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Robert
September 18th, 2008, 07:56 AM
So everyone and their dog are buying these, it seems. Tell us more about them. How do they compared to Fenders? What are the weak areas (if any)?

Are you going to do any upgrades, if so what?

Just curious, that's all. :pancake:

Spudman
September 18th, 2008, 08:14 AM
Which CV 50's? The Strat or Tele?

From what I've heard neither require any upgrading and are very high quality. We'll see I guess.;)

Robert
September 18th, 2008, 08:18 AM
I am talking about either or both. Let's hear more about both models from those who know.

duhvoodooman
September 18th, 2008, 08:22 AM
T2TB, phone home!!! We need feedback! We need pics!! We need clips!!! :poke: ;)

Tone2TheBone
September 18th, 2008, 08:50 AM
Here are the CV 50s Tele porn pics I promised.

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Tone2TheBone
September 18th, 2008, 08:58 AM
...here's a couple more...

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Edited to say: The flash pictures really don't do the guitar justice because you can't really see the transparent finish on the body. I wish I could snap some photos in natural light but anyway...

My impressions are very positive. It is a work of art guys. About the best build quality I've seen on a new guitar or any guitar for that matter. I cannot believe this is a Squier made in China, or should I say "Crafted in China" as it says on the back of the headstock. The neck, frets, body and finish are all flawless. The nut is even cut right (ok it's plastic but WhoTF cares). Fret edges are nicely shaped and filed back with no hint of any sharp edges whatsoever. I love the 3 saddle vintage type bridge and those tuners are the same that Fender uses on their MIM 50s Classics. The body grain comes through nicely with the translucent finish and color. And what can you say about that tint on the neck.

Guitar came with a set of nines strung up but they feel light to me so after I wear these out I'll put on a new set of tens. The Alnico III pickups are pretty good. I'm used to the output of Vs but they certainly sound very Tele like. Playability is ridiculously pleasant. It just feels right. Even off the wall at the shop it played like a dream. I'm really not going to change anything on it at all.

duhvoodooman
September 18th, 2008, 09:40 AM
SUH-WEET!! :AOK: :dude: Is the body ash, alder or something else?

Clips next, right?? :rockon:

Tone2TheBone
September 18th, 2008, 09:44 AM
SUH-WEET!! :AOK: :dude: Is the body ash, alder or something else?

Clips next, right?? :rockon:

The body is Pine. A Pinecaster. Very cool. Is similar in weight to Alder but not as heavy as Ash. It has a nice warm comfortable feel with just the right amount of comfortable "heft". Tone with pine is smiley face good. I'll try to record something this weekend. Possibly tomorrow.

Robert
September 18th, 2008, 09:47 AM
Nicey-nice! How does it compare to your Fender Muddy Waters Tele?

Tone2TheBone
September 18th, 2008, 09:53 AM
Nicey-nice! How does it compare to your Fender Muddy Waters Tele?

The Muddy has Alnico V pickups so they're more output than the Alnico IIIs to my ear. The Muddy Tele is heavy. As heavy as a Les Paul because of the Ash body. The Muddy has a rosewood 60s neck so that's certainly different. Quality is as good as American Standard Fenders.

Lev
September 18th, 2008, 12:33 PM
you guys are killing me!!!! ....must resist!!

Congrars Tone, that's one gorgeous Tele :master:

warren0728
September 18th, 2008, 01:11 PM
man t2tb.... :drool: :drool: :drool:

i'm just sayin' :pancake:

ww

Ro3b
September 18th, 2008, 01:11 PM
+1 on everything T2TB said. It's a brilliant guitar. As I've said elsewhere, I was all set to get a Fender 50s Classic when the CV Tele came out. I can't tell that I've made any compromises at all in going with the Squier instead.

The one problem I had with mine was a loose jack, but then the usual Tele the cup-plus-retaining-clip arrangement has always seemed like a bad design to me. I stuck in an electrosocket: problem solved.

sumitomo
September 18th, 2008, 01:15 PM
Have any of you guys played any strats or teles that had chambered bodies and what did you think of them,I'm not trying to rob the post but since a group of tele,strat lovers are talkin I'd thought I'd ask.Sumi:D

ZMAN
September 18th, 2008, 02:23 PM
Here is how they compare to fenders. Take a look for yourself. I measured every inch of both and they are identical in all dimensions. One is a CV 50s Strat and the other is a 50th Ann. Deluxe MIA. I saw one of the CV 50s Strats in a store in Hamilton, Ont. today for 299. I was looking for the Tele. If they had one it would have been home with me.
They are absolutley the best thing from Fender in a looonnnng time. For 299 they are a must have for everyone. I mean it.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/Stewz/P6180040.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/Stewz/P6180043.jpg
I really like the vintage tint and the neck on the CV 50.
The pickups are great. The only thing I would change is the trem block and GFS is making one for them that is under 20 bucks. The pickups are a special Alnico 3 set and they sound really good.

Guitar Gal
September 18th, 2008, 05:25 PM
Very nice tele :drool:

Every time I read about the CV 50's tele it gets high praise....making it hard to resist...:poke:

Time to hear some clips from those of you who have one already :beer:

GG

Spudman
September 18th, 2008, 05:49 PM
Every time I read about the CV 50's tele it gets high praise....making it hard to resist...:poke:
GG

Resistence is futile. You will be assimilated.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Junk/borg1.jpg

Moshe
September 19th, 2008, 08:57 AM
+1 on everything T2TB said. It's a brilliant guitar. As I've said elsewhere, I was all set to get a Fender 50s Classic when the CV Tele came out. I can't tell that I've made any compromises at all in going with the Squier instead.

The one problem I had with mine was a loose jack, but then the usual Tele the cup-plus-retaining-clip arrangement has always seemed like a bad design to me. I stuck in an electrosocket: problem solved.



+ 2

This guitar is wonderful. The Jack cup sucks and the pick guard is cheap looking....thats it, the rest is A++++.

Chris

Duff
September 20th, 2008, 05:23 AM
That blonde Squire Tele Custom II with the P90s has incredible tone and is an incredible guitar. These are just different.

I'd like to see some pictures of the strats. A lot of people are getting them. It'll be interesting to hear what they sound like compared to the Deluxe and the Cherry Sunburst standard with the staggered pickups.

Looking forward to some strat pics.

Duffy

Duff
September 20th, 2008, 05:29 AM
Guitar Gal,

I'm sure I've seen that avatar somewhere before. It was animated. Can't remember where I saw it. Where did you find that?

It is really cool looking, I might add. But I'm positive I've seen it somewhere before. On some valvetronix "chromie" site I think, back when I wanted a AD60VTX.

Now I'm looking forward to the Black Diamond VOX that is supposed to address some of the inherent design concerns expressed by some experts regarding the AD....VTX's and AD....VT's.

Someone had an avatar just like that but it was animated. Do you remember?

Duffy

Guitar Gal
September 20th, 2008, 05:58 AM
Guitar Gal,

I'm sure I've seen that avatar somewhere before. It was animated. Can't remember where I saw it. Where did you find that?

It is really cool looking, I might add. But I'm positive I've seen it somewhere before. On some valvetronix "chromie" site I think, back when I wanted a AD60VTX.

Now I'm looking forward to the Black Diamond VOX that is supposed to address some of the inherent design concerns expressed by some experts regarding the AD....VTX's and AD....VT's.

Someone had an avatar just like that but it was animated. Do you remember?

Duffy


Sorry Duff.....can't remember where I got the avatar, but it did come off another guitar discussion board and yes, it was animated so it looks like the cat is actually playing the guitar and tapping his paw to keep the beat :AOK:

GG

Gil Janus
September 20th, 2008, 08:31 AM
I don't remember where I picked it up, but here it is. If you want it, just save it. After viewing it again, I see that it is tagged with http://funnytreat.com and sure enough it is on that site in the Funny Pictures section :thwap: But, I've never visited that site, so I must have gotten it from a guitar site.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb33/giljanus/Tiny/funny_animated_pictures_2.gif

Gil :cool:

Tone2TheBone
September 23rd, 2008, 08:32 AM
Sticking to the subject matter here are 2 clips of the Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele. First lick is on the bridge pickup and the second lick which is the same lick as the first is both bridge and neck pickup in the middle switch position. Yeah I botched that last ending. :AOK:

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The second clip is on the neck pickup. Same lick.

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Robert
September 23rd, 2008, 08:34 AM
Sounds great! I think I see a Bad Monkey on top of the amp?

Tone2TheBone
September 23rd, 2008, 08:40 AM
Sounds great! I think I see a Bad Monkey on top of the amp?

