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MGR/Anonymous « Squier Standard Telecaster »
Published on 05/15/03 at 15:00Paid $200. guitar store on-line.
To back up my ancient '63 Fender Tele.
It plays beautifuly.
Excelleny buy.
I've this guitar for 3 months now. I was thinking about replacing the pups. But now I've decided to keep the stock pups. Yes, it's a little noisy, but they're not noiser than other vintage single coils. I had also borrowed some Fender noiseless pups to try. But the sound is too sterile for my taste.
With noise-gate running. This guitar records beautifully.
I play mostly original bluesy and jazzy music. I do not use any effects, other than a little reverb on the amps, or try to sounds like somebody else (I know I will never sounds like Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Albert Collins, or Peter Green, no matter how hard I try. So... I just try to sound like myself
). I use it with an old Fender Bassman. A VOX AC-15, a VOX Patherfinder 15R, and a Behringer Ultrabass 300. It sounds beautiful with all these amps.
The jack socket pulls out with the guitar cord easily. But this is a common problem with most teles.
Other than that. No real complain.
It's a Tele. Teles are built to last.
It's beautifully made in Indonesia. Has all the standard Tele's tones and vibes. Fits and finishes are very nice. Better than some real Fender Standard Teles that I've played in local shops.
Action and intonation are just right-on. Except I had to re-intonated, and readjusted it again, after I restrunged it with D'Addario EXL-120+. A step that I do when I switch gauge on the strings on all the guitars that I own. The original Fender strings sux. I also raised the action for slide works.
I play about 2 to 3 hours daily. It stays in tune well. Only have to tune it once a week or so.
I've been playing guitars for about 35 years. Have an original '63 Tele, a '65 P-Bass, a '72 Fender Strat, an old Yamaha FG-350 acoustic, an old Gibson Hummingbird, a chinese Strat clone (by Jay Turser, very inexpensive, but beautiful in built and sound.)
Fender USA better put their acts together. This Squier Standard Tele can at least give a run for the money, for the Fender Standard USA counterparts.
This guitar will suits both amateurs and seasoned pros alike.
I would give it a 5 rating, if not for the jack socket problem.
I give it a 4.5 stars here.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
To back up my ancient '63 Fender Tele.
It plays beautifuly.
Excelleny buy.
I've this guitar for 3 months now. I was thinking about replacing the pups. But now I've decided to keep the stock pups. Yes, it's a little noisy, but they're not noiser than other vintage single coils. I had also borrowed some Fender noiseless pups to try. But the sound is too sterile for my taste.
With noise-gate running. This guitar records beautifully.
I play mostly original bluesy and jazzy music. I do not use any effects, other than a little reverb on the amps, or try to sounds like somebody else (I know I will never sounds like Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Albert Collins, or Peter Green, no matter how hard I try. So... I just try to sound like myself
). I use it with an old Fender Bassman. A VOX AC-15, a VOX Patherfinder 15R, and a Behringer Ultrabass 300. It sounds beautiful with all these amps.The jack socket pulls out with the guitar cord easily. But this is a common problem with most teles.
Other than that. No real complain.
It's a Tele. Teles are built to last.
It's beautifully made in Indonesia. Has all the standard Tele's tones and vibes. Fits and finishes are very nice. Better than some real Fender Standard Teles that I've played in local shops.
Action and intonation are just right-on. Except I had to re-intonated, and readjusted it again, after I restrunged it with D'Addario EXL-120+. A step that I do when I switch gauge on the strings on all the guitars that I own. The original Fender strings sux. I also raised the action for slide works.
I play about 2 to 3 hours daily. It stays in tune well. Only have to tune it once a week or so.
I've been playing guitars for about 35 years. Have an original '63 Tele, a '65 P-Bass, a '72 Fender Strat, an old Yamaha FG-350 acoustic, an old Gibson Hummingbird, a chinese Strat clone (by Jay Turser, very inexpensive, but beautiful in built and sound.)
Fender USA better put their acts together. This Squier Standard Tele can at least give a run for the money, for the Fender Standard USA counterparts.
This guitar will suits both amateurs and seasoned pros alike.
I would give it a 5 rating, if not for the jack socket problem.
I give it a 4.5 stars here.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com