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Post subject: MIM Strat or Squier 50's Vibe
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:27 am
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Great dilema, about $100 more for MIM here in Canada. The finish and looks are in the Squiers favour. Playability is similar with great 9.5 maple necks on both. MIM has a satin finish and Squier has shiny more of the MIA dlx finish on the neck (at least looks that way). Squier is also alder body with alnico III pickups (somewhat vintage tones) vs MIM alder with ceramic (more modern tones but not as pronounced as on my MIA). MIM feels more solid (like MIA) for the lack of the better term (can't explain why).
This guitar is intended to be thrown in a car for small gigs on demand and later to be modified.
What do you guys think, have you tried them? Squier 50's Vibe Teles are all the rage here in Canada, you have to wait for a long time to order one.

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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:34 am
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Almost everything speaks in favor of the Squier - except that it says Squier on the peghead. How much does that matter?

I mean, we're electric guitarists - how shallow are we about this stuff?

...Oh: yeah. The answer was in the question, wasn't it?

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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:48 pm
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If youre really into the guitar then buy the squier and get rid of the squier logo that way it will be unique haha ha :P


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