Squier classic vibe 50 Review
This guitar is more than a cool look. It is a REAL quality guitar. Don't let the low price fool you.
Features
- Body: Pine
- Neck: 9.5″ Radius, Solid Maple
- 21 Frets
- Pickups: 2 Custom-Style Vintage Tele Pickups with Alnico 3 magnets
- Controls: Volume and Tone
- Tuners: Vintage-style tuners
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It is a regular Telecaster with no extra gimmicks. Just the way it should be! I am very impressed with the Alnico 3 pickups - they sound great.
Sound
This guitar is versatile. I find the bridge pickup to have just the right amount of bite. On some of my amps, the neck pickup can be slightly muddy, but this is mostly a matter of learning how to set up your amps and pedals right. This guitar sounds as good as Fenders that cost over a grand.
Quality
Nice workmanship - better than on any other Squiers I have seen. Mine had a very small hump on a couple of frets, but it was so minor. Such things can happen to any guitar, regardless of price/perceived quality, since wood reacts to changes in temperature. The frets are nicely polished and well trimmed - no fret sprout here.
Overall
This is a WINNER! Who knew a pine body guitar could sound so great? The Alnico III pickups contineus to impress me, and the sweet vintage-style maple glossy neck is treat to play. This guitar is really worth a lot more than what they are selling for. It's on par with many Fenders costing several times as much. No wonder Squier is selling A LOT of these right now.
By the way, the
Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Custom Three-Tone Sunburst is great too, and do check it out as well if you are looking for a quality Telecaster to a low price.
Where to buy
- $349.99 at Musician's Friend - Squier CLASSIC VIBE Telecaster 50s Electric Guitar
- $349.99 at Guitar Center - Squier CLASSIC VIBE Telecaster 50s Electric Guitar
- $349.99 at Zzounds
Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster Electric Guitar
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