Amazon in Canada had the whole Classic Vibe line on sale a few years ago so I bought a few of them. I enjoy honing my luthier skills on them and upgrading the electronics to get them just as perfect as can be. The first thing I do is replace the skinny zinc trem block with an affordable full-size Musiclily brass block. Then I change the pickup switch if it is a PCB, and install full size CTS pots if it has mini pots. Some Squiers have body sheilding but I install copper tape sheilding if there is no sheilding paint. Oddly, the '50s Stratocaster that I bought is like yours, but it is decidedly on the heavier side. The black '70s Stratocaster that I bought is really quite light. I have gigged with them no problem.
I recently bought the same guitar from Indonesia & it's absolutely perfect in every way. It was made in late 2023 & came with a card showing the signatures of all the different people who set it up & inspected it. I play it through a Fender reverb amp & it sounds awesome. The grain on the body is matched so perfectly it looks like a 1 piece body. I bought another one for a friend & he has a few different Fenders but he now prefers to play the Squire. The smooth gloss finish is the smoothest finish on a guitar I have ever felt & it's a pleasure to hold. I can't say enough good things about this guitar. The secure packaging it came in must have cost a fortune & I don't know how they can sell & ship these guitars at such a low price. It's an awesome guitar! Thank you Fender!
I bought one of the very early ones and it's just like yours. I gigged it plenty of times. I got it really cheap, I think it was £200 whereas nowadays they sell for £400+. I sort of intended for it to be a bit of a beater guitar because it was so cheap, but it's so good I take care of it as well as I can. The only thing I don't like the knobs are off white and the scratchplate is bright white and a bit crudely made. Other than that I really like the neck and the pickups are really good.
I absolutely would play (and have played) a Classic Vibe in front of people. Or at least the 40th anniversary Jazznaster, which is basically a Classic Vibe in a tuxedo. Prior to that my go-to Jaguar and Tele were the earlier Vintage Modified series, which are also amazing and I still play both, though the QC wasn't quite as good back then (nothing that a good setup couldn't solve). Thank you for sharing this!
I have a Squire classic vibe Strat just like yours and its a great guitar! I love the light stain on the finger board and back of the neck. I also have the Tele Squire vibe with the F hole in a light brown gorgeous body stain that you can see the wood grain thru it, which is my newest electric that I use all the time! Both are great guitars and I absolutely love the sound of the Telecaster! And I do play in front of people with both!! I also own two Epiphones the cheapest one is like a Les Paul (Jr.? - TV yellow) with 2 P90's and a wrap around bridge that I changed to an adjustable wrap around that one of the guitar stores guys I go to ordered for me. I think its German made and it works great! The last electric I have is a light tobacco Les Paul Epi Standard. I believe its an 1986 model that last year I had the neck pickup magnet turned, to turn it into a Peter Green style LP! Lastly, I own 3 different acoustics too! Enjoy your guitars as I do too! Bill Macaulay
I prefer a parchment pick guard on a burst. It just looks right. You can age that pick guard yourself if you're so inclined. You can use a magic eraser to take the sheen off and open up the pores of the plastic. Then soak it in coffee or strong tea. I would try it on the backside first just to see how it turns out. These are great guitars. Despite owning several Fenders, I tend to pick up the Squires more often. There's something liberating about not having to worry about putting a ding into an $1800 guitar.
Just purchased the cv 50s in black and i love it. First i was wondering if i could go with the glossy neck, but it feels perfect when playing. A lot of testings of the cv 50s say that the trem system is shit but you've played a nice and smooth vibrato with it. Sounds like you've got the trem in floating position. Thanks for your video.
Yeah, the trem block is a little small compared to my American strat but with the nut slots cut and the trem adjusted correctly everything seems to work like it should.
