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Published on 12/26/13 at 00:43Guitar made in China. And well made!
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UTILIZATION
I know nothing about the technical specifications of a handle. When I play a guitar, I like the handle roughly or displeases me and that finding alone is enough for me. The impression left by a handle when playing is obviously very subjective. Most Fender Strat (the Mexican, U.S.) I had in hands had infuriated me from this point of view. I always had an inverse overall impression with Gibson I played. Pleasant surprise this Squier, I felt in total comfort and the handle immediately liked me by allowing me a precise and flexible game.
Access to treble is good. But I go very often.
The knobs are very progressive and playing on the classic 5-way switch, you do whatever you want.
SOUNDS
This guitar has a beautiful sound!
It is obviously very Strat. With a "vintage" character as the model name suggests. Compared with the Mexican Strat "modern" my brother, it was less "wise" slightly "dirty", more biting, more original in fact. And this is a real treat! Beautiful crystal, but richer than the Mexican sounds, a nice ability to have (pickup) sounds that jacked on the neck pickup the typical mix of attack, round and warm with this characteristic harmonics "sizzle "(what words to use to describe sounds?) who blackmails light saturation tube amp. With this Squier, clear sound Hendrix (as in "The Wind Cries Mary" in the studio, for example:
) If (unlike me) you like Shadows sounds or guitar spaghetti western, no problem to find it. Overall, listen to renowned guitarists who play classical and tell you that you can have very oncoming Stratocaster tones.
Given its price level, this guitar has made a truly extraordinary! microphones seem to have a good level of output and are not noisy - for single coils.
On my amps (Egnater Rebel 112 and Combo Laney Cub 12R modified with a Cannabis Rex) this Squier is awesome! Tried a whole afternoon on Huges & Kettner Tubemeister 18 my brother, a marvel. Pushing the drive amps, good God! she sing lamps ...
As I said earlier, there is a very clear Hendrix sound that I particularly like. Believe me, a real treat. This small Chinese is exciting for me.
OVERALL OPINION
Won a game (yes, what a bowl!) And therefore subject on my part to purchase any comparison, I use it for less than a week. I'm having trouble not play too often.
I love the build quality - the Chinese seem to learn quickly to upgrade. Remains to judge holding it all over the years. Woodwork and finishes are really nice. Always relative to the price of the instrument, the agreement is fairly stable, vibrato behaves honorably enough - well ... not exaggerate its use anyway, but with strings Fender head pointed it behaves quite well .
I love his sound. Not connected we feel his body vibrate and it has a good sustain. For musicians too wealthy, on stage it will do nicely (if not too much clubbing blows angry vibrato! Or less to be gifted to retune during the game). I am not a specialist of Fender, but I think this Classic Vibe not exceed sore Mexico Fender models and can compete with some U.S. models. It is very comfortable to play, but for my case required a re-adjustment handle / stand. In short, this guitar is suitable in the state without hardware modification, but if you wanted at all costs to improve, I recommend you review the following: mechanical, tremolo block and probably nut.
Upon purchase, do not hesitate to take along a set of strings to change immediately: those are really factory-installed "-hum." I highly recommend Fender Super Bullets For my part, I opted for a draft of 10: I did not like not only the quality of the factory strings, but pulling them 9 which gave me the impression of playing on strings rubber (on the handle ... because the impression given by a set of strings is eminently obviously related to the geometry of the handle and adjustment of the equipment string)
What I hate: the gilding of the fittings, too shiny jewel with two bullets which gives an impression of "guitar Barbie and Ken" aspect, enhanced by the white-gray color with a (small tip) printing rosé. I will try very quickly artificially skate all these gilding that seem in poor taste. But aesthetic issues are discussed. If I had a choice, I would have certainly taken a model of another color and chrome hardware. Another small point, but absolutely not serious (I nitpick, there!): The right of each band on the edge of the handle near the button, the micrometric grooves resulting from mechanical sawing throat fret - fortunately, I can not find absolutely not annoying to play.
Well ... I want to acknowledge that this is not a Squier Strat U.S. to 2000 €. And my enthusiastic comments of course take into account the price level of the instrument. I do not know enough about the Stratocaster "high end" for me adventurous comparisons. But frankly, this Squier enough for me. And I think as fans of classic Strat less fortunate, it will give a lot of happiness. The price / quality ratio seems really excellent!
If I had not won this Squier and that I had paid for testing, I would have immediately offered! But in Lake Placid Blue finish (beautiful!) Or Olympic White.
