All user reviews of 4/5 for the Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s [2008-2018]

Chinese shapely, simplicity itself. Standard.

UTILIZATION

The handle is great, I tried the Fender Telecaster standard that was worth more than double and frankly the handle of the Squier was largely above.

SOUNDS

On a small tube amp Laney LC15 is fine. This is not a Swiss Army knife but I prefer to have with his character (especially the bridge pickup) a guitar that can supposedly do everything ... With Nocaster wiring is perfect.

OVERALL OPINION

I was there 20 years a Les Paul Epiphone custom home then a Lag Roxanne, ultimately it is the simplicity of the telecaster I needed! A very good handle and a pair of microphones which capture.

Give yourself the trouble of making the wiring Nocaster advised in the tip section it is really worth it!

Chinese good! (Mine anyway)
I love maple handle, the paint is very nice but I understand you may think otherwise, it's special: try.
Pine body (fragile it seems) very beautiful, I love the finish butterscotch blonde. I also have a fender jazz bass U.S. and personally, I find that fender colors offered by inadequate, especially on guitars, unless type in the high-end and one butterscotch blond on a guitar at this price the: beautiful
The wiring is clean although too thin for my taste.
Wants vintage finish, nothing to say it is!
7/10 because although it sure is not worth a U.S. death that kills as some would like to hear and because the jack has a tendency to loosen and the pickguard looks a bit cheap.

UTILIZATION

I repeat, I love the handle!
Weight level I do not find it particularly heavy, but it sure is not a Melody maker.
Usability telecaster nothing more nothing less.
Strings of origin must be immediately replaced.
Good performance agreement
To see the time

SOUNDS

The typical telecaster undoubtedly, we do not ask for miracles to a guitar in this price range and good for the price we can consider that the classic vibe of it! Although it sure is not worth a certain Southwestern U.S. but without a doubt!
Its vintage wish
The little extra that makes the difference: it is true that the neck pickup lacks a bit of potato (nothing bad either) but suffice it to the back a little and ...
The bridge pickup gives it, I love it!
Conclusion: Enhancing the neck pickup is mandatory! It would be such a shame to go to score what it brings! Otherwise I think rewire everything and change the knobs at the top but it is without it.
The sound is really the strong point of this guitar!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost 1 year and it's happiness. I'm bassist and I play the guitar to change from time to time and to record the ideas that go through my head in order to present to members of my group. She met and surpassed its role perfectly, often to my guitarist me borrow!
Do not stop at the brand squier hide and you will see a stop to the color that I love but especially for his son!
Therefore I would put 8/10, not because it is part of the best guitars in the world to stop the nonsense, but simply because the value for money is extraordinary, she pushes a lot of Southwestern undoubtedly after the small micro enhancement round!

Squier special series made in China, inspired by 50's TV, classic single bobilages microphones, one volume one tone, dial 3positions. Pretensioner string type metal nut / washer, with vintage mechanical slots and holes for the string, brass bridge saddles 3, pine body, maple neck all 21 boxes. butterscotch blond finish, thick black plate 5 screws. Neck pickup attached to the body, not on the plate.

UTILIZATION

nmanche is the very strong point of this little guitare.radius net, very pleasant, semi jumbo frets allow an easy game in bendings. the finish is remarkable for this price, not too round profile C, absolutely wonderful softness and ease. The varnish is bright, beautiful and does not stick in hand. I had a little bowl, the maple neck has a birds eye ... veining almost a wonder! The guitar is lightweight, super comfortable for a TV "base".

SOUNDS

its typical vintage telecaster, so special and distinctive country blues, very much focused on acute, hard to saturate, if you do not forget!
for those who love, the sound is there, the bridge pickup has the juice, a nice fat andit is sending riffs on pop country or delirium. The neck pickup slightly raised close to the strings has a beautiful character and can play almost everything, jazz, blues, accompanying almost acoustic, funky, delicious. The intermediate position is just too bizare for us to do something.

That said, the output level remains a bit weak and it lacks a bit in the medium of sound. especially as a corrective tone is almost indispensable if one wants to avoid the highs are too intrusive. have fun for a bit, I compensate with the MXR MICROAMP I push at 11am, but it does it well.
controls the tone / volume work well, which is an important point. (I changed the condo for a sprague vitaminQ 0.033μf I was warm in my boxes, and it is even more effective.

Nevertheless, being able to compare other TV and other microphones, these are defined, have gas, brilliance (better than less) and dynamics even if we can do better. the bridge pickup is mounted on copper plate, rare on such a range and ensures the design and its vintage.

clarification, the neck pickup is attached to the body, you can adjust the microphone and look inside without loosen the strings since the plate is free after 5 screws removed easily and password. This're actually quite handy!