Yeah it's a bad Monkey and it's sitting on top of the woodstove behind the amp. As is the Ross Compressor which you can't see and the Marshall's channel switch footpedal and the Digiverb. These aren't connected to anything they're just sitting on the stove.

duhvoodooman
September 23rd, 2008, 09:11 AM
Sweet sounds, Tone! I especially liked the neck p'up tone there. :AOK:

Enjoyed watching you play in the reflection off the Jube's chrome faceplate, too!

Ya know what you need now? A really slick distortion pedal (http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=8620)to dish out some serious filth to complement those sparkling cleans.... ;) :D

Tone2TheBone
September 23rd, 2008, 09:24 AM
Sweet sounds, Tone! I especially liked the neck p'up tone there. :AOK:

Enjoyed watching you play in the reflection off the Jube's chrome faceplate, too!

Ya know what you need now? A really slick distortion pedal (http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=8620)to dish out some serious filth to complement those sparkling cleans.... ;) :D

Well in about 3 days or so I should have a really slick distortion pedal in hand! Any amount of gain on the Tele with those Alnico IIIs sound really cool. A much different sound than the other Tele I had.

Algonquin
September 23rd, 2008, 09:49 AM
A much different sound than the other Tele I had.
Had??? :confused: Oh man... Muddy go bye bye :wave:

Algonquin
September 23rd, 2008, 10:57 AM
Oh ya... clips sound great Tone! Now all you've got to do is find a way to get the amp, the guitar, and the Operator all in the same shot :D
Cheers :beer:
David

duhvoodooman
September 23rd, 2008, 11:24 AM
....Now all you've got to do is find a way to get the amp, the guitar, and the Operator all in the same shot
'Xactly!! :AOK: :dude: :rockon:

sunvalleylaw
September 23rd, 2008, 11:37 AM
Oh man, I love those killer tones. The highs punctuated by the lows, esp. on the bridge slay me. I like how you can see the guitar reflected in the panel of the amph too. I like that neck pup sound more than I expected too. I guess I thought the neck pup was supposed to be the weak link for teles, but I thought that sounded good. My second favorite after the bridge. :AOK: :rockon:

Really nice! Thanks for the vids! :D :bravo:

sunvalleylaw
September 23rd, 2008, 11:38 AM
Oh ya... clips sound great Tone! Now all you've got to do is find a way to get the amp, the guitar, and the Operator all in the same shot :D
Cheers :beer:
David



'Xactly!! :AOK: :dude: :rockon:



LOL, at least you could see the guitar and his hand reflected off of the amph. :rotflmao:

David, I like the new PNW Indian art in your avatar! I'll go mention it in the avatar thread so we don't dirty up this thread.

Tone2TheBone
September 23rd, 2008, 11:57 AM
I'm not as photogenic as Robert is so behind the scenes shall I stay. :)

Robert
September 23rd, 2008, 12:06 PM
Ooooh, am I really that pretty? :whatever:

Algonquin
September 23rd, 2008, 12:14 PM
Ooooh, am I really that pretty? :whatever:
The Ikea Meatball Chef thinks so! :D

Spudman
September 23rd, 2008, 01:38 PM
Nice clips. I can hardly wait. Oops! I shouldn't have said that.

Tone2TheBone
September 23rd, 2008, 02:29 PM
Nice clips. I can hardly wait. Oops! I shouldn't have said that.

I thought you already got yours already?

sunvalleylaw
September 23rd, 2008, 03:19 PM
I thought you already got yours already?

It is hard to tell with the likes of him. He had that pick of a CV 50s strat in his avatar a week or so ago too, and who knows why that was. :rotflmao: I would try to investigate in a coupla weeks when I go visit, but he has so many freeking guitars, I could miss one or two in the pile. :thwap: ;)

duhvoodooman
September 23rd, 2008, 03:28 PM
Ooooh, am I really that pretty?
Not overall, but you do have those world-class veins.... :master:

Robert
September 23rd, 2008, 03:34 PM
I have been compared to this guy before...

http://dgraficopublicitario.com/pintura/Swampmen-COLOR.jpg

Guitar Gal
September 23rd, 2008, 03:41 PM
Thanks for the clips T2TB :rockon:

Nice playin' too :bravo:

GG

Tone2TheBone
September 23rd, 2008, 03:50 PM
Thanks for the clips T2TB :rockon:

Nice playin' too :bravo:

GG

Thank you very much GG. :)

SuperSwede
October 2nd, 2008, 07:42 AM
Awesome clips T2tb! :)

Tone2TheBone
October 2nd, 2008, 08:40 AM
Awesome clips T2tb! :)

Thanks Calle! The guitar came with a set of D'Addario 9s on it and I was going to switch them out to 10s but I'm liking how they sound and play with the 9s. I've been playing it everyday since I got it and the strings are still resilient and bouncy and bright and the pine body on the guitar just resonates so well even with the lighter strings. I'm gonna stick with 9s on this baby for awhile.

SuperSwede
October 2nd, 2008, 11:38 AM
Thanks Calle! The guitar came with a set of D'Addario 9s on it and I was going to switch them out to 10s but I'm liking how they sound and play with the 9s. I've been playing it everyday since I got it and the strings are still resilient and bouncy and bright and the pine body on the guitar just resonates so well even with the lighter strings. I'm gonna stick with 9s on this baby for awhile.

Yeah 9´s work on teles, but strats imho needs at least 10-46 to sound really good.

Guitar-Chris
October 2nd, 2008, 01:11 PM
Yeah 9´s work on teles, but strats imho needs at least 10-46 to sound really good.

Don't laugh, but I found out that 9.5's are fitting best on my tele and also on my Yamaha strat. 9's are to thin for me and 10's don't bend so well. But I use 10's on my Les Paul Copy that has a shorter scale.

SuperSwede
October 3rd, 2008, 08:31 AM
I never tried 9,5´s but I might have to try a set of those... any special brand that you recommend?

ZMAN
October 4th, 2008, 08:23 AM
I only use 9.5 D'Addarios exclusivley. They are by far the longest lasting, and least susceptable to corrosion and rust than any strings I have tried.
I have them on everything including my LPs and Semi hollow bodies.
They sound really good on my CV50s Strat.

Guitar-Chris
October 5th, 2008, 03:01 AM
I only use 9.5 D'Addarios exclusivley. They are by far the longest lasting, and least susceptable to corrosion and rust than any strings I have tried.


I second this: D'Addario EXL 120+ are preferrerd by me to. They go 0095 - 0115 - 016 - 024 - 034 - 044.

Guitar-Chris
October 5th, 2008, 11:51 AM
Additon: Ordered my Squier Classic Vibe 50's Stratocaster today.

As it is in stock, I hope for delivery on Tuesday :rotflmao:

Spudman
October 5th, 2008, 02:40 PM
Additon: Ordered my Squier Classic Vibe 50's Stratocaster today.

As it is in stock, I hope for delivery on Tuesday :rotflmao:

Congratulations Chris. Looks like you'll get yours before.....(?)

Duff
October 5th, 2008, 05:50 PM
I looked at a CV '50 in the local music store and they had it on a stand up front by the register; however, the sales dudes didn't seem to know what they had.

I mentioned that it is a much enjoyed strat by many on the internet, favored by some over the MIM standard in many regards.

No comment from the sales guys other than, yeah we sold a few already.

They probably don't want the word broadcasted too loudly because they are a fender dealer and have a LARGE wall packed with "expensive" fenders, not MIM standards.

I can only imagine what they tell the customers. They are selling them for 299 though but I'm sure they are pushing for the expensive fenders and other expensive guitars they carry if they can.

To me it looked great. I didn't play it because I was in a hurry but I sure wanted to find out what all the great comments were about.

Next time I'm going to play it.

This is just another example of how forums like this help us average guys out because I'm sure the salesmen are not going to give you the same level of gassification that we give each other. They'll tell you about it, maybe, maybe not. They might make more profit off selling the cheaper Squires. Plus I just don't think they know how really good some of the guitars are because they play so many and tend to like certain expensive ones that they have in their own collections, modded and otherwise.

Duffy

Who else is getting one?

tot_Ou_tard
October 6th, 2008, 04:48 AM
I'm seriously gassing for the CV tele pinecaster.

I said, "thanks, but no thanks for those GAS inducing clips from Tone".

Tone2TheBone
October 6th, 2008, 11:43 AM
I'm seriously gassing for the CV tele pinecaster.

I said, "thanks, but no thanks for those GAS inducing clips from Tone".

Oh come on you know you want one and they're cheap.

Spudman
October 6th, 2008, 03:41 PM
And you'd better get one now before they change the factory to one of lesser quality.:poke:

Duff
October 7th, 2008, 12:25 AM
Quote from Spud:

"And you'd better get one now before they change the factory to one of lesser quality."

