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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:19 pm
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MissJackson wrote:
My Squier Telecasters from left to right to floor.

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2008 Standard - Black and Chrome
2009 Classic Vibe
2005 Affinity (Modified to add a middle pickup)
2009 John 5
2008 Affinity Butterscotch Blonde

The J5 is my favorite by far. Its very heavy though...heavier than my Les Pauls. I have a Fender Deluxe Blackout as well. I love Telecasters.

8) That is a Good photo, and a good stable of Teles. :lol:


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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:21 pm
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snake73 wrote:
Here's mine!
My first Tele ever. My wife bought it for me for Christmas '09. :D
She's a 2009 Classic Vibe and I love it!
It has the nicest flame on the neck and plays sweet!
I'll post pics of the neck soon!
(sorry about all the explanation points-I'm still really excited about it).
BTW that's a '65 Ampeg Reverb Rocket it's sitting in front of. :)
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This is a fantastic photo, and a good looking guitar. MERRY CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER


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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:56 pm
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1983 Squier JV Series, Vintage '52 Tele.
Made in Japan 1982-1984 (with hard shell Fender tweed classic case). The Japanese Vintage series were the first guitars to bear the Squier name.

Disregarded the name (who the heck was Squier?), picked it up, played it, could hardly believe it! Almost 30 years later I'm still in love with this guitar. Some times you just get lucky.

There's an interesting story behind these guitars - from Squier's website:
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1982-83: Squier JV guitars

The promise of a new, revitalized Fender dawned in the early 1980s as the dismal CBS era wound down, and concerned Fender officials noted the abundance of Japanese guitar makers who were blatantly copying—in some cases cloning—original vintage Fender designs with great accuracy and low costs, albeit with some occasionally bizarre details.

In one particularly galling instance, for example, one manufacturer used headstock logos closely resembling those of original pre-CBS Fender guitars, but using the words “Tokai” (with a large backward uncrossed “F”), “Springy Sound” instead of “Stratocaster,” “Breezy Sound” instead of “Telecaster,” “Oldies but Goldies’ instead of “Original Contour Body” and—the last straw—“This is the exact replica of the good old Strat” instead of “Fender Musical Instruments” in small print below the main logo. Ouch.

Fender acted by setting up its own official Japanese manufacturing operation, Fender Japan, in March 1982. A joint U.S.-Japanese venture, Fender Japan produced guitars with material and technical support from Fender’s U.S. facilities; Japanese manufacturing facilities even included factories that had been producing the aforementioned Fender copies. By May, Fender Japan had six vintage instruments—’57 and ’62 Stratocaster models, a ’52 Telecaster, ’57 and ’62 Precision Bass® models and a 62 Jazz Bass®.

Meanwhile, as the flood of Asian Fender copies surged over Europe, Fender sought a competitive low-cost alternative. Accordingly, the long-dormant Squier name was resurrected and assigned to export versions of the new Fender Japan vintage models; these became known as Squier JV (“Japanese Vintage”) instruments. These high-quality models featured minimal design changes, including a small Squier logo on the headstock where the “Original Contour Body” decal normally appeared, and a more cost-effective zinc tremolo block in place of the usual steel one.

These early Squier JV models were produced until late 1984 and are highly sought after among collectors today for their quality and relative scarcity. Soon after their introduction, a new and larger Squier logo appeared, accompanied by the now-familiar “by Fender” logo.

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Post subject: My Standard Tele
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:48 pm
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My Standard 2008 Tele. I replaced the pick guard. i plan on replacing the PU's with Some Vintage style ones


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Post subject: My very first Tele.....
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:05 pm
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I just bought a Fender Squier 20th anniversry Telecaster. I have had Squier strats in the past,but decided to try a different style. It is a very nice sounding guitar going through my Mustang I amp. I would post a pick, but i cannot figure out how to. I guess you could goto this site to see the tele. It is the black one with white pick guard. http://www.squierguitars.com/products/s ... 0310202506


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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:05 pm
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Thought I'd put in my contribution, a guitar that has lived in the shadows too long. Even till recently, I've had well accomplished guitarists 'Snear' at the idea of a Squier, let alone a "vintage" Squier Tele.

I bought this Squire new in 1983 in Japan (Nagoya) on one of my trips over there. Saw it in a music store, picked it up and played it through a early silver face Twin Reverb they had for sale. I was blown away by the quality of the sound (better than my "real" Fender '65 Tele) and the fit n finish of the Squier, which looked like a '52 Tele mostly. I bought it immediately and took it back with me on the plane as "carry on" luggage in a gig bag.

In all these years as a studio musician with some occasional touring as a "hired gun", I've used this axe often and never changed out any pickups, hardware or pots. Even has the original tuners, which hold tune better than those on my many other US 60's - 1990's Fenders of various models. AS far as I'm concerned, the Japanese were building better "Fenders" than the Fenders coming out the Fender factory in California in the 70's and 80's. This Squier is totally original and it will stay that way. And that's the same reply I give those that snear at this Squier.

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That's a real '63 Tremolux, not a reissue. Had it since 1965.


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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:27 am
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This telecaster I bought about 25 years ago ....:
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( Pickguard and Bridgepickup ( it's a " Little ‘59™ for Telecaster" with
brass topplate) are changed )
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More Pic's you can find here:
http://pictures.nashville-records.com//001_--_Music%20Equipment


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bowlfreshener wrote:
I'm in...the 6 on the left are all Squiers, though the Candy Apple Red has been Esquire converted...
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is the right one a "LE MARQUIS N.Y. Telecaster" ?:
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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:00 am
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That contraption on the Black Squier Tele ... is that for sending Morris Code by Western Union, or launching Cruise Missiles at Qaddafi? :lol:


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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:42 am
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vintageguitarz wrote:
That contraption on the Black Squier Tele ... is that for sending Morris Code by Western Union, or launching Cruise Missiles at Qaddafi? :lol:


it's a Hipshot Stringbender:
http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=19


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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:37 am
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can i be in?
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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:09 am
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I'm wondering if this little beauty qualifies?

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Those above are the "Befores" and here are a couple of afters.
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Enjoy.

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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:54 am
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am i in?

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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 4:41 pm
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Location: Just South of the North Pole in a land full of hairy men and scary women.......
Afater many years of............whispering embarassedly.............guitar snobbery........ :oops: ........... I came across this on the flea-bay and took the plunge.............
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A bit beaten up and in need of some tlc but I will bring it up to scratch....so can I join?

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And I proudly lack a stick or a kazoo up my arse...........


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Post subject: Re: squier telecaster club
Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 7:26 pm
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Location: just about a moonlight mile on down the road
Here's mine. Tele Standard. Mods: Replaced the bridge and saddles with black .
Replaced the control plate with black and reversed it.
installed GFS Vintage '63 Pro pu's,- neck and bridge
Installed 4 way switch for serial and parallel switching.
installed black Wilkinson locking tuners and black roller
string trees
Sounds great and is very easy on the eyes.
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