OVERALL OPINION

The guitar is properly adjusted out of the box and adjusted intonation and accuracy, increase the base of addario (!) Is great comfort (lightweight), the handle does not tire at all, sounds are excellent once the correct carburetion found. she go out of tune all the time, she is very beautiful and is taken in his hands for a yes or a no!
For those like me who swear by electronics that fits 100% minimum, a change of pickups this guitar can put almost at the U.S. for a price without comparison. it's a bargain.

NOTHING TO DO with the standard range of Squier and 2 below (affinity, bullet), it is to get back together with China and with Squier. much better than the Fender Chinese, a Korean I also tried.
I tried the custom model with a rosewood fingerboard, comfort was even better, but there was barely a pbl scary. the idea is to have two different tv with two sets of high-end microphones for less than 1000 euros. do not miss this series. FYI the strats are of the same ilk.

In which country was it made?

MADE IN CHINA ..... they are such strong Chinese

What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?

3 classic brass saddles

What kind of handle?

Maple
What types of micro and their configuration?

Two microphones is a simple TV nothing more claasique

UTILIZATION

the handle of the Telecaster is truly excellent it is very thin, thinner than on my strato US but it's good to hand it is a treat!

this TV is quite heavy due to his body in Pine

SOUNDS

we obtain just what you expect from a Telecaster!!

but at a great price.

For my part a little Up-grade microphones is a luxury that I think I pay!

OVERALL OPINION

An exemplary value for money

it's a really good guitar after we must see how it will age but only time will tell!

Chinese. I had some Chinese hands and frankly has never t folichon except SERIES Classic Vibe, either Tele or Start 50 and 60.
See Notice and site builder for CHARACTERISTICS Retailer.
Otherwise, it's a Tele, neither more nor less.
I have prciser j'cris notice that with the factory version at the top, because a few days ago, I changed the pickups because of lack of PCHE the neck pickup (m me and aprsrhaussage rglage) criticized by a lot of users of CV50.
FYI, I changed all the electronic version 52 for a plate-made by a luthier and microphones Tornado MS. I put a humbucker in the neck, the dfonce already exists in the body APRS t have the pickguard. This is the one realizes that the microphones of origin may be not so on top that a (must justify the price of this guitar INTERESTED).
In any case, it is well finished, no default or visual comfort dplorer.

UTILIZATION

Channel trs comfortable, most comfortable of all my guitars.
It is also true for the Classic Vibe Stratocaster (I even sold a Start and US gard Start a CV60 for comfort, with a change in micro / electronic).
A word about the holding of Agreement: trs good, certainly better than other Squier other lines o a change is often mcaniques ncessaire.
It is true that on the other hand are quite steep and it should not be turning a lot for granted.

SOUNDS

So it's a Tele with a real Tele sound (which n'tait not a foregone conclusion with China). Trs same vintage sound, like 52, was lucky, it is.
The sound is twangy and aggressive plutt on the easel, a normal Telecaster characters tell me. The handle is smooth but is sorely lacking plutt potato, even the blues. It can also be of the electronic guitar at the mike, difficult to say.
Obviously you can play blues and quickly from the big rock in many prominent (well, adpend also pedals and amps well sr). One can also jazz to lower the Tone condition.
I play on the Blackstar lights and Fender Blues Deville, with Maxon pedals (compressor, OD-808 well sr, moreover TOD9 excellent pedals, phaser).
In short, a sound well above its price in any case, with the original pickups. on the other hand, with high-end microphones and electronic level, you start boxing in catgories suprieures significantly in terms of price ... Well, a srieusement increases the cost of the guitar too.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for six months, it became my main guitar. I also possde 335, a G & L Tele (too modern for me unfortunately because these guitars are too mconnues). I also had an American Special Strat US I sold my Squier Stratocaster to keep CV60 with Kinman Blues pickups, happiness ...
In short, I would strongly recommend this guitar to anyone who does not pignolent before the Fender logo and love vintage Tele sound.
I personally think that this really SERIES Classic Vibe an excellent quality price.
As for people who have changed the pickups without changing the electronic medium / low end of this guitar, they have apparently due t. Changing microphones for high ranges without changing the knobs, condos, and switch back cblage not put a slick tire front of a race car and therefore do not benefit the bottom the potential increase in performance.

the bridge is a brass trigger guard, there are 21 frets. the handle is C I believe, and maple key. 2 microphones "standard" one volume, one tone, 3-position selector.
I give 8 points for tuning machines do not leave my rope acute mid very stable (but it does not mean almost)
cons by the selector position is light and moves at the slightest blow on it ...