This is actually more possible than many may think because "time waits for no one" (RS) and few know better than these big companies that are operating in a climate of incredible competition that you wouldn't believe. Just staying in business is the main priority. They have new plans already off the drawing board. They DON'T stand still and rest on their product line. Much to our advantage.

They would switch that operation to another plant without even missing more than a few beats. Quick, if they decided that's what needed to happen.

Who knows, however, how this economic deal is going to affect these companies seemingly far removed from the disaster scene.

Duffy

tot_Ou_tard
October 7th, 2008, 05:19 AM
Oh come on you know you want one and they're cheap.
Yes I do. I'm doing everything I can not to pull that trigger. ;)

Tone2TheBone
October 7th, 2008, 08:36 AM
Yes I do. I'm doing everything I can not to pull that trigger. ;)

Just think of how nice it would look sitting on your recliner after hours of quality time playing it. The shimmer...the shine...and ohhhh the tone. :AOK:

Guitar-Chris
October 7th, 2008, 12:27 PM
Argh, my internet store had problems with my credit card. They says it's fixed now and they will ship it tomorrow. But who knows...

I want to have it now. :confused:

Edit: It's on the way now. I think it will arrive tomorrow. :D

Spudman
October 7th, 2008, 01:03 PM
See tOt, Chris, Tone and some others are getting them. That makes it alright for you too.:poke: :)

ZMAN
October 9th, 2008, 05:15 PM
HEY Guys from Sunny Maine. I am up here visiting my daughter and I have canvassed the local music stores and no CV Teles. They do have a 50s Strat, and that is it. The weather is amazing and I am far away from my guit fiddles but absence makes the heart grow fonder. I have yet to get to Portland so maybe the GC will have a CV Tele.

Spudman
October 9th, 2008, 05:46 PM
There is a new batch of CV Teles just getting in to the USA. They should show up in stores the week of 13-17 October. Don't ask me how I know.

Guitar-Chris
October 10th, 2008, 08:34 AM
Ok boys, now I'm in the team. My CV 50's stratocaster came today and what should I say: That's the way a stratocaster should be! Great look and very twangy. Ok, it's not to be ment as a high gain machine, but for all of us, that like the "bell" in a stratocaster sound, it's perferct for that price.

The string hight and neck relief was set very well. The tinted neck looks very well, too. By the way: It is very light, my lightest guitar ever....

I only changed to new D'Addario .095 strings an by the way resoldered the second tone control, so that it controls the bridge pickup an not the middle pickup. For me it ist most comfortably to have the tone controls only on the neck and bridge pickup. The middle Pickup is only used for clean things.

ShortBuSX
October 12th, 2008, 03:55 PM
Well I couldnt take it anymore...today I woke up and checked my email...Musician'sFriend was having a secret sale today, I called in to find out what the deal was, I think it was 15% off orders of $200 or more...I began to calculate and figured with that discount I could afford this guitar case (http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Musicians-Gear-Economy-ABS-Electric-Guitar-Case?sku=544043) along with the Classic Vibe Telecaster and it would total the same price as the guitar alone...I decided to add another set of those Fender strap lock buttons with it and my total was $311 shipped! She should be here Friday:AOK:

Spudman
October 12th, 2008, 06:30 PM
Well I couldnt take it anymore...today I woke up and checked my email...Musician'sFriend was having a secret sale today, I called in to find out what the deal was, I think it was 15% off orders of $200 or more...I began to calculate and figured with that discount I could afford this guitar case (http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Musicians-Gear-Economy-ABS-Electric-Guitar-Case?sku=544043) along with the Classic Vibe Telecaster and it would total the same price as the guitar alone...I decided to add another set of those Fender strap lock buttons with it and my total was $311 shipped! She should be here Friday:AOK:

Good deal. Twannngggg!

tot_Ou_tard
October 13th, 2008, 08:02 AM
See tOt, Chris, Tone and some others are getting them. That makes it alright for you too.:poke: :)
Yeah, yeah, I know Spud...my finger is getting itchy.

ZMAN
October 13th, 2008, 08:24 AM
Been lurking up in Maine for the last week and none so far. I still haven't been to the GC in Portland. I will give them a call today and see if they have any. Did find one CV 50s Strat but already have that one. The one store said he has had a ton of calls for the Tele but only had one and it went quick. I am sure if they made any numbers on these they woul sell really well.

Gil Janus
October 13th, 2008, 10:04 AM
Yesterday we went to a movie up in Williston. We visited the Daddy's around the corner after the movie - my daughter wanted to show me a bass she was interested in - but they didn't have the one she had picked out in stock any more - but she did check out some others - but none really got to her. Yes, GAS is contagious - don't let anyone tell you different. :thwap:

So we went to look at guitars. They did have a CV50 Strat and a CV60 Strat - both look and feel really nice - my first chance to actually handle any of the Squier CVs. If I was in the market for another Strat, I could see picking one of these up. :AOK:

As for the CV Tele - they didn't have any left - they has sold a couple and didn't know when they would be getting more in - but it sounds like the CVs are selling well. I'll have to stop in at Advance Music up in Burlington next week and check out their supply.

Gil :cool:

ShortBuSX
October 13th, 2008, 05:57 PM
I dunno if I will ever order another guitar...that waiting is already KILLING me!!!:thwap:

But all day long Ive been searching for CV info, and have been read a 23 page topic based on the CV Tele.

Ive seen some cool pics so far, but found this one and thought Id share:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i115/teleamp/100_1258.jpg

Niiiiiiice:AOK:

ShortBuSX
October 13th, 2008, 06:39 PM
Heres some more very detailed pics (http://www.propellihattu.fi/SquierCVTele/index.htm) :whatever:

http://www.propellihattu.fi/SquierCVTele/images/DSC00924.jpg

Spudman
October 13th, 2008, 07:37 PM
Wow! I can hardly wait.

Duff
October 13th, 2008, 07:48 PM
What makes the CV tele so great? Is it the maple body or the whole mix of things?

Seems like it is universally accepted as a superior instrument. Along, of course with the 50's cv strat.

Why is the fifties strat seeming to get more applause than the sixties cv? Sweeter tone with the Alnico III's instead of the V's in the sixties cv?

They are beautiful strats.

Wonder if the CV bass lives up to it's siblings reputation?

Duffy

Spudman
October 13th, 2008, 09:53 PM
What makes the CV tele so great? Is it the maple body or the whole mix of things?

Duffy
Not a maple body but pine. Very resonant. The neck, as with all the Classic Vibes, is well done and so is the factory set up. Out of the box they are 98% of the way there.
The current grade of machining has very tight tolerances so that makes for a tight solid resonant plank. Perfect for spanking.

Duff
October 14th, 2008, 12:11 AM
Almost everyone is getting a "50's. What do they have that attracts so many customers? There must be something about it that is attractive.

Duffy

Guitar-Chris
October 14th, 2008, 04:55 AM
Almost everyone is getting a "50's. What do they have that attracts so many customers? There must be something about it that is attractive.


First of all: It looks really good :D I'm a big fan of the sunburst finish. My Telecaster ist also brown sunburst, and my les paul copy is sunburst, too.

Then: The colour of the maple neck is very nice. I call it honey-yellow.

Last but not least: The 50's has this straight Stratocaster sound. Very twangy and very contoured basses.

At all: The 50's is a very classic looking and sounding guitar. I think that's the magic.

tot_Ou_tard
October 14th, 2008, 05:29 AM
I called MF yesterday & the 15% off was no more. I was all set to order a CV Tele.

Spudman
October 14th, 2008, 07:23 AM
I called MF yesterday & the 15% off was no more. I was all set to order a CV Tele.
Patience. They will have more promotions especially coming in to the holiday season.

Robert
October 14th, 2008, 07:51 AM
Aren't they already dirt cheap?

ShortBuSX
October 14th, 2008, 08:58 AM
Aren't they already dirt cheap?

15% off is $45...a $254 CV is much dirt-ier than a $299 CV...sometimes a lil discount is all it takes, but $45 is a whole tank of gas for me.

Sorry Tot, that "private secret sale" ended Sunday night at 11pm.

BTW, on a quasi related note...with my savings I purchased a guitar case with my CV. A buddy of mine ordered an SG awhile back and it arrived broken, since that time others had suggested to me that the way to do it is to buy a case with the guitar(if it didnt already come with one) and have it shipped in it to avoid shipping damage like my friend's(who had to wait 2-3 weeks for the replacement)...I told my friend(the one who recieved the broken SG) and he informs me "they wont do it"...and Im like "WTF?!":thwap:
Then he tells me "they might even be coming from different warehouses"...I cant believe this, Im almost furious, so I call MF and they confirm what he told me...and then go a step further to say "some customers actually get upset if we put the guitar in the case, so we dont at all." Im really not believing his line of BS, but I find this ridiculous and unbelievable, WTF? :thwap:

tot_Ou_tard
October 14th, 2008, 10:28 AM
Patience. They will have more promotions especially coming in to the holiday season. Exactly what I was hoping for.

