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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:37 pm
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DetroitBlues wrote:
It a nutshell, the squires are meant for beginners. The have smaller/thinner necks and are somewhat lighter. Electronic components should be changed entirely. So should the pickguard because its unshielded. You'll spend about $100 to $200 on the squire just to make it truely comparable to Mexican or American Fender guitars. At that point you may have spent enough to buy either Mexican or American Fender. Its all up to you. I had a mid-90's squire and miss it even today. To me, that guitar was the best ever. But my ears and skill have changed for the better since then, so who knows how it would sound to me today. Bottom line, Squires great guitars for a first start.


Thats not necessarily true. my Squier Cvs have fully shielded PGs, black shielding paint in the cavities, the tele came with full size 250 k pots, and they both have really nice alnico pickups. It really depends on the year and what range/model you buy from. I own American, CS, vintage etc.. the Squier CV are great guitars

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nice family pic Yogi.
what is that yellow tele looking gutiar?


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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:42 pm
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1981 Fender Bullet deluxe, used to be white but the poly has aged
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:43 pm
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Yogi wrote:
1981 Fender Bullet deluxe, used to be white but the poly has aged


she is very pretty. i don't think ive seen one berfore.


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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:45 pm
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they are somewhat rare. they were only made from one year 1981-82 before Fender went to a double cut design


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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:50 pm
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they are pretty rare indeed. I'm surprised I haven't bought yours off you yet, man. lol they not very expensive but hard to find. just the kind of product you can love!

I have been pretty impressed with Squier lately. played a CV 60s strat the other day and it held its own. now, it couldn't hold a candle to my #1 strat, "Tropicana", but it is a great starter guitar that needs no mods (save maybe a bigger trem block or bridge)

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chanman246 wrote:
I have been pretty impressed with Squier lately. played a CV 60s strat the other day and it held its own.


i agree with you, i played a cv50's and deluxe squier strat up at my local shop thursday and i was really supprised at how well they sound.


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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:05 am
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chanman246 wrote:
they are pretty rare indeed. I'm surprised I haven't bought yours off you yet, man. lol they not very expensive but hard to find. just the kind of product you can love!

I have been pretty impressed with Squier lately. played a CV 60s strat the other day and it held its own. now, it couldn't hold a candle to my #1 strat, "Tropicana", but it is a great starter guitar that needs no mods (save maybe a bigger trem block or bridge)


yeah I have a steel block in my Cv 50s and honestly I couldn't tell the difference from the stock small block though. Now that I have a little simple recoding setup i might do a clip for the folks


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for what you pay for a Classic Vibe or Standard Squire series, you could of purchased a really good MIM strat. Those guitars are great, but if the MIM are better quality, why not buy a used one instead of a new Squire?


DetroitBlues,

When I went out to buy a New Fender Stratocaster (MIM Standard), I played many of them. I also played a lot of Squiers. I could not find a MIM Fender Standard worth the $450 they were asking for (and I really tried). I fell in love with the CV 60 I played and for $300, well worth the money. Slightly better tone, nicer burst, and sustain for days. Like I said there are good and bad guitars in every line-up.

I do not buy used guitars unless I know the orginal owner. I have seen too many times people paying for a Fender and actually getting a partscaster hybrid.

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That's why I purchase used gear from somewhere I can return it in 30 days if its not up to par....

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