which would you pick for a project, a squier 51, or a squier classic vibe?
next question is why?

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

wow no opinions from anybody?

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I'd do the '51. Lots of potential to do a lot of different things. The Squier '51 Forum has some pretty rabid '51 lovers.

http://www.instituteofnoise.com/Squier5 ... efault.asp

Check this link for a Custom Shop Cruz '51 - it's pretty neat looking... (4th, 5th and 6th picture down)

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/ ... ad8efcd2e5


If the Classic Vibe hasn't been modded, I'd leave it like it is. I think they're pretty sweet just the way they are.


I love my '51's!

RickyD

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yes there is. pretty amazing actually nevin.
man that guitar has a lot of functions on it. with some quality pickup
and a proper setup i bet they can really produce.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

well if it aint the trouble maker himself.
i told my g.friend just this past week
"no more guitars sweets for a few months".
i told her that and i ment every word of it too.
then pops up in my head rickyD.
"pssst, go take a looksee at the squier 51, your gonna love it".
so i followed that lil voice inside my head and i find myself.......
"ok look sweets, just 1 more. no that doesnt include my HW1
coming". then i got the look. "but i mean it this time sweets".
how can i tell her "rickyD made me do it" you tell me that.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

yeah i read a story on them today.
nobody wanted them greatly in part for the fact the way fender advertised them. they were advertised like a toy would be.
even the sale people at the stores didnt respect them enought to push them. most of them didnt even try them. so fender was forced to let them go dirt cheap as the story goes, and quickly discontinued them.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

these are just sick rickyD. sick i tell you. look at the trem on the white one
9th pic down. look how the strings are laced. its just sick.

http://www.instituteofnoise.com/Squier5 ... IC_ID=5263

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

ys they do nevin, they have to pay tax's on inventory so they tend to let things go a lot cheaper. deals will be had for those ready for them.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

that one screams zztop to me. very nice looking.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

You just tell her that just because I'm the great guy I am, I'll trade you a whole bunch of my collection for just one ol' hunk o' junk in your collection. (I get to pick the hunk o' junk. ) That way you just have to give up one guitar and you'll gain a whole bunch of interesting Fenders - that should cool your GAS for awhile and keep you out of trouble w/ the gf. Heck - I'll even throw in my new B-Bender Tele that's supposed to arrive this week from Sweetwater! Think of it Buddy - a B-Bender Tele - pretty sweet - it could be yours...!

Serious Bro, you need to score up some '51's. I've got the idea to try to do a period correct '51 to match my Classic Series Tele's from the '50s, 60's, 70's and a modern Tele. Think of what you could do - bakelight pickguard, rosewood necks, an Esquire '51, a double humbucker '72 '51, etc, etc. There are all different ways to mod '51s.

I think Fender is missing the boat by not making a Fender Special Edition MIM or MIA '51...

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Old age and treachery will win every time over youth and enthusiasm.

"You can never have too many Tele's." A quote from my Sweetwater Sales Engineer

I regret not getting a 51 when they were dirt cheap

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lol that seriously wont work. she says i have WAY to many guitars as it is.
i like all the configs these guitars have. a modders dream i think.
where are the 51's made anyways?
robert from dolphinstreet (the website) has one thats black on black.
it looks real nice too.
so have you ever played the classic vibe 60's ? they play pretty good too as long as they are set up.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."