If there is another promotion, then I'll be right on it.

I'm counting on the Fret for a heads up!

I agree with ShortBus..you know, with the price of dirt these days.

Duff
October 14th, 2008, 09:12 PM
Thanks Guitar Chris. I was thinking it was probably something like that. The sum of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts type thing.

A lot of these Squires I have been playing sound better than Fender MIM standard strats, etc.

Thanks again,

Duffy

Ro3b
October 15th, 2008, 01:46 PM
...and then go a step further to say "some customers actually get upset if we put the guitar in the case, so we dont at all." Im really not believing his line of BS, but I find this ridiculous and unbelievable, WTF? :thwap:

I was surprised that they shipped my case seperately too, but the guitar came packed VERY securely; I doubt any abuse short of running it over with a truck would have hurt it.

ShortBuSX
October 15th, 2008, 04:49 PM
I was surprised that they shipped my case seperately too, but the guitar came packed VERY securely; I doubt any abuse short of running it over with a truck would have hurt it.

Yeah, Ive read alot of reviews and not one of them said it arrived broken...but it IS the principle of it all...I think its really stupid, that if a guy buys a guitar and a case(for a guitar that comes without one) that they wouldnt take that extra step to put it inside:thwap:
And I find it even stupid'er that theyd tell me some BS story that "some customers would get upset if we did that".
I hope for Musiciansfriend that this guitar comes in perfect condidtion, and that its so good that Im able to forget all the stupid BS that was involved in this...right now Im not really pleased with them, Ive had to make 3 phone calls in the last 2 days and the item hasnt even arrived yet...no confirmation, no tracking #'s...theyre customer service isnt really confidence inspiring.

Spudman
October 15th, 2008, 09:21 PM
My 50s Strat came with a stunning grain pattern on the fretboard. The whole fretboard is like this. I tried to capture it so that you can see how the quality is far different from Squiers of the past.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/stuff004.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/stuff003.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/stuff002.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/stuff001.jpg

Tone2TheBone
October 15th, 2008, 09:26 PM
Nice Strat. That grain is the result of quarter sawn wood I believe.

Duff
October 15th, 2008, 10:19 PM
My "Black Pearl" affinity has the rosewood board but the maple neck looks like that on the back all the way up and down. It looks awesome and unlike any other of my guitars.

Wonder if any of these CV's will show up in the GC Thanksgiving sale?

Duffy

Spudman
October 15th, 2008, 10:46 PM
Nice Strat. That grain is the result of quarter sawn wood I believe.

Is your Tele like this?

ShortBuSX
October 16th, 2008, 05:25 AM
Is your Tele like this?

All the pics Ive seen have looked like that....are you getting a Tele too???

I ordered mine Sunday...Im hoping it arrives today:thwap:


My "Black Pearl" affinity....

Your what???:deadhorse:

ZMAN
October 16th, 2008, 07:06 AM
Well Spud what do you think of the overall quality of the 50s CV. Did you think it was as good as we all thought?

Spudman
October 16th, 2008, 08:25 AM
Well Spud what do you think of the overall quality of the 50s CV. Did you think it was as good as we all thought?

The build quality is first rate. It's the electronics I am unsure of. I'm used to Strats with hotter pickups and I'm not sure yet if the 50s will deliver at the gig. I'll find out Friday night. It seems a little thin and I'm a big fan of bold. So if I can get this to cover the sonic ground that I want to cover then I'll have no issues.

The construction and finish are better than Protone Squiers in my opinion.

Tone2TheBone
October 16th, 2008, 08:34 AM
Is your Tele like this?

No mine is not as dramatic as yours but you can tell it's been sawn that way when you look at the back of the neck along the edges. The neck on yours looks choice and I've seen other CV 50s Strats like that too.

Spudman
October 16th, 2008, 09:01 PM
I just had the neck pickup die in my CV 50s Strat.:(

I played it for 2 days around the house and no Blackmore or Yngwie moves either. I set it down and got other guitars ready for gigs this weekend and went to pick it up tonight and - nothing - no neck pickup at all. I opened it up and checked the solder joints and wires and switch and everything is good. I then put a meter on the coil and ZIP! Nothing there. Somehow a winding broke.

I noticed from the very first time I plugged it in that it had hum and more static than I figured it was supposed to have. Everyone else that has them says how quiet they are. Not mine. I was actually thinking that it was just part of the vintage charm. Nope I was wrong - bad pickup.

I just emailed my friendly Sweetwater rep and since it's after hours we'll have to wait to see what happens tomorrow. Bummer. I was hoping to take this to the gigs this weekend.

Dead baby.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/Classic50s004.jpg

The middle pickup is good at 6 ohms.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/Classic50s005.jpg

Alpha mini pots. I have no idea what value.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/Classic50s007.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/Classic50s002.jpg

ShortBuSX
October 17th, 2008, 08:41 AM
Ive seen reports of pickups that died only after a few uses...whats the plan now?

FWIW, those pickups look nice!
And none of my other Strats came shielded like that.

Spudman
October 17th, 2008, 09:11 AM
Ive seen reports of pickups that died only after a few uses...whats the plan now?

FWIW, those pickups look nice!
And none of my other Strats came shielded like that.

The retailer is running it through tech support right now. I told them under no circumstances am I letting the guitar be returned. I only want a working pickup.

They did a real nice job shielding and finishing. I've seen expensive American made Fender finishing that looks like crap compared to this. Nice job Squier.

The pickups actually say 'Fender' on them.:AOK:

ZMAN
October 19th, 2008, 08:22 AM
Hey Spudman: You will have to do another evaluation on the output of the guitar when you get the replacement pickup. I have had no problems getting real big tone from my CV. I have several 40 watt tube amps and with my pedals I can get killer tones from it. Of course I rarely play without pedals so I will have to try a comparo with my American Strat with the SCNs, and see how they perform straight up.

Guitar Gal
October 19th, 2008, 01:16 PM
Resistence is futile. You will be assimilated.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Junk/borg1.jpg


I have been assimilated.....resistance was futile :thwap:

After seeing and hearing the new CV tele, I just had to get one. All I can say is WOW :dude:

It looks great and sounds just like a tele is supposed to sound....at least to my ears. The fit and finish are flawless. The pine body is very resonant. The finish on the body is transparent so the grain of the pine shows through...very cool :AOK: The neck has the same grain pattern as Spud's CV strat but my pics are not as clear. And speaking of pics....


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p77/Yogacat579/IMG_0264.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p77/Yogacat579/IMG_0265.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p77/Yogacat579/IMG_0268.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p77/Yogacat579/IMG_0267.jpg


Happy Birthday to me....Happy Birthday to me.....:bravo:

GG

warren0728
October 19th, 2008, 01:26 PM
congrats gg....looks great.... :beer: :pancake:

ww

Spudman
October 19th, 2008, 02:33 PM
I guess we can't say pics or it didn't happen.:D Congrats on your new pet.;)

Gil Janus
October 19th, 2008, 06:51 PM
Congrats on your new Tele. :AOK:

This is still at the top of my GAS list. :thwap:

Gil :cool:

Spudman
October 19th, 2008, 10:44 PM
This is still at the top of my GAS list. :thwap:

Gil :cool:

Then you'd better get one amigo.:poke:

Spudman
October 24th, 2008, 03:18 PM
I've had my Classic Vibe Tele for a couple of days and I'm sending it back.
Seems the bridge plate doesn't completely cover the pickup cavity. Anyone else have this issue?
I think if I'm going to keep a guitar for the rest of my life it's got to be better than this. According to Fender it is within specs.:thwap:

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/Classic50s.jpg

markb
October 24th, 2008, 04:55 PM
I've had my Classic Vibe Tele for a couple of days and I'm sending it back.
Seems the bridge plate doesn't completely cover the pickup cavity. Anyone else have this issue?
I think if I'm going to keep a guitar for the rest of my life it's got to be better than this. According to Fender it is within specs.:thwap:



This is not unusual on teles. Even vintage ones. I'll agree that it looks bad but you do see it sometimes.

Duff
October 24th, 2008, 08:46 PM
Spud,

I checked all of my tele type guitars: Squire walnut standard, perfect bridge alignment; Peavey Triple Single, perfect bridge alignment over rout; Peavey Gen Ex classics (2) perfect bridge alignment over rout; G & L Tribute ASAT Classic semi hollow body tele type, perfect bridge alignment over rout for pup.

I think it is mainly a quality control issue regarding the final decision to market that guitar. Possibly it is a quick once over type of thing and they missed it or thought it was within the tolerances that they feel is appropriate for this particular guitar.

I would doubt a second one would come thru the same way and I doubt we will see a lot of others reporting the same flaw.