Amazon in Canada had the whole Classic Vibe line on sale a few years ago so I bought a few of them. I enjoy honing my luthier skills on them and upgrading the electronics to get them just as perfect as can be. The first thing I do is replace the skinny zinc trem block with an affordable full-size Musiclily brass block. Then I change the pickup switch if it is a PCB, and install full size CTS pots if it has mini pots. Some Squiers have body sheilding but I install copper tape sheilding if there is no sheilding paint. Oddly, the '50s Stratocaster that I bought is like yours, but it is decidedly on the heavier side. The black '70s Stratocaster that I bought is really quite light. I have gigged with them no problem.
I recently bought the same guitar from Indonesia & it's absolutely perfect in every way. It was made in late 2023 & came with a card showing the signatures of all the different people who set it up & inspected it. I play it through a Fender reverb amp & it sounds awesome. The grain on the body is matched so perfectly it looks like a 1 piece body. I bought another one for a friend & he has a few different Fenders but he now prefers to play the Squire. The smooth gloss finish is the smoothest finish on a guitar I have ever felt & it's a pleasure to hold. I can't say enough good things about this guitar. The secure packaging it came in must have cost a fortune & I don't know how they can sell & ship these guitars at such a low price. It's an awesome guitar! Thank you Fender!
I have the 2021 Indonesia strat it's a very good guitar and was the cheapest in the shop
I bought one of the very early ones and it's just like yours. I gigged it plenty of times. I got it really cheap, I think it was £200 whereas nowadays they sell for £400+. I sort of intended for it to be a bit of a beater guitar because it was so cheap, but it's so good I take care of it as well as I can. The only thing I don't like the knobs are off white and the scratchplate is bright white and a bit crudely made. Other than that I really like the neck and the pickups are really good.
I absolutely would play (and have played) a Classic Vibe in front of people. Or at least the 40th anniversary Jazznaster, which is basically a Classic Vibe in a tuxedo. Prior to that my go-to Jaguar and Tele were the earlier Vintage Modified series, which are also amazing and I still play both, though the QC wasn't quite as good back then (nothing that a good setup couldn't solve). Thank you for sharing this!
I have a Squire classic vibe Strat just like yours and its a great guitar! I love the light stain on the finger board and back of the neck. I also have the Tele Squire vibe with the F hole in a light brown gorgeous body stain that you can see the wood grain thru it, which is my newest electric that I use all the time! Both are great guitars and I absolutely love the sound of the Telecaster! And I do play in front of people with both!! I also own two Epiphones the cheapest one is like a Les Paul (Jr.? - TV yellow) with 2 P90's and a wrap around bridge that I changed to an adjustable wrap around that one of the guitar stores guys I go to ordered for me. I think its German made and it works great! The last electric I have is a light tobacco Les Paul Epi Standard. I believe its an 1986 model that last year I had the neck pickup magnet turned, to turn it into a Peter Green style LP! Lastly, I own 3 different acoustics too! Enjoy your guitars as I do too!
Bill Macaulay
I've been tempted to get a classic vibe tele.
I prefer a parchment pick guard on a burst. It just looks right.
You can age that pick guard yourself if you're so inclined. You can use a magic eraser to take the sheen off and open up the pores of the plastic.
Then soak it in coffee or strong tea.
I would try it on the backside first just to see how it turns out.
These are great guitars. Despite owning several Fenders, I tend to pick up the Squires more often.
There's something liberating about not having to worry about putting a ding into an $1800 guitar.
That sounds like it's worth a try. Thanks.
Just purchased the cv 50s in black and i love it. First i was wondering if i could go with the glossy neck, but it feels perfect when playing.
A lot of testings of the cv 50s say that the trem system is shit but you've played a nice and smooth vibrato with it. Sounds like you've got the trem in floating position. Thanks for your video.
Yeah, the trem block is a little small compared to my American strat but with the nut slots cut and the trem adjusted correctly everything seems to work like it should.
Body will be 3 piece's and the body is totara from new Zealand
Was tgat a smashing pumpkins lick i heard i heard abb
A poor rendition of it but yes!
@@olddogguitars23 sounded good to me thanks for posting and commenting