Squier Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar  

Every thing a Tele should be. Straight grain wood. Tele sound unmistakable.

Good quality. Finish is even and high gloss. Neck is smooth and satin finish. Plastic cover still on pick guard. Strings are fender, but poor quality. I changed them to .009 and adjusted truss rod and pup hight. Now I would put this guitar up against any Tele out there. The switch and pots are smoothe. The fret ends are a little rough but will break in with use. There was 1 stripped screw in the bridge plate wich is easy to fix with a tooth pick and Elmers woood glue. The tuners hold much better after I re-strung them properly by pulling the string tail up and winding over it. This way , the tighter the string gets, the harder it bites on itself against the peg. It just can't slip, period. The tuners themselves feel smoothe and positive. I get true Fender Tele sound in all positions from neck to bridge once I figured out the cant angle for each pup. This is a matter of playing style and taste. this model Tele has the adjustable neck pup without removing the pick guard.

I got this from the good people at Musicians Friend on a smokin' deal. It was used in mint condition level 1. It was half the price of a players edition , or a MiM. Tele. I would play this guitar against any USA Tele. I prefer the old school 3 saddle bridge and maple fret board for my twang, but this 6 saddle bridge with rosewood fret board really gets it. I just had to junk the strings and do a set up to get the fret buzz out. I suspect that it was returned to M.F. for that minor reason. That was a perfect oportunity for me to pick up a great guitar at a great price.

Providing that the quality control is on the ball, this is not a guitar to shy away from. Musicians Friend has wonderful customer service and stands behind their products 100%. Even used guitars have a good return policy accept level 4 wich is as is needs work. Even then, you get them so cheap that you can afford to fix them if you have the know how. Keep in mind that every guitar has it's own personality and voice. This can be adjusted to your taste to some degree. I own 4 Tele's and each one is distinctive in sound. All are unmistakably Fender Tele with a personal twist. If you have $6000.00 for a vintage guitar, play it beside this one and be amased. I'm keeping this one.

I Posted a review on this guitar a little bit back ( I am the BASS PLAYER Who needed a Guitar for Recording ) Just wanted to post a little up date, I Recently had a Very good friend of mine ( And a GREAT Guitar builder Kip @ STARR GUITARS ) Install a SD LIL 59 For Tele and a push pull ( on the Tone pot ) and all I can say is WOW!!!, I could care less about the name on the head stock, This is a GREAT GUITAR, A friend of mine ( who is a die hard LP PLayer ) LOVES my Tele . Pick one up and drop what ever p/u you want in the bridge and you will have a guitar you will LOVE for a VERY Long time, Mine will be with me for ever. . .

This is one of the best deals as far as I care. . . 

I have owned my Squier Tele and also a Strat for 2 & 3 years respectively and quite honestly I wouldn't trade them for anything. I own a music store and I am a guitar tech also. The problem with Squiers is in the pickups. You might get one with great pickups but the next will be thin or muddy. I put decent pickups on both of mine and if you can't see the headstock you couldn't tell the difference between them and a Fender. I have to say that the Asian factories are getting better at winding the pickups the last couple of years. The newer ones are very close. The QC guys at Fender are doing their job better when they come into the US. The Indochinese are are very good craftsman, I hate to say, but that is the way of the guitar world right now. Unless you have the big bucks you can't by American....

These higher priced Squiers are ( Standards etc.) are of far better quality.

I love it! I have modified it a bit and found it soundas good for a squier. I wanted a fender tele but i just didnt have the money so i looked for something extra cheep to hold off until i can get a fender and this was perfect!

Overal an amazing guitar for its price.

Sounds and plays great for me. I have a few other more expensive guitars and usually pick this one up first

Great finish and shine. Smooth neck and comes with very good strings

Looks and sounds as good as the Tele that's costs six times as much

I love it