New six-stringed toy

[Miami-Ace]

:dance Well guys Summer Guitar Santa (UPS guy, actually) just brought me a box of fun. I ordered a Squier/Fender Classic Vibe Telecaster from MFriend, taking advantage of a Fourth of July weekend coupon that knocked 10 percent off the price.

It was not in tune ... but that's all that I needed to attend to. Intonation is very close to spot-on perfect. Frets are nice. Neck is sweet. Body is immaculate. Hooked it up to my Pandora processor, running into a Marshall MG 15 amp ... and I am one happy man in Miami. Guitar sounds really good. It's twangy for blues and rockabilly stuff, but the processor can make it either cleaner for a jazzy/folky clean, or fuzzier for more of a rock growl.

The hype about this git being a big-time bargain is for real. It has a very solid Fender feel to it. I don't have the slightest status twinge about its being made in China and having Squier on the headstock in bigger lettering than the Fender signature.

Whoo-hoo and out!!
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[FrankenFretter]

:worthless

Just sayin'.

[Spudman]

Those are good guitars for sure. I'm glad that where it is made and the brand name don't phase you. Probably because of that plenty of snobs are missing out on some fine inexpensive guitars. Congrats.

[otaypanky]

Those are good guitars for sure. I'm glad that where it is made and the brand name don't phase you. Probably because of that plenty of snobs are missing out on some fine inexpensive guitars. Congrats.

I'm with 'Taterman. I like nice gear as much as the next guy but I always get a charge out of playing some kind of garden variety gear and having somebody ask "What the heck is that" thinking it's something real exotic. As long as it has 6 strings I'll take it for a ride.

Enjoy that new Tele

[Monkus]

I'm with them ! :dance Congrats on the new axe ! :rockya

[sunvalleylaw]

Nice!

[FrankenFretter]

Purty! Congratulations!

[M29]

That is sweet MA very nice indeed!!:thumbsup

[Brian Krashpad]

Congrats! I've heard nothing but good things about the CV Series. Recently had a Thinline Tele from the less-expensive Vintage Modified series and it was nice too.

Enjoy.

[oldguy]

Congrats on the new toy. I agree that price won't always reflect quality, and if it's the guitar you dig, go for it. I have a few bargain guitars that I like a lot. Likewise I do not care much what badge is attached as long as the instrument is a player. :thumbsup

[duhvoodooman]

The Squier CV series guitars are great, great values. Love my CV '50s Tele. Congrats on yours!