I wonder how those Classic Vibe "60s stratocasters sound? Supposed to be hot with those alnico V pups.

With all the raves over the CV tele I think it would be worth trying another one on the return, unless you have other observations that you are taking into consideration.

Those Peavey Generation EX Tele types sound so great, I hope people aren't forgetting about them because they are disappearing rapidly and will be gone, probably forever. That triple single is especially an outstanding tele type guitar. The classic is super great sounding and the Vintage with the neck humbucker is great too. The Custom is a neat guitar but strays away from the classic tele territory with the twin hbuckers and the hybrid modelling acoustic bridge pups, but for 200 you get a stereo guitar that's built great and sounds versitile. The Custom, by the way splits the hbucker coils on the five way switch and allows you to blend in the acoustic modelling from the piezo bridge saddle pups into any of the five switch hbucker sounds or use either the hbuckers alone or the piezo acoustic alone.

I would like to get a classic vibe myself, but I'm just reminding tele lovers to think about the impending disappearance of those great Peavey Generation EX'es. You can get a Triple Single tele for 149 and it sounds ridiculously great. Ask anyone who has one.

I might get a CV '60s strat or a CV Jazz bass or a VM '70s Jazz bass with the maple neck with black block inlays and the maple body. Maple is such a great wood. A solid maple body just sounds good to me. Should resonate that bass thump really well.

Good luck with whatever decision you make Spud. It is better that you checked that guitar over real good now before you got too attached to it. That minor flaw could be something that one could easily live with, if the big picture looked especially beautiful. You know, the feeling you get when it's "the one".

Duffy

Tone2TheBone
October 24th, 2008, 09:35 PM
Oh heck yes GG that's the way to do it that's awesome!!! Congrats on a beautiful Tele!

Spud - you asked about that bridge gap and I checked mine today and yeah it DOES have a very slight gap but hell it ain't all that noticeable. Mark is right I've seen the same thing on some older Teles too. Saw some black air at the right side of the bridge on a 60s Tele I played in a shop today. I never did notice it until YOU told me about yours though! Just keep it man.

Spudman
October 24th, 2008, 11:53 PM
I never did notice it until YOU told me about yours though! Just keep it man.

It's going back...but...I'm working a deal on something else that's pretty groovy:pancake: with a CV Tele to follow. ;)

Duff
October 25th, 2008, 12:41 AM
You are a mysterious guy Spud.


Now I'm trying to figure out what you might be planning. Groovy . . . . could it be a bass?

Duff

markb
October 25th, 2008, 02:17 AM
Something groovy? Vinyl LPs?

Ro3b
October 25th, 2008, 05:47 AM
I read something about this recently on the Telecaster forum. On actual 50s teles, it was apparently pretty common for the bridge pickup cavity to peek around the edges of the bridge plate -- some people call it the "butt crack." If you really want to split hairs, it's really less authentic for modern copies of 50s teles not to have it. I have no idea if it's intentional or not on the Squier CV, but at least if it's a flaw, it's an authentic flaw.

ShortBuSX
October 25th, 2008, 07:52 AM
It's going back...but...I'm working a deal on something else that's pretty groovy:pancake: with a CV Tele to follow. ;)

Oh wow! I can only imagine....when I called to return mine they(MF) offered me a deeper discount, I declined, and then they offered me additional instore credit upon that discount, I declined again and then told them I just wanted a new guitar that was of new quality.
So how far did they go with you and what was it that made you bite???
[edit]Duh...you didnt keep it:thwap: NM

BTW Ive seen several Teles with similar bridges that had that gap under the bridge plate...but the ones that Ive seen were visible on the upper side(left side) of the bridge...I reckon thatd get annoying to look at while strumming, but also figured it was standard fare.
I wasnt happy with mine either...if that makes you feel better.
Atleast you took pics.
I wrote down the serial number of mine...was thinking about posting it, but hadnt decided.

I sent mine back on Monday(4pm-ish), they received it on Thursday morning...should have a replacement Thursday or Friday...damn this mail order business!:thwap: ...and the waiting!

sunvalleylaw
October 25th, 2008, 08:28 AM
I sent mine back on Monday(4pm-ish), they received it on Thursday morning...should have a replacement Thursday or Friday...damn this mail order business!:thwap: ...and the waiting!

Yeah, I was thinking last night as I read about Spud's that this is the one occasion I would actually like to go to GC, so I could get them to match the best price, and actually see the guitar I was going to buy and carry it out of the store. For that matter, Old Boise Guitar Co. http://obgco.qwestoffice.net/ has adjusted its prices to reflect internet commerce and is selling the Gretsch Electromactics for example, for the same price as the internet sellers. I think I would rather go there. But when I was there last thursday, they did not have any CV guitars. (they are a Fender dealer, so I bet they can get them in). I did not make it over to GC to see if they did.

ShortBuSX
October 25th, 2008, 11:16 AM
Yeah, I was thinking last night as I read about Spud's that this is the one occasion I would actually like to go to GC, so I could get them to match the best price, and actually see the guitar I was going to buy and carry it out of the store.

But you gotta love not having to pay tax...just think of all that beer :beer:

ShortBuSX
October 29th, 2008, 09:38 AM
Got the emails yesterday...my replacement Tele should be here Friday!:bravo:
You know, that seems soon enough...but the anticipation is only going to get worse.:thwap:

Spudman
October 29th, 2008, 11:16 AM
Great! Waiting is a bit*h.

I still plan on getting a Tele too but I want to pay less and make sure it doesn't have the gap that I experienced. Very nice guitar.

ShortBuSX
October 31st, 2008, 10:57 AM
Ah yeaaaaah! This IS the one!
Shes a beaut...like all the hot looking ones Ive seen online.
The neck is sooo much nicer than the other, it appears to be quarter sawn, the fretboard has some nice flames and the headstock looks birdseyed...the body appears to be one piece, although I should know better I cant see the seam.
And this one even came with a quality control hand tag...and I kinda think that is the difference between the two Ive had.

Pics soon to follow.

BTW, no butt crack on my bridge:bootyshake:

I still havent hooked it up or even played it...I gotta tune it first and lunch is the current priority.

warren0728
October 31st, 2008, 11:57 AM
woo hoo....glad you got it....sounds like a keeper....can't wait for the pics! :beer:

ShortBuSX
November 3rd, 2008, 10:54 AM
sounds like a keeper....can't wait for the pics! :beer:

Eh, shes goin back!:thwap:
I wont mail order another new guitar.
Shes very beautiful, I wanna keep her...but I dont think I can live with it after all.
Its got 2 low frets, they were obviously driven in a lil crooked, so theyre a lil lifted off the fret board as well...I dont get how these could be low and lifting but they are.
The neck pocket is so tight, coupled with a lil paint drip-age in the neck pocket, equals a nice neck pocket crack.
I could probably live with all the above if it really sounded like a Tele, Im not saying it sounds bad...Im just not hearing Tele tones Im familiar with, Id have to install other pups and Id be fine with that...but for a guitar with a cracked neck pocket? I know a cracked neck pocket doesnt affect ANYTHING but it would still be nagging me...just knowing it was there.

But like I said, I think Im done mail ordering new guitars...I think I need to hand pick them from here on out. Lesson learned :thwap:

Spudman
November 3rd, 2008, 11:06 AM
I gigged the whole night with my 50CV Strat and everyone commented how they liked the sound. Keeper for me.:AOK: I do have to say that I don't think the gloss neck plays as fast as a satin finish or rosewood. I struggled a bit with it but then I haven't done anything to the action since I got it.

warren0728
November 3rd, 2008, 11:06 AM
I think Im done mail ordering new guitars...I think I need to hand pick them from here on out. Lesson learned :thwap:
i've never bought a guitar sight unseen....don't think i will....unless it is from someone i trust....

Tone2TheBone
November 3rd, 2008, 11:17 AM
Me either. I never buy guitars that way. I have to get my grubby hands on the stuff and luckily my own CV 50s Tele is so spot on I'm beside myself.

sunvalleylaw
November 3rd, 2008, 11:55 AM
Me either. I never buy guitars that way. I have to get my grubby hands on the stuff and luckily my own CV 50s Tele is so spot on I'm beside myself.


Yeah, I guess sometimes a guy gets lucky. My Hagstrom was a good one. But I prefer to pick them out, even if I have to pay sales tax. If I was going to get one of the CV guitars, I am sure that is how I would do it.

marnold
November 3rd, 2008, 01:02 PM
I know what you guys mean, but in my case I only bought one of my guitars where I actually saw it first. That's the one I got ripped off on. Granted, I didn't know squat back then. My Fender just needed a couple slots in the nut lowered. Other than that, it's been awesome. My Floyd was a bit more of a struggle but one lobotomy later and it's great. My Spector has been really good too after a minor setup.

