to take the neck off the body and the adjusting screw is in the base of the neck.

 

[Spudman]

Many pro players seem to think that the slab fingerboard increases the stability of the neck. I've never heard anything about it in relation to tone though and I've never detected any differences in my guitars.

I don't really think it matters either way there are good and bad necks of both varieties. It probably matters more that the whole neck is just a good piece of wood regardless of the fingerboard construction.

 

[Iago]

I agree with Spud.

And a walnut stripe for neck stability wouldn`t make any sense, since maple is much harder already. The stripe is there just to hide the truss rod.

Great looking guitars!

 

[Duff]

Aquire Deluxe effects

Lately I've been playing my Squire Deluxe thru my Vox DA5 turned onto tremolo plus reverb effect on the clean 2 setting with the gain at about 5. I have my Dlx going into a Danelectro Corned Beef reverb pedal (corny but super great pedal) and then into my Sonic Stomp sonic maximizer and into the amp.

The tremolo is set at sloooooow, the slowest; and the reverb on the amp is low. The reverb on the Corned Beef is turned up fairly high, you have to tweak these or you can get it too high. The Sonic stomp is set to three quarters on the bass and about two thirds on the treble enhancement.

The sound is really nice and bluesy. The tremolo give it a really nice rotary sound and the reverb has ultra fast delay or echo built in, producing a really nice reverb effect and filling out the tone quite nicely.

I use the same set up with my Fender SCXD to great effect.

I played two of my teles thru this set up as well and it sounds super outstanding with plenty to twang with the treble turned up on the guitar and the switch in any position on any guitar. Really twangy but thick and complex sound but not overwhelming, muddled, muffled, thin, or indistinct. The sound is very distinct and clear with the reverb and ultra fast delay being modulated by the tremolo slowly. Really cool if you like that type of thing.

The Dlx twangs very nicely. And the rolling tremolo really fits in with the rock, or blues.

Just some ideas from another Sq. Dlx owner. That neck is really silky feeling and responsive.

Duffy

 

[Katastrophe]

I played a Daphne Blue Squier Deluxe yesterday. All I can say is that these are wonderful guitars. The fit and finish is on par with the quality of my MIM, but for $150.00 less.

Where the Squier shines IMO is in the pups. The Duncan Designed pups totally spank the sound of the cheapies in my MIM. I plugged into a Marshall MG series head and cab, a Randall RX120 head and cab, a Bassman, and a Blues Junior.

It sounded fantastic through all of them. Oddly enough, I was able to get some cool twangy goodness from the Randall, even though it's set up to be a high gain, "metal" style amph.

The Bassman was pure Strat heaven. Now I know why it's such a magical combination.

 

[Spudman]

That's right. The pickups are really good but every time I pick mine up I am amazed at how good the satin neck feels.

 

[just strum]

I don't know how often I come to this thread and look at the post that started it all. Tonight I went to the Sweetwater site sort of thinking of buying one and what do I read:

"Squier has informed us that this item has an unusually long shipping delay. Be assured we'll get it as quick or quicker than anyone else..."

I'm going to have to check the local music store where I take lessons and see what they can do. There guitars are set up by them and having played a lot of theirs hanging on the wall, the guy does a great job.

I have GAS that needs to be relieved without breaking the bank.

Anyone have feedback on one of these?:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TeleSVMSSHOWT/

 

[Spudman]

I'm sure the Teles are nice too but I haven't had hands on any of them.

MF usually has those Deluxes in stock. I don't know if I trust Sweetwater any more for some information. For instance I was looking for an Ibanez ART300 and they told me they were discontinued. Wrong! They just came out. See.

 

[just strum]

I'm sure the Teles are nice too but I haven't had hands on any of them.

MF usually has those Deluxes in stock. I don't know if I trust Sweetwater any more for some information. For instance I was looking for an Ibanez ART300 and they told me they were discontinued. Wrong! They just came out. See.

I think the ARC300 was discontinued (not positive). As for Sweetwater, I still have had success with them. However, the more I think about the Squier or a Fender MIM, I might decide to buy local just because of the inconsistency that guitars are noted for at that level. A lot of good ones sold over the net, but I feel more comfortable with the test drive.

Edit: I just checked the Ibanez site and the ARC300 is not listed. Time to sell my ARC300 Rare Vintage Collectors Item on E-bay