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iamqman « Not bad for a beginner »
Published on 09/12/11 at 20:01Fender has a sub company that is known as Squire which is basically a cheap and budget friendly guitars for someone looking to learn how to play the electric guitar. Most of their builds of these guitars are built overseas or in Mexico and can come off pretty cheap and cheap feeling. Again this is a budget friendly guitar for someone learning how to play the guitar or someone is trying to find out whether or not that you don't want to play the electric guitar. This is a beginners guitar and the prices to match.
UTILIZATION
* Model Name: Deluxe Series Deluxe Series Colors (505) Olympic White, (506) Black, (Polyester Finish)
* Body: Basswood Neck Maple, C-Shape, (Polyurethane Finish)
* Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
* No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
* Pickups: 3 Duncan Designed™ HR-101 Hot Rails Pickups
* Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
* Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
o Position 1. Bridge Pickup
o Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
o Position 3. Middle Pickup
o Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
o Position 5. Neck Pickup Bridge
* Synchronous: Twin-Pivot Tremolo
* Machine Heads: Standard
* Die-Cast: Tuners
* Hardware: Chrome
* Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
* Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
* Width at Nut: 1.650” (42 mm)
* Unique Features: Large ‘60s Style Headstock, Gold and Black Squier Logo, Engraved Neckplate, Black Plastic Parts, Dot Position Inlays
* Strings: Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-0250-003
* Introduced: 4/2007
SOUNDS
This guitar features actually a flamed maple top with a nice looking pick guard that is a white color with a pearl inlay. You have a vintage looking headstock with the Rosewood fretboard match. You have three single quilt pickups and basically if you've ever played Fender Stratocaster guitar than you know exactly how this guitar is used. The neck pick up is going to be your most Fender Stratocaster town and one of the most frequented tones even get out of the Fender Stratocaster guitar. The body of the wood is a base wood which is not my favorite tone would it all.
The feel of this guitar is a very Fender Stratocaster town and you would be very hard-pressed to really hear the difference in this compared to a Fender Stratocaster Mexican made guitar. The build qualities can be very cheap and the feeling and balance of it is not to be very good. You'll definitely feel a difference in this guitar compared to an American made or custom shop Fender Stratocaster guitar. However, if you're looking just for a guitar that is a basic beginners guitar than this is a pretty good starting point. It has a good enough time to get you where you need especially for the price that they're asking for this guitar.
OVERALL OPINION
At new you can find these guitar so right around $300 and less. I seen them for around $250 but they usually range around the price of $280. They generally come with the gig bag and a cable in most cases so they have everything that you need to get started other than the amplifier tuner that you would need to get started. This is a good guitar for someone learning how to play the guitar and need something just to get started. It's a decent price and it's a fun little guitar for someone just learning how to play.
UTILIZATION
* Model Name: Deluxe Series Deluxe Series Colors (505) Olympic White, (506) Black, (Polyester Finish)
* Body: Basswood Neck Maple, C-Shape, (Polyurethane Finish)
* Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
* No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
* Pickups: 3 Duncan Designed™ HR-101 Hot Rails Pickups
* Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
* Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
o Position 1. Bridge Pickup
o Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
o Position 3. Middle Pickup
o Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
o Position 5. Neck Pickup Bridge
* Synchronous: Twin-Pivot Tremolo
* Machine Heads: Standard
* Die-Cast: Tuners
* Hardware: Chrome
* Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
* Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
* Width at Nut: 1.650” (42 mm)
* Unique Features: Large ‘60s Style Headstock, Gold and Black Squier Logo, Engraved Neckplate, Black Plastic Parts, Dot Position Inlays
* Strings: Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-0250-003
* Introduced: 4/2007
SOUNDS
This guitar features actually a flamed maple top with a nice looking pick guard that is a white color with a pearl inlay. You have a vintage looking headstock with the Rosewood fretboard match. You have three single quilt pickups and basically if you've ever played Fender Stratocaster guitar than you know exactly how this guitar is used. The neck pick up is going to be your most Fender Stratocaster town and one of the most frequented tones even get out of the Fender Stratocaster guitar. The body of the wood is a base wood which is not my favorite tone would it all.
The feel of this guitar is a very Fender Stratocaster town and you would be very hard-pressed to really hear the difference in this compared to a Fender Stratocaster Mexican made guitar. The build qualities can be very cheap and the feeling and balance of it is not to be very good. You'll definitely feel a difference in this guitar compared to an American made or custom shop Fender Stratocaster guitar. However, if you're looking just for a guitar that is a basic beginners guitar than this is a pretty good starting point. It has a good enough time to get you where you need especially for the price that they're asking for this guitar.
OVERALL OPINION
At new you can find these guitar so right around $300 and less. I seen them for around $250 but they usually range around the price of $280. They generally come with the gig bag and a cable in most cases so they have everything that you need to get started other than the amplifier tuner that you would need to get started. This is a good guitar for someone learning how to play the guitar and need something just to get started. It's a decent price and it's a fun little guitar for someone just learning how to play.