Fender View website for all features:
UTILIZATION
I know nothing about the technical specifications of a handle. When I play a guitar, I like the handle roughly or displeases me and that finding alone is enough for me. The impression left by a handle when playing is obviously very subjective. Most Fender Strat (the Mexican, U.S.) I had in hands had infuriated me from this point of view. I always had an inverse overall impression with Gibson I played. Pleasant surprise this Squier, I felt in total comfort and the handle immediately liked me by allowing me a precise and flexible game.
Access to treble is good. But I go very often.
The knobs are very progressive and playing on the classic 5-way switch, you do whatever you want.
SOUNDS
This guitar has a beautiful sound!
It is obviously very Strat. With a "vintage" character as the model name suggests. Compared with the Mexican Strat "modern" my brother, it was less "wise" slightly "dirty", more biting, more original in fact. And this is a real treat! Beautiful crystal, but richer than the Mexican sounds, a nice ability to have (pickup) sounds that jacked on the neck pickup the typical mix of attack, round and warm with this characteristic harmonics "sizzle "(what words to use to describe sounds?) who blackmails light saturation tube amp. With this Squier, clear sound Hendrix (as in "The Wind Cries Mary" in the studio, for example:
) If (unlike me) you like Shadows sounds or guitar spaghetti western, no problem to find it. Overall, listen to renowned guitarists who play classical and tell you that you can have very oncoming Stratocaster tones. Given its price level, this guitar has made a truly extraordinary! microphones seem to have a good level of output and are not noisy - for single coils.
On my amps (Egnater Rebel 112 and Combo Laney Cub 12R modified with a Cannabis Rex) this Squier is awesome! Tried a whole afternoon on Huges & Kettner Tubemeister 18 my brother, a marvel. Pushing the drive amps, good God! she sing lamps ...
As I said earlier, there is a very clear Hendrix sound that I particularly like. Believe me, a real treat. This small Chinese is exciting for me.
OVERALL OPINION
Won a game (yes, what a bowl!) And therefore subject on my part to purchase any comparison, I use it for less than a week. I'm having trouble not play too often.
I love the build quality - the Chinese seem to learn quickly to upgrade. Remains to judge holding it all over the years. Woodwork and finishes are really nice. Always relative to the price of the instrument, the agreement is fairly stable, vibrato behaves honorably enough - well ... not exaggerate its use anyway, but with strings Fender head pointed it behaves quite well .
I love his sound. Not connected we feel his body vibrate and it has a good sustain. For musicians too wealthy, on stage it will do nicely (if not too much clubbing blows angry vibrato! Or less to be gifted to retune during the game). I am not a specialist of Fender, but I think this Classic Vibe not exceed sore Mexico Fender models and can compete with some U.S. models. It is very comfortable to play, but for my case required a re-adjustment handle / stand. In short, this guitar is suitable in the state without hardware modification, but if you wanted at all costs to improve, I recommend you review the following: mechanical, tremolo block and probably nut.
Upon purchase, do not hesitate to take along a set of strings to change immediately: those are really factory-installed "-hum." I highly recommend Fender Super Bullets For my part, I opted for a draft of 10: I did not like not only the quality of the factory strings, but pulling them 9 which gave me the impression of playing on strings rubber (on the handle ... because the impression given by a set of strings is eminently obviously related to the geometry of the handle and adjustment of the equipment string)
What I hate: the gilding of the fittings, too shiny jewel with two bullets which gives an impression of "guitar Barbie and Ken" aspect, enhanced by the white-gray color with a (small tip) printing rosé. I will try very quickly artificially skate all these gilding that seem in poor taste. But aesthetic issues are discussed. If I had a choice, I would have certainly taken a model of another color and chrome hardware. Another small point, but absolutely not serious (I nitpick, there!): The right of each band on the edge of the handle near the button, the micrometric grooves resulting from mechanical sawing throat fret - fortunately, I can not find absolutely not annoying to play.
Well ... I want to acknowledge that this is not a Squier Strat U.S. to 2000 €. And my enthusiastic comments of course take into account the price level of the instrument. I do not know enough about the Stratocaster "high end" for me adventurous comparisons. But frankly, this Squier enough for me. And I think as fans of classic Strat less fortunate, it will give a lot of happiness. The price / quality ratio seems really excellent!
If I had not won this Squier and that I had paid for testing, I would have immediately offered! But in Lake Placid Blue finish (beautiful!) Or Olympic White.