UTILIZATION

The handle ... Whah! I did not like Squier, I have a stratocaster ibanez law follows (excellent) and a Gibson ES335, 1967 ... the weight collector is nickel. The grip is like a telecaster, ie very pleasant, very rock 'n' roll is a bit "industry, and plays." You feel it in you, more than a strata, if it is comfortable, does not this union with the body ... the neck is satin, which, without making a highway in ESP or other .. makes it very soft, fast and pleasant. Rather late, it still feels something in his hands. The bends are well chosen.
Only problem, access to acute (which will return in the sound problem) if this is correct, it's still a telecaster! and bends tend to curl and have to watch not make a nice "TWANGGG" slapping strings sisi ca ... happens to the best of us ^ ^
But for her, that's another story ...:

SOUNDS

And yes! sound but in a corner of mouth to all my friends Zikos!
The handle, if it offers a nice roundness to the solos, and its a good rock 'n roll a little lack of power for these solos. but changing the channel, I do not feel a man's death.
The bridge is harder to tame, and in general, the bridge pickups make me fast enough earache. But now that I understand ... it wild while! Do not just use it for ballads chordal ^ ^
The live sound is good, a little amp settings fairly simple, and go to "Kiffer" his game!
I play on fender or marshall amps tube, etj'adore each time it makes the guitar amp in this case (which is very gratifying for the guitar!).
Oops, it is useless to try to play a search for settings with the tone and volume, lowering the tone it changes nothing, then proceeded to a ca direct his rough dull, limited to twelve o'clock ^ ^ like the volume that spoils the character of the guitar, which is beautifully tempered to the base!
but I do not like my work or my tone volume in general, so it does not bother me at all.

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using a little over a year. I tried many models, desfois 200 euros more expensive! and my choice is facing it, a Squier, whereas before I was a strong critic of the brand ...
I like his look, his simplicity, his, her sleeve. I do not like the knobs or adjustment mechanisms for low E which do oscillate in hertz can be after ... is this a fault on mine!

Good value for money is going to say (although for a Squier, well not too soon they moved their butts!)
And I will ever see this option because this guitar is really a whole, a fairly taking part of me!

The characteristics for then, I'll never be the man for the job, then go see the old posts, anyway, it's a Telecaster Asia, its almost enough

UTILIZATION

Use ...
Dej handle is really impressive, very well dcoup either as top down, everything goes smoothly, it is a rgal, however, little flat, not on the frets, which are finite, but the veneer of the handle, very ... sticky shall we say. I had already found that the default MODEL Start here no change, it checks out, and slips, bah to beginners is not terrible. After that the paint wears quickly get used to, no problem, but I think this point should be clear.
Then ergonomics is that of a tele, it's good, but not Folichon, one goes up to 18 bp without box above, the heel does not help, you must have something to la- up to play, it's not very comfortable. A Tele, neither more nor less! For weight, happy that his is not agate, is quite Lger, your shoulder will thank you on this one
The good sound, ... Joker, the sound comes easy, its still good APRS subjective and I tell you my opinion just over there.
She must agree

SOUNDS

my style, blues, pop rock, rock, jazz and a little more time, even funk and country, but personally, I have not hooked his at all, I have enough t dumme! Everyone praised the guitar for these sounds sublime, bah I find it very EXAGRES.
Okay, 350 for a guitar, come first purchase, or as the first Tele, its very smoothly, but the microphones are all the same bland (at least on my model) and especially not an output level terrible! In his clear, it's not n'gale Crystalline Real Fender Mexican Std same. Relatively little of this cot Dfine for any position of selection of microphones.
However, it is in crunch begins to discover that, without either dazzle! Its very vintage, its not much sustain, but it's pretty banging, really interesting in bridge pickup. The pickups seem to handle missing fishing, clearly below. But in the end, the guitar developed a particular grain hear, not unpleasant, nice.
However, I contradict already read several reviews, this guitar is below the Mex Std. May well be the model essay n'tait pafait not, but I would say that its looking for is also not the same: I mean that sounds pretty modern and VERY fender will the Mexican sounds resolutely go the vintage Fender.

OVERALL OPINION

In the end, I have not bought. Be aware that this model, I tried long ago, I tried several models of Telecaster, also several models of Classic Vibe for me to make a more specific on the ide possible, and that my work is not vain, I hope to contribute to the site.
What I like most: her beauty she has something that I did not find a Fender, whether U.S. or Mex. Very beautiful, vintage cot attractive, but the sound is not versatile enough for me to compete Mex Std. Having compared the two models, there is no comparison, besides, I Specifies that the output level of the Squier is lower than the Fender. What I liked least ... its lack of dynamism and versatility in the sound: we like it or not, and I didn't have hooked at all, the sound seemed smothered lacked volatility.
In the end no surprises, good clean guitar 350 satisfy those looking for a good guitar not too expensive, typical Tele. In its price range, it competes quite! In contrast, no surprise, either, when one goes up in price, quality general too, and the Fender Std I liked more. APRS will remain Scrooge and those who truly love this guitar, all aps, all tastes are in nature.
Finally, I contradict the opinions of a lot of people, so, board, will try it, even if I critique a lot, it's worth it to be careful!