It is currently Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:23 am

All times are UTC - 7 hours



Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 13 posts ] 
Author Message
Post subject: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:50 pm
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:09 pm
Posts: 36
Hi there Just purchased a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster part no: 030-3027-550.
Just checked the Fender web Site but can't find anything related to the guitar.
Anyone know where I can get spec sheet and setup details.

Thanks in advance.
Chris


Top
Profile
Fender Play Winter Sale 2020
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:18 am
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:31 am
Posts: 14045
Location: Province de Québec, Canada
Squier Classic Vibe are great guitars for the price.

Fender Guitar set-up are same for any guitar.
First time you set-up a guitar ?

https://support.fender.com/hc/en-us/art ... -properly-

Want to know more ? Buy this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Electr ... oks&sr=1-6
___________________

Specs; Google my friend

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars ... ric-guitar

Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Electric Guitar Specifications:

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.
FEATURES
Resonant pine body just like the early Equires
1-Piece maple, modern "C" shape neck with maple fingerboard
Custom Telecaster pickups
Chrome hardware including vintage-style tuning machines
Vintage-style Tele bridge plate with brass barrel saddles
Great sound, vintage looks, unbeatable value. Order yours today.
SPECIFICATIONS
Body: Pine
Finish: Gloss
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
Strings: (.009-.042) Nickel-plated steel


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:33 am
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:09 pm
Posts: 36
Many thanks for the advice.
Have now found the Service Manual, which has the wiring etc.
This guitar has Vintage style machine heads anyone fitted Vintage Locking machine heads?
If so which ones, I think Gotoh do one.
Cheers


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:37 am
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:31 am
Posts: 14045
Location: Province de Québec, Canada
Take measurements for machine head and yours. There are Metric and SAE gauge.
The new tuners may no fit in your peg head holes.


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:44 am
Offline
Rock Star
Rock Star

Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:53 am
Posts: 4240
That 030-3027-550 is the Chinese version, current versions (0374030550 or 037-4030-550) come from Indonesia. So the product page is here, no major mods with the new ones: https://shop.fender.com/en-US/squier-el ... 30550.html

For the locking tuners mod, I agree with st52. Measure (all measures, not just the post diameter), then check if the candidates match with those.
And stay away from all versions which require enlargening the headstock holes.


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:13 pm
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:09 pm
Posts: 36
Hi thanks, will measure everything when I change the strings. So the Chinese and Indonesian 50s will have the same tuners?
Many thanks
Chris


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:00 pm
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:31 am
Posts: 14045
Location: Province de Québec, Canada
Look here, you can see all tuner measurements:

Gotoh tuners:

https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/t ... ock-6-line

All tuners ;
https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/g ... nd%3DGotoh


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:14 pm
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:09 pm
Posts: 36
Thanks.


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:17 am
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:31 am
Posts: 14045
Location: Province de Québec, Canada
15 % discount on Gotoh Tuner

https://www.stewmac.com/Gotoh/?facet=%7 ... C_20200211


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:09 am
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:09 pm
Posts: 36
Thanks


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:52 am
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:09 pm
Posts: 36
Stupid question, on the neck pickup there are no screws for pickup height adjustment.
I presume the pickup height is adjusted by removing the scratch plate. is that correct?


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:42 pm
Offline
Rock Icon
Rock Icon
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:31 am
Posts: 14045
Location: Province de Québec, Canada
musky wrote:

I presume the pickup height is adjusted by removing the scratch plate. is that correct?


Yes, screws are under the scratch plate.
Some new Tele have two holes on scratch plate, not vintage style Tele like yours.


Top
Profile
Post subject: Re: Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:15 pm
Offline
Hobbyist
Hobbyist

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:09 pm
Posts: 36
Cheers


Top
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 13 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 7 hours

Fender Play Winter Sale 2020

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: