Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar
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Classic vibe with modern refinements.
The Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s is an electric guitar with a look to die for and plenty of '50s 'blackguard' Tele vibe! The Vintage Blonde or Butterscotch Blonde over pine body totally resonates and you'll be hard-pressed to tell whether or not you are holding a premium ash body guitar! Of course pine is not a foreign wood to guitar making or to Fender history for that matter. Early single and dual pickup Esquire guitars were made with pine bodies.
Featuring a 21-fret vintage tint gloss maple neck with the modern playability of a 9-1/2" radius and medium jumbo frets, and outfitted with a custom set of Alnico 5 single-coil pickups on the Butterscotch Blonde model and Alnico III on the Vintage Blonde, this Squier Tele has tone that can really hang with the big boys. You get clear note separation even in distorted modes and dynamic response with a strong midrange and high end bite for leads!
Classic Vibe!
Back in 1982, the very first Squier by Fender guitars and basses came ringing out of Asia. Known for their excellent vintage-quality look, feel, sound, and construction, those early Squier instruments and their Fender-branded counterparts are now highly sought-after collector's items revered by guitar enthusiasts as models of "getting it right" while aiming at value-conscious players. The Squier Classic Vibe Series reflects that simultaneous commitment to excellence, value, and vibe. Mirroring classic Fender designs, the Classic Vibe offering is not intended to be era or vintage correct—but rather imparting the vibe of a classic Fender design. Each with distinctive feature set combinations—all adding up to one classic-looking instrument. Great sound, vintage looks, unbeatable value—Classic Vibe!
Features
- Body: Pine
- Finish: Polyester
- Neck: 1-Piece Maple, Modern "C" Shape
- Fingerboard: Maple, 9-1/2" (241mm)
- Frets: 21, medium-jumbo
- Scale Length: 25-1/2" (648mm)
- Nut Width: 1.65" (42mm)
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuning Keys: Vintage-style tuning machines
- Bridge: Vintage-style Tele bridge plate w/brass barrel saddles
- Pickguard: 1-ply black
- Neck pickup: Custom Telecaster pickup (Alnico 5 on Butterscotch Blonde/Alnico III on Vintage Blonde)
- Bridge pickup: Custom Telecaster pickup (Alnico 5 on Butterscotch Blonde/Alnico III on Vintage Blonde)
- Pickup switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Volume, Tone
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Review Snapshot®
by PowerReviews(based on 102 reviews)
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Pros
- Fun to play (14)
- Good tone (14)
- Good feel (13)
- Good pick up (12)
- Solid electronics (9)
Cons
Best Uses
- Practicing (7)
- Jamming (6)
- Recording (6)
- Small venues (5)
- Rock concerts (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Experienced (12), Professional musician (3)
Most Liked Positive Review
review of Classic Vibe Telecaster - great gutar
No it does not have a satin neck and is, compared to an original or custom shop, somewhat over finished, BUT it is a great guitar at a great price. Use it out ...Read complete review
No it does not have a satin neck and is, compared to an original or custom shop, somewhat over finished, BUT it is a great guitar at a great price. Use it out of the box or customize the way you would any of your other guitars. May want to add nocaster/52 reissue pickups (look at Lollar's) as this guitar is worthy of cutomzation.
I have been playing guitars for over 40 years and amazed how you can get a guitar at a fraction of the real cost now compared to the 1950's that play and sound as well as this.
The originals were conceived as cheap planks of wood to sell to the masses. This is much better than that.
Standard Tele features with 2 Alnico 3 pickups ( note butterscotch has Alnico 5), modern radius neck, single tone/vol control, three way switch, brass saddles and vintage look tuners.
It has a relatively thin neck compared to the original.
This one had a three piece body, seen some with 2 piece body
All you need
Very well made. very playable when I got it , did not need additional setup. Good fretwork, all in all much better than one would expect for a guitar at this price. Remeber that the originals were built to a price.
Is this a custom shop high dollar guitar? No, but is very very good. I have a 52 reissue. When I go out I take this guitar, at home this is the one that is out.
Neck pocket well done, finish had no imperfections. The wood on neck was ok, I have seen neck wood vary from flame and birdseye to plain.
While not high end tuners, the guitar stays in tune. With solid bridge locking tuners are not as necessary. Nut well done with no edges.
The fact that they had different (now considered better) finishes such as lacquer was a result of the technology at the time. Lacquer is easy to spray and dries quickly with a deep gloss. The issue with the new finishes is that they tend to be too thick. If it is that important by a custom shop or big tex at 5 times the price.
I doubt they could build one like this in 1950 with the available technology at this price.
This is a well made guitar. I don't see people complaining about quality when talking about their IPADS are made in China
For the price there is no way you regret this purchase. Do yourself a favor, close your eyes and have some one at the store hand you different tells to try with your favorite amp. Then pick the one you want. You will be surprised once your preconceived ideas of price vs playability/sound are taken away by being blindfolded. Then look at it and smile.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Awesome Guitar
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I love this guitar, for the price I paid it is awesome. I have had 3 other American Made Telecasters, with the exception of one of them, I like this guitar be...Read complete review
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I love this guitar, for the price I paid it is awesome. I have had 3 other American Made Telecasters, with the exception of one of them, I like this guitar better. It howls and cuts through the mix as a Tele should. The action is nice and low and the guitar came intonated. I ordered the Butterscotch Blond, so the looks are killer too. I am so impressed with this guitar, If I could afford it I would order the Classic Vibe Stratocaster...
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Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Tone
Cons
Best Uses
- Practicing
- Small Venues
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
I had a CV 50's Strat a few years ago and I didn't like it at all. Felt cheap, toy like.
The CV Tele is much more to my liking. Plays good and sounds nice too.
I plan on modding it to the max.