I live too far away from any guitar stores to visit regularly. Those that I can visit don't have a great selection. It's easier and cheaper for me to get something from MF, et al. If I don't like it, I've got 45 days to ship it back. Yeah, I have to pay for shipping, but it's cheaper than one round trip's worth of gas to the closest guitar shop.

I can fix most problems with setup and electronics myself. The only things I won't touch are warped/twisted necks (return to sender) or major fret issues (ditto). When it comes to things like Squier, you may get a good deal and you may have fit-and-finish issues. QC is a problem.

Duff
November 3rd, 2008, 11:49 PM
Where do you live Marnold, if you don't mind me asking.

By the way after checking your public info to see where you are from I noticed your birth year.

Back then Blacks were sitting in the back of the bus down South and drinking out of different fountains; at the same time Jimmy Hendrix was rocking the house in NYC. It was a time of extremes, racially; and if you had long hair like I had you took a lot of shi*.

I grew my hair back quite long now since I retired and am somewhat of a hippie on the outside again. Always was inside. Only very infrequently do I get the "is it a boy a girl" type of thing. I'm 58.

It is way more tolerant in some ways now, even in the South. I live in Pennsylvania and with Pa. plates on your truck down South the first thing people ask you often times is if you have ever been to Gettysburg. They KNOW Gettysburg is in Pa. and there were a couple very sad days there that will never be forgotten and as far as I'm concerned, let them fly their flag in reverence and honor of all the dudes that died fighting for the "lost cause". I don't see it as a racist thing but can see where it could be stretched to that because the South was a culture group and that flag was its banner. I don't believe in slavery but we had the chance at the formulation of the Constitution to eliminate slavery and chose not to.

Where are you from man?

marnold
November 4th, 2008, 09:15 AM
I live in a little town 1/2 hour north of Green Bay, WI. I grew up a couple of hours north of Detroit. When I was a baby, the Tigers' World Series championship is largely credited with keeping Detroit from burning to the ground. While my music tastes are rather out there, otherwise I am an overwhelmingly conservative person in every way. I guess that metal is my "pressure relief valve."

The closest guitar shops are in Green Bay. There's also one in Marinette, on the Wisconsin/U.P. border. The closest GC is in Appleton which is an hour away. I can't afford to make frequent trips down there. I only get down there if I have a hospital call or if, like tonight, my homebrew club has a meeting. So going mail-order and hoping for the best is my best bet.

I'll look around when I'm down there today, but of the two stores that sell Fenders, I'd bet that neither one will have these Squiers. If they do, I'll try them out just for kicks. I'm definitely going to get new strings for my bass--it is crying out for them.

Spudman
November 4th, 2008, 09:28 AM
I live in a little town 1/2 hour north of Green Bay, WI.

Uh oh - he's one of them.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Humor/cheese.jpg

marnold
November 4th, 2008, 11:08 AM
Even worse, I'm one of these:

kulardenu
November 26th, 2008, 05:02 PM
Even worse, I'm one of these:

Don't spoil dinner, so eat early before The Lions play tomorrow on Turkey Day!

As a lion fan I have learned to hate Sunday's & Thanksgiving... But will we get a good draft pick or what?

Anyway you guy's GAS'ed me bad I'm looking to buy a CV 50's Tele & Strat on Black Friday! :rockon:

Spudman
November 26th, 2008, 05:16 PM
Anyway you guy's GAS'ed me bad I'm looking to buy a CV 50's Tele & Strat on Black Friday! :rockon:

I think you'll be very happy that you did.

Robert
November 26th, 2008, 05:18 PM
Good for you, kulardenu! Tell us more about yourself in the Fret players section, when you have a moment.

Spudman
February 27th, 2009, 06:57 PM
I just noticed Sweetwater raised the price $50 on these. American Musical still has them at $299.

I wonder how long before everyone's prices go up. The new Fender prices went WAY up. Sad.:confused:

just strum
February 27th, 2009, 07:04 PM
I just noticed Sweetwater raised the price $50 on these. American Musical still has them at $299.

I wonder how long before everyone's prices go up. The new Fender prices went WAY up. Sad.:confused:

Confused is a good way of putting it.

I am always amazed at the way the business reacts to economic downturn.

1) Raise prices - fewer people with cash, so raise prices?

2) Layoff workers - business is slow because people aren't buying product - solution, layoff workers so there are less people buying product.

Don't take this into the political arena, it is only a comment on pricing and sales.

ZMAN
February 28th, 2009, 08:16 AM
I was at my local guy yesterday and he had one in stock. I asked about the tele and he said they are still on back order. When I purchased mine it was 349, and I complained and got a 25 dollar credit. That was when they first came out. Of course that was Can. dollars. I think the exchange was at par then. Now it is 28%. So with a price increase and the exchange we are getting into the 400 dollar range. I am still amazed as the tone from this thing. I think they nailed the retro Strat tone, and through my Marshall/Avatar set up she sounds amazing.

Dauntless
March 16th, 2009, 05:56 AM
Anybody else notice this?

http://elderly.com/fmic/names/squier-classic-vibe-series-50%27s-stratocaster--SCVS5.htm

Two new colors may be on the horizon.
I must have the Olympic White!!

Spudman
March 16th, 2009, 07:17 AM
Anybody else notice this?

http://elderly.com/fmic/names/squier-classic-vibe-series-50%27s-stratocaster--SCVS5.htm

Two new colors may be on the horizon.
I must have the Olympic White!!

Uh oh! That's going to cause some economic stimulation for sure.

ZMAN
March 16th, 2009, 07:58 AM
Nothing mentioned on the Squier Web site. I will check with my local guy and see what is up.

Update:
I talked to Darren and he has an email from Fender. They are a limited edition and will be going for 449 Can. That is 350 US with the current exchange. I am not interested (surprisingly) in those colors. He can order now but no estimate on delivery.

msteeln
March 17th, 2009, 03:13 PM
Now to find a Spanish maiden decal, ala Jimmy Vaughn...
Glad I didn't bust for the 2 tone yet!

Gil Janus
March 22nd, 2009, 12:11 AM
Danger - GAS ahead.

Dave's Guitar Shop in La Crosse, WI has them. :thwap: :D :bravo:

Squier Classic Vibe 50's Strat, New, Sunburst, Lake Placid Blue & Olympic White in stock, No case, MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) $350

Squier Classic Vibe 60's Strat, New, Sunburst & Candy Apple Red in stock, No case, MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) $350

http://davesguitar.com/products.html?13256 - just search for Squier on the page. And yes, they have photos!

Gil :cool:

Gil Janus
March 31st, 2009, 11:17 PM
And the Squier website has been updated at last - All-New Classic Vibe Stratocaster® colors! (http://www.squierguitars.com/news/index.php?display_article=117)

Gil :cool:

Robert
April 1st, 2009, 07:23 AM
Sweet colors - I like those! I should have red strat one day. Never had one.

ZMAN
April 1st, 2009, 07:55 AM
I thought that they had learned their lesson. The tinted neck on the CV50s 2 color burst was the reason I bought it. Those white necks are very unappealing.

msteeln
April 1st, 2009, 01:04 PM
Can't say I like any of them more than the 2 tone burst, which of the example I saw at our local store, sucked.
The blue would look OK with the vintage shaded neck, however the Olympic white is just too bright, the Desert Sand would look great.
But at least they are trying!

msteeln
April 4th, 2009, 10:26 PM
www.goodguysmusic.com has the Classic Vibe 50s/60s Strats, and a bass in.
The 50s burst Strat looks just as I'd hoped they'd look, w/a nice dark-ish and aged look 2 tone.
I'd been so disappointed at the too-new piss colored finish and overall bad looking paint job I'd first encountered at another store that finally got the first one/s in Hawaii a few months back.

The bad - $385.00 :thwap:

But looked good enuf to pay it. Now to have the time to test it...

msteeln
April 11th, 2009, 07:15 PM
...via my main source of playing and hands on info expertise, after my blues/rock/steel master buddy got hold of a 60s Vibe Strat recently and pronounced it very worthy. This was more than I needed to hear, and will pick up a 50s CV asap. I was certainly long convinced, but it was nice to hear a Strat lover's opinion in person.

Spudman
April 11th, 2009, 08:32 PM
. but it was nice to hear a Strat lover's opinion in person.

What am I? Chopped liver?:whatever:

Then for a real treat pick up a Deluxe Squier.:AOK: You will then atain inexpensive Strat completeness.

msteeln
April 13th, 2009, 02:21 PM
...I respect your opinions and is one of the many reasons why I was leaning towards this guitar long before having a chance to actually inspect and play one.
But..., there's nothing like hands on and/or personal advice from one of the best players in a state that you've known for 30 years.

