The Ultimate Squier Classic Vibe Thread

[deeaa]

Second best oke I REALLY love my Modified Vintage Modified Squire Tele since I installed a Warmoth Vintage Modern neck with a 10-16" compound radius... plays like butter and a great deal :R

That kind of raises a question, how is it a Squire any more with a Warmoth neck?

IMO the neck is like 60% of the guitar, the pickups 30% and all the rest make up the 10%. Hardware has little to do with how the guitar sounds anyway, as does the body wood as long as it's in the ballpark.

A Warmoth neck over here costs more than a complete MVM Squire....so I'd call the guitar a Warmoth with some Squire parts.

 

[ZMAN]

ZMan, Thanks for the input. I have not been a tele guy before either, but this Custom seemed to work for me. Glad to know you felt the same way. Funny, you have a strat like mine too. This guitar felt a bit like my strat did when I first picked it up. Very comfortable, and right in my hands. The sounds worked for me too.

I did just about what you are doing with your local shop. I have a pretty good set up there. If there is anything new on the horizon I call him and ask if he plans to bring them in. He usually has them on order. I get first dibs on the guitar when it comes in. He sets it up for me and if I don't like it, he puts it on the floor for sale. So far I have never put one back. In fact when the Deluxe Squiers came in I picked up both colors. To tell the truch I never really had a lot of gas for the white Tele. I have several white Strats. I did see a couple when I was in Maine but they were still priced in the 350 range. I am crossing my fingers that they come out with a Butterscotch/maple in the CV series.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Butterscotch/Maple would be really cool. But then they would sell fewer '52 re-issues I bet.

 

[Duffy]

Tele

SVL, actually I'm upgrading my collection and selling some of my older guitars.

This is why I'm debating the excellent CVC or the MIM teles right now.

I'm thinking a black MIM with a black or black pearl pickguard with EMG T active pickups or Seymour Duncan tele noiseless will make a real nice addition to my collection, even though this deal on the CVC seems real good.

 

[t_ross33]

That kind of raises a question, how is it a Squire any more with a Warmoth neck?

IMO the neck is like 60% of the guitar, the pickups 30% and all the rest make up the 10%. Hardware has little to do with how the guitar sounds anyway, as does the body wood as long as it's in the ballpark.

A Warmoth neck over here costs more than a complete MVM Squire....so I'd call the guitar a Warmoth with some Squire parts.

Same here... think the neck alone new would have been well over $300 USD. I found it on a local classified site for a fraction of that :thumbsup

 

[ZMAN]

Butterscotch/Maple would be really cool. But then they would sell fewer '52 re-issues I bet.

The 52 reissue is over 1500 here, so a 300 dollar version that played and looked as nice would be a big seller. Plus the added plus as far as i am concerned would be the 9.5 radius neck.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Yeah that would be a big seller. I would jump all over that. I agree with you on the neck radius too, which as you know is basically the same as my strat. I am sure that is why this CV tele felt so comfortable and at home in my hands.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Well, I put 10% down on the one I liked today to hold it at GC at the sale price. ($299, the additional $30 coupon does not apply to the already on sale items.) Looking forward to selling some gear, saving a little more, and bringing it home!

 

[ZMAN]

Knowing that you like the 60th Anni, you will really like the CVC. You just can't go wrong with this guitar. I still am amazed that they can sell this and the Classic vibe Strat for that money. I am waiting for a Black top Strat now.
They won't be in Canada for another 40 to 50 days.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Yep, Zman, that's the way I view it too. I am excited for it.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Well, I happen to know I will be receiving for Christmas most of what I need to bring this baby home. I will probably be able to do it next time I get to Boise in January or so. Sweeettt!!! I just need to sell a couple of my items, and I can probably hang onto my EH Little Big Muff, which I really did not want to get rid of. :happy

 

[ZMAN]

Well, I happen to know I will be receiving for Christmas most of what I need to bring this baby home. I will probably be able to do it next time I get to Boise in January or so. Sweeettt!!! I just need to sell a couple of my items, and I can probably hang onto my EH Little Big Muff, which I really did not want to get rid of. :happy

I love it when a plan comes together. One thing to note I had them put 10 D'Addarios on mine, and set the intonation. It really plays well. That is one of the problems with the 3 saddle bridge. It is harder to set the intonation as close as a 6 saddle. I was told by my tech that if I didn't like the 3 saddle you can swap in a 6 saddle very easy with a fender bridge. So far so good. I checked the intonation after 6 months and it is still spot on.
I don't know how to explain it but with the 3 saddle bridge the 10s don't seem as heavy, but ring out very nicely. They actually feel like 9s on my strats.
When you get over just staring at it, and start playing it you will really love the tone you get. I am sure it will sound really sweet through your vintage Fender.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I was thinking 10s would go on, as they do on my strat. They told me they would set it up, so I will just have them put my usual D'Addarios on there. Good to know about the bridge and set up.

 

[duhvoodooman]

I prefer 10's on a Tele, 'cuz they can tend to sound a bit thin with 9's, being a brighter sounding guitar to begin with. YMMV....

 

[Tig]

Time to bring on some GAS... Found this used USA Standard Tele in natural that is haunting me.

 

[Auriemma]

My 2008 Tele CV50

 

[Robert]

2008, were they even available then? Man, time flies and I'm getting older by the minute!

 

[Jipes]

What a great thread and a lovely bunch of nice guitars, I really love the Telecaster's they have such a great vintage vibe :rockya

 

[riverrick]

I just got a Squier CV Tele Custom. I'm going to change the pups. But was wondering if I need to replace the nut??? Has anyone done that?

 

[ZMAN]

Before I changed the PUPs I would play it for a while. I think they are pretty damn good as is. I have changed nothing on mine. I had contemplated a 6 saddle bridge but the stock bridge is really good. They say that are hard to intonate but mine is perfect.

 

[Katastrophe]

Riverrick-

Why are you gonna change the pups? Just curious.

It's possible that the nut on your guitar was cut incorrectly... Are there any buzzing issues?

 

[Duffy]

Cv

Yeah Riverick, those stock pickups are supposed to be real decent.

I just put a set of Fender Vintage Noiseless tele pickups in one of my tele's and it doesn't sound like a traditional tele, but it sounds real neat. I have two Fender teles with stock pickups and they twang way more.

If you put in new pickups you might want to know, if you don't already, that those are thought by some to be actually made by a real good pickup company, so if I was going to replace them I sure wouldn't get GFS ones or any cheap ones. Seymour Duncans or something would be a different story, but we don't know what your ideas are for new pickups at this point; and it's your call anyway right? It's your guitar and you can do whatever you want to it.

Guys are just mentioning that the stock pickups are considered by most to be real decent pickups, way better than one would expect.

I can't complain, because I put a set of Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials in my Lake Placid Blue Classic Vibe 50's and an white pearl pickguard. I just put Fender brushed nickel locking tuners on it too. I guess it isn't supposed to be a CV anymore, but going by the serial number I guess it still is, just modified.

Congratulations on the great new guitar.

By the way, just in my opinion, for my own use, nothing to do with your choice of pickups, I think a set of hot Seymour Duncan dual rail humbucking tele pickups would be really neat in a tele. That would be a totally different sound from a traditional tele, for sure.

 

[riverrick]

I was considering Rio Grande Vintage tallboy for the neck & Muy grande for bridge. I just figured that a guitar that cost under $400 had to have some crap parts on it. Maybe I'm all wet after hearing whats been said here. Thanks for the input.