Allready installed a Mighty Mite "V" neck.
Pick ups and electronics are next!
Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
Cons
Best Uses
- Jamming
- Practicing
- Recording
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
I've been more of a strat guy for a really long time now, never really played a tele up until about a month or so ago at a store and realized I had to have one of my own. After a bit of research I came across this one here at MF, and since at the time my birthday was coming up (just crossed it this past weekend), I definitely liked the specs enough to warrant buying it on the spot in spite of never having tested this particular one myself since, or at least I tend to have gathered, they are not sold in stores apparently. But nonetheless, in the short period that I have owned it I have very quickly begun to favor this guitar. Just the right amount of everything that makes playing a guitar enjoyable in the first place.
Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
- Solid Electronics
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
The build quality is far better than my (expensive) Mexican Classic Series '72 Custom. That guitar has a Lollar bridge pickup and sounds amazing, but the stock bridge pickup in the CV is so good I may not replace it. The longer I have the guitar, the more amazed I am at how well-built it is. Every aspect screams "quality." I would sell the Classic Series Fender in a heartbeat for the right money, but this Squier Classic Vibe will have to be pried from my cold, dead fingers.
Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
- Solid Electronics
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
This is an update to my prior review. I mentioned the stiff pots before. I popped open the control panel and sprayed the pots with contact cleaner, then WD-40. After rotating them a few times, whatever was causing them to turn so hard washed away. Now they feel great. I've been playing my CV Tele almost exclusively since I received it several weeks ago. I'm sort of like Micky D's - I'm (still) Lovin' It!
Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
- Great Build
- Solid Electronics
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
I'm a semi-pro player (or real serious amateur, depending on how you look at it) who has been playing for 45 years. I've been in and out of bands most of that time, playing classic rock, country, new stuff, you name it. I have all sorts of high end guitars. I bought this Tele so I'd have a less expensive instrument to take places I don't want to take a more expensive axe. Plus, a basic old white Tele was my first good guitar when I was a kid.
I pulled it out of the well packed boxes and it looked great. I can't find any flaws to gripe about. The only negative thing I've found is the tone and volume pots are a little stiff for my liking. They feel solid and they are not defective. Just a little harder to turn than I like.
Anyway, I stretched out the strings, tuned it up and left it overnight. The next day, I re-tuned it and played a 4 hour rehearsal without having to touch it again.
The pickups are fine, neck and fret work is great. The (white) finish on the body looks way cool. Everything works great on this guitar. I don't know how you'd beat this guitar for the price. I'm not sure you'll beat it for 2 x the price!
I like this thing a lot! Now my problem is I like it too much to use it as a "beater!" I'd cry like a baby if someone stole it or knocked it off a stand. What's a man to do?
Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
- Solid Electronics
Cons
Best Uses
- Jamming
- Practicing
- Recording
- Rock Concerts
- School Bands
- Small Venues
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
I did plenty of research before buying this guitar and I have to say it paid off nicely. This Telecaster by Squier-Fender is simply wonderful. It did come with a loose volume and tone knob but was easy fixed. I have had a Fender American guitar so I am familiar with good quality. This Squier Telecaster equals that Fender guitar 100%. I see that 1 out of 10 people had some complaint but I think that was just some flukes in those orders. Unfortunately the guitar is sent in a box not a case. A case would shoot up the price but I would have still ordered it. The Vib 50 Tele has the best of the old and new. It pine body is throw back of the original teles that were made of the same wood and the neck is wonderful in my opinion!!! Love the large frets!! No complaints here!
Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
- Solid Electronics
Cons
- Weight Unbalanced
Best Uses
- Jamming
- Practicing
- Recording
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
I needed a Telecaster for chickin pickin country music and didn't want to refit my American Tele for that purpose. I ordered the butterscotch, hoping it would suit my needs, without me having to change it a whole lot. The guitar arrived in perfect condition, perfectly intonated and gorgeous. I lowered the action to my specs, plugged it in, and, voila! The pickups are right on for country music...honestly, can't tell the difference, in sound, between this and a Brad Paisley. Only thing is, the body of the guitar is so heavy, in comparison with the neck, that it is somewhat unbalanced and awkward, compared to it's American cousins. Still, it's a fine guitar at a great price, especially for the workin' man.
Pros
- Fun To Play
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
Read all the reveiws on here so I decided to check it out at my local store. They had one in stock, the white one, anyway after 10 mins. I bought it on the spot. Yes, I will be using this on stage. I LOVE IT!
Pros
- Didnt Find A Thing Wrong
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
- No Buzz Setup Good
- Solid Electronics
Cons
Best Uses
- Anything You Chooze
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
Didn't find a flaw, Ready to play right out of the well packed box. If you like tele's you can't beat this one. I bought the blonde and its great.
Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
- Solid Electronics
- Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Absolutely Everything
Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar:
I'm a gigging musician in Nashville. I'd heard people online and have run into a few fellow players who were saying the same thing: these new Squier Classic Vibe guitars are awesome.
There's a reason these things sell like hotcakes but you never see them for sale on CraigsList. People buy them and hang on to them. I got the white one (but put a white pickguard on it. The body's color is actually a creamy yellow, so the white pickguard makes it look like a bananacaster!). I'm actually blown away! Hands down the best guitar on earth CONSIDERING THE PRICE POINT. It looks, feels, and sounds like a guitar worth double or triple. I don't know what else I can say. I had my doubts about it being "made in China" just like everyone else. But every single overpriced Apple product was also designed in California and made in China and no one ever complains about their build, quality, or reliability.
Don't be a cork-sniffing snob. I proudly take this thing to gigs. If people scoff at the head stock, I immediately hand it to them. Sure, the stock pickups can be beat, but you'd have to spend a good $200+ to get pickups that are noticeably better!
