Congrats! My CV tele is due in on Monday.Originally Posted by tjcurtin1
Congrats!
Jumped for the Squier CV 50's strat today - Oh, oh, oh, am I glad that I did. What a nice guitar! I love everything about it. I was happy to buy at a local shop; when I asked if they had set it up there, the guy told me that that was the way that it came, and that Squier has been doing a real nice job that way (though I did see one in poor setup shape at a Daddy's Junky Music). Everyone I talked to during the search said the same kind of thing as one guy today: "I'm a solid American Fender guy and have been forever, but these guitars are really something - better than a MIM."
Interestingly, I bought it one day before its 'birthday': the QC hang tag indicates 1-17-09...
Last edited by tjcurtin1; January 17th, 2010 at 11:01 AM.
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Congrats! My CV tele is due in on Monday.Originally Posted by tjcurtin1
Congrats!
I pick a moon dog.
That's great news TJ. I played mine most of the night at a gig last night and other musicians were complimenting my sound so there must be something right with those CVs.
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Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
I can't believe I have had mine since June 2008. I have 9 Strats and I just walked by my music room and my Gibson Goldtop LP, my ES335 and my CV50s Strat are out. I did a comparison with several of my Strats and the CV50s just sounds the best. The only other one that comes close is my 50th Ann. Deluxe MIA. It has the SCN noiseless and the S1 switch so you can get just about any tone from it. But the CV sounds pretty close, at 1/5 the price.
The Blues is alright!
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Congrats, Ted! You've got a keeper.
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Everybody seems to love the CV series, Teles too ~
They must be doing something right. I've never had a chance to play one yet
Enjoy it !
Pics or it didn't happen. :P
Congrats TJ!!
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Here is the new CV 50's:
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I love the tinted neck. While I wasn't as fortunate to get a super-figured neck like 'Lucky Dog' Spudman, this one is very creamy in appearance, with almost no grain so that it looks almost like butterscotch pudding (yum!). BTW, I did see a CV Tele with a curly maple neck during my search - gorgeous! Only change I'm planning is a tortois pickguard, which I think looks great on the CV 60's and would look more so with the tinted neck.
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That looks great TJ. I'm really impressed by what a good quality guitar they really are. Looks like you found a keeper.
I guess I did get lucky to get a neck with so much figuring. It doesn't make the guitar but it's a nice bonus anyway.
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Just in case you don't know, be aware that the original guard isn't a match for other/standard Strats, so get one that pops on without mods. I've read that at least the screws don't line up.Originally Posted by tjcurtin1
Good to hear. That's a beauty too. I love my CV Tele since day one. Glad you are digging the Strat.
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Thanks for the warning - I ordered a 57 style guard which has 8 screws as has as this one, so I hope it fits well.Originally Posted by msteeln
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
My CV tele is in...or since I don't have a camera...
...*is* it?
I pick a moon dog.
The CV Tele - especially one of the new ones, but I did love the white model that I saw as well - was the close second for me in this latest GAS bout... of course, now that I have the Strat, I guess that it makes the Tele first now Oh, woe is me!
Have fun with the new toy!
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"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
Depends on what your definition of *is* is....Originally Posted by tot_Ou_tard
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
*is* for me means I can hold in my hands & play it.Originally Posted by tjcurtin1
I pick a moon dog.