Deluxe? Is this the burst model with a (now) flamey top and bigger headstock, or the model with the smaller headstock that comes in white or Daphne Blue? Both are called Squier Deluxe Strats.

Thanx..., now put that thing away!

Spudman
April 13th, 2009, 02:46 PM
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Deluxe? Is this the model with the smaller headstock that comes in white or Daphne Blue? Both are called Squier Deluxe Strats.

Thanx..., now put that thing away!

Yup. The neck is to die for. Satin with rolled edges and very quiet pickups (not noisy).

I just had to give you are hard time. So...when do we get to see your new Squier Strat?;)

sunvalleylaw
April 13th, 2009, 03:10 PM
I have to say, I like Spud's white one. He had it hanging in his office last time I was there. I liked the neck very much and felt it compared with my 60th MIM neck comparably. Very smooth and nice feeling, and felt right at home in my hands.

msteeln
April 13th, 2009, 06:54 PM
... = :whatever: - :messedup:
So...when do we get to see your new Squier Strat?;)That's what I've been asking...
But a little light wallet procrastinating has seen the benefit of your new info, and new colors for the CVs(!), so now I have to readjust my thinking cap and find one of these Deluxes to test and AB with the CV. Life is ruff...

Plus, the priorities of other purchases, like a new Roland G-RX for my steels and guitars, and a B-RX for the Brice 405 fretless, a pile of vintage amps in need of repairs, and some recording equipment, etc..., are all adding up to an immanent emergency call to Santa for a pre-emptive hit on my chimney. All these $2-300 items are piling up, I need to phone a friend!

Duff
April 13th, 2009, 07:39 PM
I've got the white pearl metallic, "White Out", and it is a great guitar. Feels good, looks good, sounds great. The neck is one piece of maple including the fretboard. It is the white colored maple neck that will require "real" aging to make it look old; unlike many of the immitation aging applications, etc., put on the necks to make them look old. The neck looks like "raw" maple, just out of the woods and put thru the kiln and dried of course; but it looks "white ish" not amber like on the Classic Vibes.

The Classic Vibe, however, at least my '50s, are great guitars; stained neck notwithstanding.

I think the Deluxe'es kind of got eclipsed when the CV's came out right after them. I could even see myself getting a blue Deluxe. The duncan designed single coils are really cool sounding and are not going anywhere.

I did play my hot rodded "Black Pearl", old world travelled with missionaries, affinity strat withoout working pots when I got it for 25 dollars. It now sounds incredible incredible with the Seymour Duncan hot rail at the neck, the SD 'lil '59 in the middle, and the SD JB Jr. at the bridge; with full size properly wired pots and an American 5 way switch. This guitar rocks! Next is the bridge tone mod; don't know why I didn't get it done in the first place.

Picture of "Black Pearl":

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/1-18-09/P1010064.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/P1010063.jpg

Picture of "White Out" deluxe:
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/P1010050.jpg

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/P1010049.jpg

Spudman
April 13th, 2009, 09:15 PM
. I need to phone a friend!

Final answer?

Better make it a wealthy one.;) :D


Seriously though, a CV and a Deluxe and you're set. Then read all the 'do-it-yourself' info on the web and fix your equipment for less. See...there's always a workaround.:beer:

ZMAN
April 14th, 2009, 03:51 PM
They are addicting. I purchased my first Squier a couple of years ago. I had only looked at MIM, MIJ or MIA Strats. I walked into a store in Greensboro NC and saw a "Deluxe QMT" on the wall. It played so nice and looked killer. Then aclong came the Cherryburst Standard, then both Colors of the new Deluxe Metalic pearl and Dapne Blue, and finally the best of them all the CV50s.
I still have of my MIM, MIJ and MIA strats but the Squiers get the most play time. I think that the 9.5 D'Addario string set gets the best tone on these guitars.

Duff
April 14th, 2009, 09:15 PM
Zman,

Isn't that "Cherry Burst" a great guitar?

Mine picked me out at a GC one day when I was shopping for a tele or a blue Deluxe, of which they didn't have any that I wanted.

The "Cherry Burst" kept looking at me from the corner of my eye. I had to check it out and it was definitely beautiful with the mint green pickguard and the staggered sss pickups. I played it and that was all it took. I walked out with the guitar for a very fair price and love it to this day. I played it yesterday then switched to my CV '50s. Different tones but neither is a better guitar.

The "Cherry Burst" has that beautiful red sunburst color and the mint green pickguard and those special pickups. Does yours have the staggered pole pieces sss pickups? They don't look like regular Squire Standard pickups. And the guitar is awesome.

I have a HSS Fender Hwy One that doesn't sound that much better, if at all. I don't play it as much as I should. Thinking that it is in safe keeping could be a mistake. Anything mysterious could be going on with it. I need to get it out and play it.

There are a lot of great Squires out there right now and some awesome used deals you can get and then hot rod them.

If I'm going to hot rod a guitar I like to buy a guitar that plays perfect before I hot rod it. I like to start on solid ground so to speak, with a really good guitar that may have some cosmetic or wiring problems but no buzz and great low action, no cracks, and tuners that work. This way I know I have a decent item from which to build upon. This plan has worked and my "Black Pearl" sss affinity strat is a great example with its Seymour Duncan humbucking single coil sized pups and all new wiring. Next is the bridge tone knob mod and I don't know why I didn't get that done when I did the electronics over.

Let me know Zman on the staggered pickups on your "Cherry Burst". Thanks.

Hope someone gained something from my post.

Peace,

Duffy

"White Out" Squire Deluxe hanging with the Squire "Cherry Burst":

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/P1010050.jpg

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/P1010049.jpg

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/P1010051.jpg

And hanging with a Squire Custom II P90 telecaster with the maple board:

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/P1010052.jpg



Squire makes some great guitars, judging by thes awesome sounding ones.

oldguy
April 15th, 2009, 05:21 AM
Duff.............. I've looked at those Strat pictures every time you post them again and I can't see what's holding them.................... They're not just leaned against those drums sitting on a hardwood floor, are they?
:eek:

Duff
April 15th, 2009, 11:51 PM
Oldguy,

They are just leaning gently against the drums and sitting on the strap post I suppose. They didn't fall and I take fairly good care of them, but they are players for sure, not beat up at all and kept waxed, etc.

I am playing the "Cherry Burst" tonight much to my delight thru my Danelectro Wassabi Overdrive pedal I got recently on a MF along with the Danelectro Wassabi Distortion pedal with is as I type being played into by my ESP LTD H-101FM, I think that is what it is called - a super strat type twin humbucker, Seymour Hot Rodded HB set uncovered JB in Bridge and Jazz in neck, that I just re strung. Had flat wounds on it and now it sounds soooooooooooooooooo much better, especially with that awesome Wassabi distortion pedal rolling. I waxed that LTD and oiled the rosewood board and it is an awesome inexpensive guitar that looks great, feels awesome - the hard chords just fall into my hands without buzzing or muffling. It sounds great and plays great as well. I'm playing the two tonight. Don't have to work tomorrow and am going to groove tonight.

H-101FM with the Seymour Duncan "Hot Rodded", Seymour's favorite pickups:

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Duff-B/9-27-08/P1010010.jpg

The "Cherry Burst" is plugged into the Wassabi OD and into my little new and great Marshall MG15CDR; an incredible bedroom amp.

The LTD super strat flamed "Super Liner" is plugged into the Wassabi Distortion and into my super neat stock Crate cream and gold V8 Palamino almost clean on the amp and sweetly overdriven by the Wassabi OD.

I took a gamble on the MF stupid deal two days in a row and went for them, never having played them and they are really impressing me. They are actually two pedals in one. In addition to having switches for HB's and Single's, they have separate buttons for the main effect, distortion or OD, and a separate button for Boost in 5 or 10 dB increments. You can use either effect separately, so the pedals can be used just as boosts if you want to push a small bedroom or other tube amp's preamp section into overdrive by assaulting it with 5 or 10 more dB of input signal. This is a potentially great thing.

When using both the effect and the boost it gives a strong sound, as you would imagine. Great pedals in my opinion.

Hope I didn't offend anyone by not having the "White Out" and the "Cherry Burst" standing their with the drums without being on stands. I was very careful, but accidents do happen. Are you "freaked" by that Oldguy? I was cool with it at the time as they were solidly placed there.

I don't have any really beat up guitars, even my old used naturally relic'd ones that I take care of and don't pursue further relic'ing, like the "Black Pearl" and my recently completed hot rodded Squire Affinity P bass with a new black white black pickguard and a set of guitarfetish.com alnico Pro Plus P bass pickups that are quite hot and sound great. But I want a set of Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder P bass pups for it or another bass I might get.

