Squier guitars like squier basses?

[ahbassman]

My guitarist plays a heavily modded squier telecaster. Only thing original is the neck and body.... Guess that doesn't really help with your question though....

 

[SurferJoe46]

Got a bud who bought a Squire Telecaster and as he's had Fender versions - he cannot believe how good it is.

It's got that typical Tele twang and up front tone that is unmistakable to it's design and the inherent nasal-y MID-HIGH attack that only a Tele has.

He thought it might need some better p'ups - but now he's decide it is more original-sounding that his Fender Teles that are later models - so it'll stay stock.

He added Ernie Ball Slinky .008's though for less sustain and better clarity and bendability.

All in all - the whole Squier line has vastly improved and anyone who doesn't believe it or says otherwise is in denial or hasn't played them. Or maybe they can't think of anything nice to say about a guitar that cost yards less money than they paid for a 'name' brand and falsley-vaulted product recognition.

Squier is sucking a lot of sales away from the over-priced Fender line and I don't have any trouble with that.

 

[crow01]

i have a $200 ibanez that has taken a beating for 10 years. still ok

 

[ridgeback]

have an old squire tele(89 i was told) and i love it.bashed to bits and very abused over the years but still sounds good and has a low action and fast neck..given what it cost me(50euro) it was a steal. think they are hit an miss though..

 

[PikeoftheLake]

I've always wanted to try one of those SX strat copies. I think they go for like $80 with the gig bag included.

Could try that?

 

[bigfatbass]

SX guitars can be a value for the money, but will require a lot of set-up work. Definitely not beginner axe territory unless you want endless tuning and frustration. A used MIM Fender is a much better starting point.

Find something that plays and tunes properly FIRST. Pick ups are easy to swap.

 

[propel]

I know it's been more than year, but the project sorta got pushed aside but I finally went through with it and ended up buying a Vintage Modified Squier Telecaster on Craig's List tonight.

So far I'm really happy! A friend had lent me his Epiphone SG and to my ears this sounds much better.

Thanks for all the replies

 

[Godbody]

Another vote for Agile here. I had a black Tele with double cream binding. It had a Wilkinson bridge with brass saddles. When I made the purchase, I thought if the pups were duds I'd get some replacements from GuitarFetish, but that was totally unnecessary. All it needed out of the box was fresh strings.

The reason I got rid of it was because the neck was too narrow (but still thicker than any other Tele I've tried).

Edit: your other option is the Xaviere line at GuitarFetish. My buddy got a Jazzmaster-type, and it kills. I send them as few emails a year, begging for a line of basses, but no luck so far.

 

[f.c.geil]

My wife's CV Strat is a better-built and -sounding instrument than pretty much any MIM Strat I've played. In fact, it's at least as good as my CV Precision. The newer Squiers are far better built than they used to be, and components are better, too. The pots are the only weak link these days, and they aren't bad, just aren't as good as the MIM and MIA instruments. Ibanez and Agile make good instruments, but I'd go for a CV Squier first, without a second thought.

 

[Marko 1]

I check out a guitar forum (firstly to check the good-deals sticky) that’s very popular and populated and their opinions on the Squier guitars is much like here with basses.

I have a couple Squier guitars (not any of the newer high-end models, but not lower-end) and they’re well-built and play great.