I'm looking at a plain Peavey Zodiac P J bass with a tortise shell pickguard on a black body, brand new for 199. Does that sound like a good deal?

No careless disregard of the "White Out" and "Cherry Burst" intended. They came thru the photo shoot unscathed.

Peace,

Duffy

ZMAN
April 16th, 2009, 07:15 AM
Yes Duff I have the staggered Poles on mine. They are the Alnico Vs and I have the same ones on my Squier Standard QMT. Now that guitar is sweet.
Of all the Squiers I find them quite noisy but very responsive. I always thought that the Cherryburst was a special edition, and they were when they first came out. Then they made them a regular production Standard color.
Unfortunately I like the Deluxes and the CV ten times as much and I rarely play it.
Brian

Duff
April 16th, 2009, 08:23 AM
I also like the CV and Deluxe and play them probably a lot more than the "Cherry Burst", but I always enjoy the "Cherry Burst" when I play it. The CV has that special refined sound to it. Mine is ready to play later today.

Duffy

MAXIFUNK
September 12th, 2009, 07:04 PM
I know I'm late to this thread but,

I finally laid hands on both the cv 50's tele and the cv 60's strat.
both cost $349.99 USD

I could not believe how well made they were, there is not a guitar in there price range that can compete with this AXES.

I NOW HAVE SOME NEW GAS THESE ARE NOW ADDED TO MY LIST.
SO MANY GREAT GUITARS SO LITTLE MONEY AND TIME.

CONGRATS TO EVERYBODY WHO IS LUCKY ENOUGH TO OWN ONE!!!!!!!!!!

Maxi......................................... :rockon:

ZMAN
September 13th, 2009, 07:26 AM
I am glad to hear that they are still making them. Sometimes they are just a one year deal. I have been to several music shops around the country and I rarely see them in stock. For you to find two is pretty rare. Probably with the economy they are not selling as fast as when they first came out. The quality is definitely there. The problem is that there are so many good deals on higher end used MIA and MIM guitars that the 350 price tag is not as appealing.

sunvalleylaw
September 13th, 2009, 07:34 AM
I am curious which of the two you preferred?

ZMAN
September 13th, 2009, 10:37 AM
I just realized you mentioned a CV50s Tele. Now that is one scarce guitar.
I have never seen one in person and everytime I look I get, "oh yea we just sold that one yesterday".

MAXIFUNK
September 16th, 2009, 12:59 PM
I am curious which of the two you preferred?


The Neck on CV's 60 was very nice indeed! so the strat for sure.

Tone2TheBone
September 16th, 2009, 01:24 PM
Said it before and will say it again I LOVE MY CV 50s TELE. :D

Duff
November 10th, 2009, 08:25 PM
New one and modified with Fender Custom Shop Texas Special pups and a pearl aged pickguard. Awesome guitar.

D<a href="http://s960.photobucket.com/albums/ae84/Duffy49/?action=view&current=024.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae84/Duffy49/024.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>uffy

http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae84/Duffy49/024.jpg

Duff
December 12th, 2009, 11:03 PM
You may have read one of my posts about my new Lake Placid Blue, second CV fifties, that I bought, put an aged amber pearl pickguard and back plate on and loaded it with Fender Custom Shop Texas Special single coils and had the bridge tone mod done prior to picking it up.

Should have some pictures somewhere on here. It is beautiful, not to mention that it sounds great, plays great, and feels awesome.

Tonight I played my antique burst type CV fifties that is stock and it sounds awesome as well. It is about to get the mint green pickguard from my Cherry Burst that is getting an amber aged pearl pickguard that will eventually get some gfs pickups or Samarium Cobalts.

My new Fender American Standard Blizzard Pearl strat might look good with one of those eleven dollar Grizzly aged amber pearl white pickguards and back plate. However, with this guitar I may just go with a no drilling direct fit Fender pickguard. I'm going to stick with the stock pickups and maybe get a Fender American Standard Deluxe with the great sounding Samarium Cobalts and special tone circuit soon, or a Gibson LP studio or Musicman Stillouetto with HSH Demarzios. That Musicman might sound great but another option is a more affordable Fender JA90, P ninety real Seymour Duncan quilted red semihollow telecaster that has incredible sound, I mean really incredible sound, to me.

Try one of those CV fifties strats, you might like it stock; it is a quality guitar for as low as 298 new around here but the main going rate is 349 around here.

I know you have some awesome guitars but might want to check one out. Obviously there are reasons why a lot of us have purchased them.

Spudman
December 12th, 2009, 11:12 PM
or Musicman Stillouetto with HSH Demarzios.

Huh? Do you mean Silhouette?

Duff
December 12th, 2009, 11:28 PM
Also, your Luke has EMG's right?

How do you like them?

That Nikon digital D90 slr for 1200 is calling my name. Have you tried one?

The Sillouette sounds like a nice passive strat style guitar.

Miami-Ace
August 29th, 2010, 12:50 PM
:dance Problem: Well, I hardly ever get to play my five other guitars. The CV Tele is surprisingly addictive. Feels good, sounds good and is very eeeasy to play.

One serious consideration ... with a happy ending. After a change of strings (different brand from the in-the-box setup) the intonation shifted a little.

I was concerned about whether the three brass saddles for six strings would create an adjustment problem. It basically was no sweat. The fact that it's easy enough to put a little side-to-side tilt on one side or other of the saddle makes it simple to get a high/low differentiation between two strings sharing the same saddle.

Anybody else have any interesting experiences with intonation or any other adjustments?

Justaguyin_nc
September 19th, 2010, 10:35 AM
Man, i knew I should not have come to this site!!

That darn Pineboxed Tele sure does look and sound nice!
Seeing this thread is months old.. how you guys still liken' yours?

t_ross33
September 19th, 2010, 11:10 AM
I was concerned about whether the three brass saddles for six strings would create an adjustment problem. It basically was no sweat. The fact that it's easy enough to put a little side-to-side tilt on one side or other of the saddle makes it simple to get a high/low differentiation between two strings sharing the same saddle.

Anybody else have any interesting experiences with intonation or any other adjustments?

I have 3 Wilkinson compensated brass saddles which allow for some accuracy from string to string. Tele's are built for sting-bending anyway, so spot-on intonation doesn't need to be as big an issue IMHO :french

Robert
September 19th, 2010, 03:59 PM
I like the sound of mine, but I'm not 100% in love with the neck. Something about it makes me, well, hesitate.

MAXIFUNK
September 19th, 2010, 09:29 PM
I like the sound of mine, but I'm not 100% in love with the neck. Something about it makes me, well, hesitate.

REALLY DETAILS??????

Tig
September 19th, 2010, 09:56 PM
I was concerned about whether the three brass saddles for six strings would create an adjustment problem. It basically was no sweat. The fact that it's easy enough to put a little side-to-side tilt on one side or other of the saddle makes it simple to get a high/low differentiation between two strings sharing the same saddle.

You could always go with a set of compensated brass saddles. Wilkinson makes a decent one that GuitarFetish.com (http://www.guitarfetish.com/Wilkinson-Compensated-Tele-Bridge-Brass-Saddles_p_873.html) offers.

[/URL]http://www.guitarfetish.com/assets/images/products/wicotebrbrsa.jpg

They have [URL="http://www.guitarfetish.com/Vintage-Style-6-Saddle-Tele-Bridge_p_67.html"]6 saddle style bridges (http://www.guitarfetish.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/products/wicotebrbrsa.jpg&maxx=0&maxy=300), too.
http://www.guitarfetish.com/assets/images/products/6savitebr.jpg
(http://www.guitarfetish.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/products/6savitebr.jpg&maxx=0&maxy=300)

Robert
September 20th, 2010, 09:23 AM
REALLY DETAILS??????

I think it has to do with quality control, which is so-so with cheap guitars. I have a couple of uneven frets, which make a tiny bit of buzz. I am very picky. I don't like buzz.

The other CV '50s I tried before I bought mine had a much better neck, so there you go. I think it's just hit and miss with cheap guitars (although I have played expensive guitars which questionable quality control too).

sumitomo
September 20th, 2010, 10:36 AM
The thing that I noticed on mine is,I really have to work harder with bending and vibrato as compared to my Warmoth Tele or the Strat artists,no buzz though.

MAXIFUNK
September 20th, 2010, 01:25 PM
I think it has to do with quality control, which is so-so with cheap guitars. I have a couple of uneven frets, which make a tiny bit of buzz. I am very picky. I don't like buzz.

The other CV '50s I tried before I bought mine had a much better neck, so there you go. I think it's just hit and miss with cheap guitars (although I have played expensive guitars which questionable quality control too).


My CV Thinline neck does not buzz at all with the 9's on it that it cam with.. We'll see what happens when I out some 10's on and have it setup.
Also I think it has different treatment than the 50's the neck it is a much lighter color.